On the 14th of July 2007, at 9.30 a.m., the second phase of the jury proceedings of the international architecture contest “The Extension of the Victoria Palace” took place, in the Transilvania Hall of the Victoria Palace in Bucharest.

The Jury:
Miguel BAUDIZZONE
Mario BOTTA – president of the jury
Dragos CONDREA
Victor GIOSAN
Dan Sergiu HANGANU
Olufemi MAJEKODUNMI
Pere RIERA
Emil Barbu POPESCU – deputy member

All the projects have complied with the conditions stipulated by the regulations and the contest program.

The winner of the contest was declared to be:

de Architekten Cie – Amsterdam / Netherlands
Arch. Branimir MEDIC
Arch. Pero PULJIZ

identification number 050906

Related to the winning project, the jury made the final comments as follows:

The project distinguishes itself through the clarity of the solution to reconstruct an urban block, and through the subtlety of the connection with the Victoria Palace, illustrating a good relation with a monumental historical building.
The extension is perfectly adapted to the functional and flexibility requirements of the program, having a good internal relation with the existing building. We recommend though the enlargement of the underground areas, which have a reduced size compared to the other project proposals.
The project proposes a solution capable of bringing betnefits from the point of view of energy saving, comfort and environmental equilibrium.
Through its scale, simplicity and transparency, the project is a sign of intelligent modernity, putting forward a contemporary European answer for assigning dignity to a public function.

As a general principle, the jury recommends that the Romanian authorities extend the procedure of architectural contests, both for its quality as such, as well as for its capacity to create value in the context of the international competition between cities.
The Jury congratulates the Romanian government for the initiative of this competition and, taking into account the importance of this structure, hopes the project will materialize in the shortest possibile time.

After deciding upon the winning project and formulating the conclusions and recommendations of the jury, the identity of the projects’ authors has been revealed.

Project 01 – identification number 472707

SCAU - Paris / France
Arch. Aymeric ZUBLENA
SARL Alain MANOILESCO Architecte - Paris / France
Arch. Alain MANOILESCO
Arch. Tanguy CROIZIER
Arch. Thomas BRAUNSTEIN
Arch. Florent CHAGNY

Project 02 – identification number 050906 – Winning project

CIE - de Architekten Cie – Amsterdam / Netherlands
Arch. Branimir MEDIC
Arch. Pero PULJIZ

Project 03 – identification number 030186

Leon Wohlhage Wernik Architekten – Berlin / Germany
Arch. Hilde LEON
Arch. Konrad WOHLHAGE
Arch. Siegfried WERNIK
Raluca RADU - Bucharest / Romania

Project 04 – identification number 142711

Agence ARCHI-TECTURE - Paris / France
Agence ARCVISION - Bucharest / Romania
Agence PROCEMA INSTALATII S.R.L. - Bucharest / Romania
Agence BE CLEMENT - Dijon / France
Agence ATELIER CLADEN - Paris / France

Arch. Dan MUNTEANU
Arch. Stephane PERIANU
Arch. Mihai MUNTEANU
Arch. Amar LOUNAS
Arch. Sandra MUNTEANU
Arch. Glenn LEWKOWICZ
Arch. Smail BOUBAYA
Lysiane BONNIN
Anca Maria PASARIN

Arch. Associate: Agence ARCVISIONBucuresti/Romania, Arch. Bogdan Andrei FEZI

Project 05 – identification number 195027

WILMOTTE & ASSOCIES SA - Paris / France
DORIN STEFAN BIROU DE ARHITECTURA - Bucharest / Romania
ATELER D'ARCHITECTURE BELLON & TANASCAUX - Paris / France

Project 06 – identification number 010443

Adrien FAINSILBER et ASSOCIES - Nanterre / France
GRAPHIC STUDIO - Bucharest / Romania