Anna Baróthy of Szövetség'39 worked in a design team that included biologist and diver Gergő Balázs, designer Janka Csernák and scientist Viktor Grónás to develop the CALTROPe concept, which seeks to prevent the loss of agricultural land caused when pollution and climate change provoke water levels to rise.
CALTROPe: Grand Prix winner Hungarian architecture project in Paris
The Budapest-based Szövetség'39 creative team has won the Grand Prix in the category 'Architecture and sea level rise' awarded by the International Architecture Competition organised by the Jacques Rougerie Foundation. The young Hungarian designers' project called CALTROPe answered the challenge caused by loss of territory due to the water level rise in an innovative and sustainable manner.
The aim of the project is to synthesise and balance the natural dynamics and forces of the delta regions applying an easy-to-install modular structure. CALTROPe is a lace-like structure that is able to catch and collect river sediment with the help of mangrove plants, so integrating natural and architectural elements. Working like a catalyst, it will provoke positive changes at the most critical shoreline points. With this cooperative, participatory and locally supplied work can also reorganise and socialise the local population in a constructive and self-supporting manner.
CALTROPe comes from the words 'caltrop' (water chestnut) and 'rope', 'caltrop' referring to the shape of the object, and 'rope', to the linear, lace-like installation principles.
The concept of CALTROPe has been set up by Szövetség'39 Art Base that focuses usually on especially complex artistic planning.
This spring the Jacques Rougerie Foundation announced an international architectural competition in three categories. The call for a total of 529 entries were submitted from 76 countries of the world, out of which CALTROPe won the grand-prix. The competition is named after Jacques Rougerie who is one of the world's most innovative visionary architects. Rougerie is an expert in space and underwater structures – he has designed the soon-to-be first underwater museum in Egypt and the SeaOrbiter that is a cross between a skyscraper and a boat for exploring the unchartered territories of the earth's oceans.
Szövetség '39 is an association of artists who primarily deals with complex artistic design. The subject matter of design typically related to some form of spatial situations, such as installations, artistic design of buildings, actions and artworks of plazas, public spaces. The current members of the group are: Anna Baróthy, Csenge Kolozsvári and Melinda Bozsó joined by artists and creative groups in the workshop as well. Szövetség '39 is an open workshop-site and assures an open-mind, recipient ambient for the development of tentative concepts. Just as the Szövetség '39 conveys new-thinking and innovative ideas through hosting related events, actions regularly in the workshop. The main profiles of the present members are: architecture, media-art, computer graphics, web design, experimental programming, animation and design of glass.
CREDITS.
Concept.-
Biologist, diver.- Greg Balazs.
Designer, project leader.- Barothy Anna.
Designer.- Csernak Janka.
Architect.- Daniel Verruga.
PhD – Associate Professor at Szent Istvan University, Agricultural Environmental Management Engineer, diver.- Victor Grønås.
Graphic and motion designer.- Peter Kovacsics.
Designer, 3D designer- Pucsok Viktor.
Designer, 3D designer.- Siembra Peter.
Co-workers:
Designer.- Melinda Bozsó.
Graphic designer.- Kata Kerekes.
Architect student.- Vera Krauth.
Industrial designer student.- Ábel Kurta.
Painter student.- Nóra Lajkó.
Industrial designer student.- Veronika Szabó.
