Honorable mention (ex aequo)
Promotion in the Tubądzin Design Community, interview in Elle Decoration, publication in trade media, promotion on the competition partners' websites, promotion in the organizer's social media
Winner
Bogdan Stoicescu (Romania)
work
"Akkerman Fortress: A Reflection of Resilience"
author's description
Located on the Dniester River on the northern coast of the Black Sea, Akkerman is the largest and best preserved medieval fortress in Ukraine. It was built by Moldavian ruler Stefan the Great, in the 15th century AD, on the remains of the ancient Greek city of Tyras. The fortress was repeatedly attacked, conquered and fortified in its turbulent history by Goths, Huns, Mongols, Genoese, Moldavians and later the Ottoman and Russian Empires.
In light of the tragic war that is taking place, this centuries-old monument, which has survived despite all odds, can become a symbol of resistance, as well as a refuge for culture, as war threatens people's lives and their culture.
The project aims to transform the moat, a 13-meter-deep fortress, an intermediate space that has lost its original function, into a place that can protect people, valuables and artifacts from the dangers of war, allowing culture to manifest itself even in difficult times.
The 600-meter-long sunken passage is closed to traffic and lined with polished Tubądzin porcelain tiles from the Onice Bianco and Boho collections, whose aesthetics and chromatics are reminiscent of the water that once filled the ditch.
Surrounded by a corridor garden, zenithal light reflects artifacts on the ceramic floor. Its thick pigmented wood and concrete walls are lifted by chains, like a fortress gate bridge, when the corridor opens to reveal its peacetime artifacts.
