The TerraViva Easdale Ferry Office Competition challenged designers to envision a new ferry hub that would enhance the visitor experience on this unique island while renovating and extending the existing structures. A key challenge was integrating the new office design with the coastal landscape.

"The goal was to create a shelter that not only provided comfort in harsh weather but also harmonized with the island's character, celebrating local materials and sustainable design principles."

The participants created designs that were both respectful and innovative, successfully blending architecture with landscape and nature. Toffu congratulates all participants for their outstanding designs! 🖇️🖥️ 

Check out here for more information! 

1st Prize

Slate Path

Jules Burguet, Mathieu Nouhen, Julien Sarale

Jury Comment

"This projects makes an original interpretation of the Ferry office as an infrastructure for the Island. It is both an architecture, an urban and landscape object, all in one gesture, for its architectural expression seamlessly integrates in the landscape of the Island. The final result gives the impression that it is a natural component part of the composition. Silent, humble yet rich with its program, the project offers a good selection of amenities, judicially interpreting the given program both for passengers and ferrymen.

The choice of materials helps the building blend in the environment, highlighting the material history of slate, while still offering light and warmth in the interior spaces. All in all, it offers a unique experience to visitors, showcasing views without obstructing any."

2nd Prize

Easdale City Gate

Giacomo Fruzzetti, Lorenc Deliu, Niccolò Gasparini, Adrian Martin Rodriguez

Jury Comment

"The new building contrasts sharply with the old in materials yet resonates with the village’s architectural form. The covered void extends the texture while creating a distinct gate- a point of separation for arrivals and a convergence for departures. The intervention is both effortless and precise."

3rd Prize

The New Horizon

Tymon Trzeciak, Łukasz Łoś, Jan Cegnar

Jury Comment

"The New Horizon builds upon the existing structure, envisioning a transformative journey that evolves from a linear design to a fluid and dynamic form in both elevation and floor plan. This creates an elegant and refined architectural gesture. By aligning the project’s scale, approach, and materialization more closely with the simplicity of the island architecture, it could achieve a deeper harmony with its context."

Golden Mention

An Fasgadh

Jamie Brown, Kuba Duda, Jen Laffan

Jury Comment

"Fasgadh captivates with its compact design, natural stone materialization (if realized in this medium), and archaic presence. By minimizing the footprint to the smallest possible build space, it exemplifies one of the most impactful and sustainable design choices."

Golden Mention

Harbor View

Joshua Conroy, Paul Lanka

Jury Comment

"The project prioritizes architectural expression with a striking roofing volume."

Golden Mention

Slate Passage Way

Joseph Marshall, Ashley Dunford

Jury Comment

"The conceptual intentions of the project are elegantly articulated through well crafted, carefully photographed models, and diagrams. Formally, spatially and materially the proposal is ambitious and rich, whilst maintaining a level of restraint that is appropriate for this site."

Golden Mention

The Embrace

Gleb Goncharenko, Kseniia Zabardygina

Jury Comment

"The proposal creates a playful form integrating the new addition with the existing building. The resulting new interior volumes are maximised and exploited to offer both accommodation and view."

Golden Mention

Lighthouse Loop

Shamsudin Kerimov, Ekaterina Kudinova, Alina Denisovich, Alexander Zhatov

Jury Comment

"Interesting sculptural approach to design, with play of light and openness. The approach does help to create a unique place that can further drive tourism to the place."

Golden Mention

Silent Infrastructure

Filipe Bresciani, Lorena Leonel, Mariana Castro, Máwere Portela, Samuel Martins

Jury Comment

"The ambitious decision to partially submerge the proposal maintains the significance of the existing ferry building whilst generating an elemental sense of protective space. An architectural language resonant of found archaeology."

Golden Mention

Easdale in the Frame

Nicolas Goury, Cyprien Duforest, Stephen Collot

Jury Comment

"Easdale in a frame impresses not only with its narrative and immersive presentation but also with its unexaggerated, materially responsible approach that celebrates the distinct local material Slate – used different in each building. When constructing with natural stone, the ‘wall’ could be envisioned as both the structural backbone of the project and not only as the architectural centrepiece of the building."

Golden Mention

Loidhne Easdale

Maciej Misiak, Natalia Fedko, Kornel Stecki

Jury Comment

"The best of all projects. A delightful way of respecting the context and the history, putting the volume under the ground."

Golden Mention

Ferryman’s Pass

Elliot Reilly, Matthew Bell, Kieran Lindsay

Jury Comment

"The proposal goes beyond the thinking of the site and looks at future programming the island as a whole rather than restricting thinking to a ferry office. The design also looks at increasing accessibility by other modes, encouraging users to explore the place as a whole. Moreover, these ideas are graphically well represented."

Golden Mention

Hugging Hut

Gayeon Park

Jury Comment

"This project serves a qualitative experience inside the Ferry Office. The distinction between old and new buildings is hardly noticeable. The waiting spaces are generous, beautifully open to the landscape of the island, and also equipped with useful amenities seamlessly integrating in the spaces."