Jury Comments:
The Loop submission creates a subtle, formally graceful and powerful urban solution containing the most interesting public space out of all the entries. The flow and experience of the design is enjoyable and is reminiscent of someone riding on a bicycle. The handling of program creates a poetic experience from clear and simple goals that speaks to the movement of bicycles and the integration of bicycle routes along the seacoast of New Hampshire. The thoughtful consideration of site and context and integration of cycling, pedestrian, and public activity is successful by not trying to fill the proposed site with an overbearing building.

Jury Comments:
The Life Cycle submission takes an urban point of view approach creating a tectonic expression and architectural image of spinning spokes along the Daniel Street Facade evoking an interesting celebration of bicycle culture. Though this building seems to be more about the street and has some overpowering scale issues, it creates a design that is transparent for the community carrying a light, airy, and simple framed building juxtaposed to the heavier darker brick buildings along Daniel Street. The submission boards’ ability to communicate ideas visually with quality, completion and clarity is highly effective and shows a production skill of a high quality standard of work.

Jury Comments:
The Cycle Tower submission presents a bold concept creating a new icon for the city of Portsmouth. It contains strong organizing principles and its use of sustainable materials deserves merit for a valiant attempt towards a unique building typology. It was noted that the monumental buildings scale seemed to be a bit overpowering and lacked language that was consistent with the formal context and historical surroundings of the city of Portsmouth, but it successfully created a integrated flow and movement throughout the plan that simply solves many issues of the programmatic spaces for this competition.