The basic principles of a home are shelter and a secure environment for its user. Whether it’s raining, storming or sunny outside, your house is where you get back . Home has always played this role for humankind since the agricultural era. However, through changes in history, the house has changed also . A home has evolved from a public place during the Archaic period to a personal space during the economic period, when every family had their house . Now within the 21st century, or the info age, the concept of a home has changed again.
The home is beginning to play a more diverse role in our lives. Not only are we spending longer reception , but we also are finding new purposes for our spaces. Our house is not only for living and sleeping anymore. New activities enabled by technology, like online education, video work calls, workout classes and social zoom sessions, expand our home’s functionality.
At the instant , the house is solely seen as a personal place. Yet, everytime we invite guests into our homes, our spaces become a touch bit more public. Nowadays, the lines between private and public are continuously blurred. Video calling, snapchat videos, instagram stories, performing from home or online education – there are countless examples where the general public is invited into our private spaces.
Currently, our homes aren’t designed for this data age. The acoustics, lighting and internet connection often deter efficient video calling or impair image quality. Moreover, it’s becoming tougher to separate time period from downtime reception . Now that data communication has become the norm, a replacement quite space must be introduced: the general public digital space reception . How does this space look? what’s the connection to the more traditional functions of our homes? How can the planning of a home ensure downtime from our online presence? How can we design the right light and acoustics for performing from home, without the glare of sunlight or dirty linen within the background? the pliability of video communication could even be applied to the floorplan of our future homes.
Our designs should reflect the new functionality of the longer term home and incorporate the connection between offline private spaces and public digital spaces. it’s time to make new technical and architectural criterion for a home. Let’s determine how this might look.
DESIGN BRIEF
Design the longer term lebensraum , where there’s a transparent distinction between public and personal spaces with regard to online and offline presence. Determine a context during which you think the longer term work-at-home space would thrive. Let your creativity run wild! How does the studio of the longer term look? Is it full with flowing shapes? Is it a hyper efficient apartment tower with tiny rooms? can we all camp in nature to urge faraway from the internet? Communicate your ideas employing a context drawing, a plan and a 3D impression (could be anything from a sketch, to a collage or alittle render).
The competition will run from MARCH 15TH – MARCH 29TH.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Deliverables:
1 context plan
1 floorplan
1 3D impression
1 written proposal
Project to be presented on one landscape A3 sheet (297 x420 mm) in JPEG format, maximum size 5mb. The written proposal must be included within the file.
File name:
name(s).jpeg (example: elinagaillard.jpeg)
Proposal (A3) must not include any information (name, organisation, school, etc.) that may give away your identity.
Proposal may be presented using any technique of your choice (sketches, diagrams, 3d visualizations, model photos, cad drawings, etc).
HOW TO SUBMIT
JPEG file of your project must be submitted via email to;
competition@indesem.nl
REGISTRATION
This competition is open for architecture students from all over the world. You can participate individually or in a team of max. 2 persons. Registration is done by handing in the submission requirements on time, you will receive a confirmation.
Submission deadline: 29th March 2021 at 23:59 (GMT+1) Amsterdam timezone
Results: 8th-9th April 2021
PRIZES
The INDESEM board will select 10 projects that will have a free pass for participating in the INDESEM 2021 main event.
The top 5 projects will be posted on our website and all social media platforms.
The top 3 projects will have honourable mentions on all socials platforms of INDESEM, and will have the chance to discuss their projects one on one with our jury panel. Furthermore, the top 3 projects will receive a voucher with a value of €50,- at TASCHEN.COM to order a book of their choice.
JURY PANEL
The jury panel is composed of international architects and researchers all working from different renowned architectural firms. They are selected on their experience with the build environment and their involvement in student projects.
All documents will be reviewed by the board of INDESEM. A selection of 20 entries will be judged by our jury panel, consisting of:
Kees Kaan (Founder of KAAN Architects)
Dick van Gameren (Dean of the Archticture
Faculty at the Delft Univeristy of Technology)
Negar Sanaan Bensi (Lecturer and Researcher at
the TU Delft, Architecture Faculty)
Paul Cournet (Architect at OMA*AMO)
REGULATIONS
INDESEM reserves the right to modify the competition schedule if deemed necessary.
This is an anonymous competition, there must not be any means of identification on the deliverables, otherwise the participant will be disqualified.
The official language of the competition is English.
Contacting the jury is prohibited.
DISCLAIMER
This is an open international competition hosted by INDESEM to generate progressive design ideas. There are no plans for any proposal to be built. The competition is organized for educational purposes only.
FAQ
All questions related to the competition can be mailed to info@indesem.nl with FAQ as the subject.
Download the information related to this competition here.
Title
INDESEM Design Competition (Pre-Event): A Public Digital Space At HomeType
Competition Announcement (Student Competitions)Website
Organizers
Submission Deadline
March 29, 2021 11:59 PMVenue
TU Delft Faculty of ArchitecturePrice
Free
