We've won the competition for an energy-producing and nature-inclusive residential building: Hibi!

Hibi: an energy-producing and nature-inclusive building.

Hibi will be an energy-producing building, with PV panels in the balustrades and wind cowls on the roofs for smart natural ventilation. All facades are deliberately designed to limit unwanted solar radiation, for which the facade thickness of over half a meter is optimally used. The building consists mainly of materials with an intrinsically sustainable character. From construction to finishing, bio-based, recycled or reused materials are thoughtfully interspersed, making them an integral part of the architecture and appearance of the building.

Hibi’s leafy and lush courtyard garden is a habitat for a wide variety of native plant and animal species. The garden is designed so that social interaction, climate adaptation and nature inclusiveness are in line with each other. Common areas in the courtyard garden provide residents with an opportunity to meet and have social interaction, but also provide space for individual rest and relaxation. Rainwater is collected in retention crates on the roofs and in the courtyard garden, thus irrigating all the greenery with its own water.

The winning team consists of @vormholding (developer), @ana_architecten (architect), @keizer_koopmans (architect) and @boomlandscape, @arupgroup (sustainability and construction advisor), @donkergroep (ecology and maintenance), Repurpose (materials scout), MOOI lost op! (program advisor) and IGG Bouweconomie (construction cost consultant). Visualisations made by @3dvividvision.