La proposta fonde un approccio sostenibile con l’idea della flessibilità nei processi educativi, assumendo una posizione radicale rispetto ai tradizionali dogmi architettonici ineretnti il concetto di "scuola di architettura". Il progetto interpreta l’edificio come un organismo vivente, che si sviluppa attraverso i suoi processi interni.

In combining a sustainable approach with an idea of flexibility in education, this entry takes a radical stance toward ideological concepts for architecture schools, claiming that such examples (Bauhaus, and perhaps also the old Bouwkunde) are too dogmatic. Instead, Ego Eco-system focuses on ‘the
need for change and growth in a flexible building concept that stimulates transformation....’.

This idea of change and transformation is linked to the metaphor of a living organism, developing through its intrinsic relations, with the operating performances occurring within the structure.

The design proposal merely focuses on the plan, whereas the project's spatial potential could have been expressed in a more detailed section. The plan's radical openness offers a challenging starting point, though the jury wonders if such a scheme would provide enough orientation. In order to function as a
real study and work environment, it might need some clear points of recognition that structure the perception of the space.

Indeed, the open plan, in which very dense and dynamic activity is suggested, is provocative and raises discussion about flexibility, rather than ideology, as a key factor in the design of a school of architecture. Meanwhile, contemporary society, in which networks play an increasingly important role, is also taken into account. The proposal thus succeeds in combining the various criteria.

Project team
Marc Koehler, Martijn de Geus, Miriam Tocino, Stepan Havlik, Carlos Franco, Hans Smolenaers & Bart, Popiela, Marc Koehler Architects bna, Amsterdam