Building natural stone contest in the 21st century
The 6th Rocalia “Building in Natural Stone in the 21st century” contest was judged on Tuesday, November 30th, 2021.
Co-organized by SNROC and Pierre Actual magazine, this contest aims to promote natural stone architecture and construction.
Prizes were awarded in the following categories:
• Housing (collective or individual)
65 UNITS FOR SOCIAL HOUSING AND PURCHASE AT PLAN-LES-OUATES (SWITZERLAND)
BUILDING SITE CATEGORY: HOUSING
OWNER: PLAN-LES-OUATES MUNICIPALITY
SITE MANAGEMENT: PERRAUDIN ARCHIPLEIN CONSORTIUM
STONE COMPANIES: FRANCEPIERRE POITOU-CHARENTES - CARRIÈRES DE PROVENCE
STONES: STONE FROM BRÉTIGNY - STONE FROM MIGNÉ - STONE FROM ESTAILLADES
The opinion of the Jury
French stone, an Ambassador for our regions and know-how.
Three stones (from Brétigny, Migné and Estaillades) were used to build this housing complex that is partly for subsidised rental accommodation and partly for sale. The use of sculpted stone blocks for the 25m high frontage demonstrates the economic and technical feasibility of this kind of project.
- Buildings that are not for housing (services, hotels, etc.)
SCHOOL COMPLEX IN OPIO (06) (France)
BUILDING SITE CATEGORY: SCHOOL COMPLEX
OWNER: SPL SOPHIA (OPIO MUNICIPALITY)
SITE MANAGEMENT: TEISSIER PORTAL ARCHITECTES
STONE COMPANIES - TONINO - CARRIÈRES DE PROVENCE
STONE: STONE FROM ESTAILLADES
The opinion of the Jury
Stone in pride of place as a cradle for education.
The play of drill bores and the way the thickness of the Estaillades stone was highlighted appealed to the jury. The presence of timber opens the stone and underlines its presence by emphasizing it. The structural stone blocks and the relatively few insulation and ventilation devices ensure the building ‘s long life.
- Urban integration
HOUSING AND SHOPS IN PARIS (75)
BUILDING SITE CATEGORY: HOUSING AND PLACES OF WORK
OWNER: RIVP
SITE MANAGEMENT: ARCHITECTURES RAPHAËL GABRION
STONE COMPANIES: PHILIPPE D’ART - ROCAMAT - OUACHÉE CORPECHOT
STONE: STONE FROM SAINT-MAXIMIN
The opinion of the Jury
Parisian frontages hallmarked by stone.
The eternal Saint-Maximin stone is always favoured by Architects. If proof were needed check out this project which is eco-friendly and innovative both by its design and its implementation.
A project which highlights the stone while fitting it into an urban environment intelligently.
Honourable Mention by the Urban Integration Jury
EIGHT FAMILY HOMES IN PARIS (6th District)
BUILDING SITE CATEGORY: Housing
OWNER: RIVP
SITE MANAGEMENT: J-C QUINTON ARCHITECT
STONE COMPANIES: CAREER OF VASSENS (SUPPLY) - HÉRÈS (CUTTING IN WORKSHOP) - BATIPOSE (INSTALLATION ON SITE)
STONE: STONE FROM VASSENS
The opinion of the Jury
Measured Audacity in the service of stone
This impressive project in Vassens stone plays to the rhythm of the composition while controlling its immediate surroundings. An expression found not only in the surprising frontages but also in the interior space. The use of stone in a self-supporting structure and its sculpted sensuality convinced the jury to award an Honourable Mention.
Since 2019, they reward recent works in France and outside the country that mainly use French natural stones or stones transformed in France (limestone, marble, granite, lava, sandstone, slate, etc.).
- The Special Prize rewards realizations which specifically took environmental criteria, sustainable development and the circular economy into account or presented major technological innovations:
LES CARRES DE LENFANT (13)
BUILDING SITE CATEGORY: BUILDING FOR WORK
OWNER: SCI LES CARRES DE LENFANT - FIGUIERE PROMOTION
SITE MANAGEMENT: BATTESTI ASSOCIES
STONE COMPANIES: CARRIERES DE PROVENCE - TECHNIQUE POSE – TONINO
STONE: STONE FROM CASTILLON DU GARD
The opinion of the Jury
Pharaonic and Viable.
The construction of six remarkable R+2 buildings housing over 1,400 corporations in stone blocks is, without question, an exceptional way to promote natural stone. Here, the stone from Castillon du Gard gives this monolithic project its friendliness and human scale. A project which convinced the jury to award it the Special Prize and which we hope will convince the owners of that natural stone was the right choice.
And last but not least, the Grand Prix is awarded to the project considered to be most representative of the use of natural stone, whatever the category.
BLAYE TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE (33), France
BUILDING SITE CATEGORY: BUILDING FOR WORK
OWNER: BLAYE COMMUNITY OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
SITE MANAGEMENT: GAYET/ROGER ARCHITECTS
STONE COMPANIES: TMH - FRANCEPIERRE POITOU-CHARENTES - LES PIERRES DE FRONTENAC
STONES: STONE FROM FRONTENAC (HARD STONE) - STONE FROM BRETIGNAC (SEMI-HARD STONE)
The opinion of the Jury
The intelligence of style and stone at the heart of our heritage
The use here of Frontenac and Bretignac stone (quarried less than 90 km from the project) both for structure and insulation and a contemporary gesture as it faces the Vauban Citadel in the middle of the historical centre of Blaye unanimously appealed to the jury from the outset.
An example of the use of stone in urban and environmental coherence.
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