We are pleased to share that Looklen Architects has been awarded 2nd Prize in the Concrete Pavilion Competition Edition, an international design challenge organised by Buildner exploring the architectural and environmental potential of concrete.
At Looklen, we regularly participate in architecture competitions as a way to push our thinking beyond the boundaries of everyday practice. It is how we keep our team sharp, test new ideas, and continuously raise the bar on the quality of work we bring to every project — for our clients and for ourselves.
Our entry, “Cultivating Pavilion”, reinterprets the rural vertical water tank as a dual-purpose architectural intervention. Twelve cylindrical concrete silos are arranged in a compact cluster, preserving the function of water storage while carving out a shaded, contemplative communal space beneath. Transparent acrylic inserts and light-conducting fibers introduce calibrated daylight below the water mass, creating an atmosphere shaped by the interplay of light, shadow, and material weight. The project explores how ordinary infrastructure can be reimagined as a meaningful piece of public space.
The jury — comprising architects from Heatherwick Studio, Zaha Hadid Architects, Kuehn Malvezzi, and other leading international practices — recognised the project as “a powerful reimagining of rural infrastructure as civic architecture, both pragmatic and poetic.”
View the full competition results → https://architecturecompetitions.com/concretepavilion/
