Unbelievable Challenge
Typology: Mixed Use
Program: Mixed Use , Logistic Center, Office
Status: Competition
The project was completed in 2014 for the “Unbelievable Challenge” competition organized by the façade system manufacturer Ruukki. The theme of the competition was to design a logistics center for Santa Claus. While developing the concept, we decided to analyze the geometric shapes of Christmas and New Year symbols and concluded that many of them — such as a Christmas tree, Santa’s hat, and a snowman — can be simplified to the shape of a cone. In the architectural design of our project, we also based the structure on the shape of a cone and logically distributed all the main functions of the logistics center from bottom to top: at the bottom, in the widest part, are the storage areas; in the middle — the entertainment and guest area; and at the very top of the cone — the administrative zone, culminating in Santa’s office at the peak, along with a platform for his sleigh located in the same area.