Rahvusvaheline avatud võistlus ‘Design a Beautiful House’

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‘Design a Beautiful House’, is an International Design Competition that seeks beautiful, high quality design proposals for a new home. ‘My home’ is located on a 91 ha site set within London’s metropolitan green belt. It will be home to 7 people with varying requirements. Whilst Entrants should be mindful of its context, it shouldn’t unduly constrain the thinking or imagination necessary to develop a work of art.

Aim

This anonymous, open international design competition aims to generate new ideas and proposals for the construction and delivery of a new house and its setting on a former site for a golf course. The design responses should demonstrate a concept of beauty whilst providing a home that responds to the brief, from concepts to details.

The proposals should seek to be aesthetically pleasing, enhanced through design concepts and material use amongst other considerations. Proposals should also be considerate to its context. It is imperative that whilst each submission should embody a form of beauty, they should also address its capability of adapting for the changing needs of its users.

Users

‘A Beautiful House’ will be inhabited by a family of 7, to include 4 adults and 3 children, it will also need to accommodate guests. The below quotations highlight a selection of their differing and specific needs. The full brief and competition criteria can be downloaded after registration.

Background

This is an open international competition that comprises of a single stage at this time. Award winners will be chosen anonymously by a select Jury for their response to the brief in creating a beautiful house and setting. Whilst the proposals are for a specific site, the competition will not necessarily culminate in the winning proposal’s construction. A future stage of design development is likely to follow with a selected award winner or winners.

Awards

£25,000 is the allocated prize fund. This may be awarded either solely to one winner or multiple individuals or teams. At the sole discretion of the jury, each award will be given based on its beauty, originality, guided by the competition criteria as outlined in the brief.

Judging Panel

The Judging Panel is comprised of highly acclaimed international members of the fields of art, design, architecture and landscape: Fokke Moerel of MVRDV, Neil Porter of Gustafson Porter, Mick Finch of Central Saint Martins, and Ed Hollis, architect and author of The School of Life’s ‘How to Make a Home’.

Organisations

BW International: The competition is being managed and administered by Barton Willmore International on behalf of its Client. BW International is the Global arm of Barton Willmore, one the UK’s leading independent planning and design practices, committed to delivering sustainable development of the highest quality.