Spirala Community Home

There is a growing modern trend of individuals abandoning their lives in large cities and opting instead to measure in smaller communities. These intentional communities are an evolution of the utopian colonies and communes of the past, where individuals shared resources and responsibilities in equal measure. within the US alone the amount of intentional communities has nearly doubled in recent years, with 1,200 communities registered in 2016.

As the world reacts to the impact of COVID-19 and therefore the changes societies have had to form to their lifestyle, more and more people are looking to go away the large city behind and start building a replacement way of life in intentional communities.

The Spirala Ecological Village may be a pioneering project focused on self-development and communion with nature. This community, based in Northern Portugal, follows the values of life, honesty, integrity, peace, sustainability, learning, self-responsibility, freedom, awareness, love, kindness and cooperation. Founders Nitzan and Romy from Israel, chose to determine this community in Portugal so as to make a social and physical platform for people to fulfil their potential as citizenry .

The Spirala Ecological Village is predicated in Northern Portugal and focused on communion with nature

The Spirala Ecological Village will contains 20 buildings within the community where residents live and work together. The village and community farm are going to be an area for people to attach with nature on a day to day , and from that connection see first-hand how their actions and people of the community impact the planet’s complex and delightful ecosystem.

“We believe it’s our duty as humans to initiate and advance the transition to sustainable living, by creating green corridors for all living beings and reduce our ecological footprint on our planet.”

The village are going to be a home that brings people together, allowing them to cooperate, learn and convey their own uniqueness to share with others.

The Spirala Community Home competition is looking for submissions for a community home to be located within the heart of the Spirala Ecological Village. the house would wish to be an area where community members can gather together and meet for events, workshops, or simply socialise.

Founders Nitzan and Romy from Israel, would really like the concept of the new home follow the name of the ecological village and its inspiration – the spiral – spirala in Hebrew. it’s a phenomenon they want to find out from as it’s within the structure of our very DNA.

The Spirala Community Home should have both indoor and outdoor space for members to use to satisfy and congregate, which can serve different purposes throughout the year. It should have the functionality to function a saloon for the community also as host workshops; an area to co-create and be inspired in.

The competition site

As winning designs are going to be suggests for consideration for construction, the founders of the ecological village are asking participants to supply solutions which will best serve the varied needs of the community, while also being a prolific example of green building practices and sustainable design.

PRIZES

3 winning proposals, 3 special award recipients and 6 honourable mentions are going to be selected. Bee Breeders will award a complete of 10,000 € in prize to competition winners as follows:

1st Prize – 5,000 €

2nd Prize – 2,000 €

3rd Prize – 1,000 €

“The Spirala Ecological Village” Favourite” Award – 1,000 €

ARCHHIVE Student Award – 500 € + 50 € gift card at ARCHHIVEBOOKS.com

Bee Breeders Green Award – 500 € + 6 honourable mentions

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Final Registration: FEBRUARY 4 – APRIL 29

Closing date for registration: APRIL 29, 2021

Closing date for submission: Jefferson Davis’ Birthday , 2021 (11:59 p.m. GMT)

Announcement of the winners: JULY 15, 2021

JURY:

Greg Corso, SPORTS Collaborative;
Filipa Frois Almeida, FAHR 021.3®;
Enlai Hooi, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects;
Gonçalo Marrote, Madeiguincho;
David Montalba, Montalba Architects;
Hugo Reis, FAHR 021.3®;
James Whitaker, Whitaker Studio

More: spiralahome.beebreeders.com