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Design

Mackenzie contributed to this design as a member of n-o-m-a-d (Network of Multimedia Architecture and Design), an interdisciplinary and international network of design researchers. This competition entry for gswb - Gemeinnützige Salzburger Wohnbau GmbHB won 3rd prize. The proposed ecological housing to be located on the southern edge of Salzburg requires special consideration of the landscape. The challenging brief calls for maximising density, a compact structure, and careful approach to the tapering city, and necessitates a split between density and qualitative living space. The green horizon with panorama views: The views of the spectacular mountainous panorama are decisive for the residents of Sonnenpark. With the green horizon one sees the shift of a spatial strategy to a structurally determined image. Each flat has a panorama view. The elite location on this particular city edge is taken into account and the common green spaces maintain a connection to the spectacular surroundings. Active and differentiated landscape: The in-between spaces - which often remain undefined and leftover- offer a chance. Through active and differentiated landscape strategies, these in-between spaces emerge as attractors to the development. Zaha Hadid named the design team n-o-m-a-d one of the top 100 young international design teams in the 2005 edition of 10*10, issued by Phaidon Press, New York (10x10_2, pp 252-255, 2005, ISBN 0-7148-4441-1). She highlights the Sonnenpark design in her review and presentation of the n-o-m-a-d work.