FAKRO Brand IMPACT Competition: Bringing FAKRO Solutions to Life in Architecture Around the World

Launched in 2024, the FAKRO Brand IMPACT competition is dedicated to FAKRO distributors worldwide. Its purpose is to recognize exceptional projects featuring FAKRO products and encourage the sharing of inspiring architectural examples. This year’s edition adopted a refreshed format focused on showcasing the most creative and engaging projects developed across international markets.

Participants were invited to capture, through photographs and videos, projects in which FAKRO products play a significant role in shaping and enhancing the architectural character of a building.

Entries in the Photography and Video categories were submitted from Europe and the Americas. The featured projects ranged from intimate residential homes to contemporary commercial developments.

The competition winners were announced during a gala ceremony held as part of the 8th Conference of the Management Teams of FAKRO Foreign Distribution Companies, which took place from 20–23 October 2026. Participants of this international gathering selected the most inspiring projects from among all submitted entries.

The first prize in the Photography category was awarded to a project featuring the innovative Beach House Kea, located on the Greek island of Kea. Rather than competing with the surrounding landscape, the building blends harmoniously into the distinctive terrain of the Cyclades. Its green roof extends the natural environment, while FAKRO flat roof windows integrated into the structure bring daylight into the interiors and enhance the feeling of spaciousness.

Second place went to a photograph of the Clay Castle of the Valley of Fairies in Sibiu, Romania. Surrounded by lush vegetation, this captivating building resembles a scene from a fairy tale. Four FAKRO flat roof windows installed in the terrace area illuminate the space and open it to views of the sky.

Completing the podium was the Nieuw Bergen development in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, which also received first prize in the Video category. The complex consists of seven buildings with distinctive roof shapes that together resemble rolling hills or a mountainous landscape. FAKRO roof windows, seamlessly integrated into the roof slopes, provide daylight and natural ventilation to the attic spaces.

Second place in the Video category was awarded to a film presenting Loch Lodge, Kelso in Scotland, a charming timber cottage set in picturesque surroundings. Wooden FAKRO roof windows installed on both sides of the pitched roof bring natural daylight into the interiors, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere while complementing the building’s architectural style.

Third place went to a video showcasing The Legacy Vienna, a revitalized Wilhelminian-era townhouse in Austria. A particularly distinctive feature of the project is its bright attic space fitted with numerous FAKRO roof windows, offering panoramic views over the historic cityscape.

First place - Nieuw Bergen

Second place - Loch Lodge

Third place - The Legacy

Architecture takes many forms, and every project tells its own story. Sabina Sujew, Benelux Market Manager and organizer of FAKRO Brand IMPACT, highlighted the participants’ strong engagement, reflected in the impressive range of inspiring submissions:

“I am truly proud that, as part of the FAKRO Brand IMPACT 2026 organizing team, we had the opportunity to discover so many inspiring projects from different parts of the world. I would like to thank all distributors for their tremendous commitment, professionally prepared submissions, and willingness to share their outstanding projects. Each entry demonstrated that FAKRO products are an integral part of ambitious and diverse architecture, regardless of country, style, or project scale. Congratulations to the winners, but also to all participants, as together these projects contribute to the international image of the FAKRO brand.”

The FAKRO Brand IMPACT competition continues to provide an opportunity to explore inspiring architectural solutions from around the world and to exchange ideas that can become the starting point for future projects.