AESTHETICS + SOLUTIONS
Intelligent system solutions from D+H for architecturally outstanding buildings
In 2019, we have launched the D+H Atmosphere Award. And thereby created the opportunity to honour the most innovative and outstanding projects of our service partners and sales companies.
Every two years, we present this award and use videos, pictures and reports to bring the often hidden solutions from D+H to light for interested parties and experts. Because more than 100,000 buildings worldwide breathe through our system solutions for smoke extraction and ventilation.
And in 2022 it's that time again: We have honoured the most spectacular projects with the D+H Atmosphere Award.
Platinum Winner 2022: The unique Sara Kulturhus in northern Sweden - climate-positive in operation and built with sustainably sourced, traditional materials from the region.
From Sydney to Manchester: an overview of all other award winners from 2022
Gold Winner
The winner of the Golden Atmosphere Award 2022 is the Australian D+H partner EBSA Pty Ltd. The project "Ken Rosewall Arena - Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre" was equipped with solutions for both natural ventilation and smoke extraction. The newly designed tent-like roof with a perimeter of approximately 8,000 square metres, a construction made of cables and PTFE fabric, ensures that the arena can be used in all weather conditions. This new construction replaces the previous solution consisting only of a single surrounding roof. For this reason, ventilation and fire protection also had to be rethought. Again, the intelligent system solutions from D+H contributed to the success of the project.
Silver Winner
As Silver Award winner of the D+H Atmosphere Award 2022, the partner Agora Sodési in France submitted its project participation in the reconstruction of the Bourse de Commerce, currently used as an exhibition venue. The building in the centre of Paris, which was originally a granary, has had its dome modified in the course of the current reconstruction. The dome is not only meant to let in daylight and to showcase a 140-metre-long ceiling painting. The installed solutions also ensure the necessary fire protection.
Special Mention Partnership
The Special Mention "Partnership" award went to D+H Germany. The "iCampus Munich i5/i6/i7" was equipped with solutions for natural ventilation and smoke extraction. But why the Special Partnership Prize? All window drives were supplied by D+H partner HÜBLER Safety and Service GmbH. The control cabinets were produced, delivered, installed and commissioned - less than four months after the initial request for advice on the functional complexity of the planned system. Thanks to the close cooperation and commitment of all departments involved, D+H was able to meet both the technical requirements and the challenging schedule.
Special Mention Innovation
The category of the Special Mention "Innovation" goes to our English subsidiary DH Mechatronic UK Ltd. The "No. 1 Old Trafford" in Manchester was equipped with a solution for mechanical smoke extraction (MSE). D+H UK supplied a sophisticated and complex system for the mechanical smoke vent in the two blocks of the high-rise residential building. This project is significant as it is the first D+H MSE system to be installed in the UK.
The D+H Atmosphere Award honours outstanding project participation by our sevice companies and sales partners. All over the world, D+H enables certified and economical system solutions - even where the highest architectural demands are a priority.
Christoph Kern, Chief Sales Officer
