Nano House Design Competition by Volume Zero and Prize Pool of $4.000

Volume Zero is inviting designers to participate in NANO HOUSE 2021 Architecture Competition. We invite you to design a small scaled HOME for 2 working individuals of any age group optimized for spatial efficiency to fulfill all the needs of its users. The designed home should not exceed an area restriction of 300 sqft built up with spatial adaptability and versatility at the crux of the design to optimize space efficiency.

Participants are required to anticipate and provide for the needs that the users may need in the unseen future and also spatially accommodate guests and pets.

The designed home can sport versatile makeshift temporary yet comfortable spaces for functions that are not core to the home. Being a home that is aimed to reduce the impact on the environmental and financial resources we encourage participant to visualize a completely off the grid solution incorporating smart technologies promoting sustainability and environmental equilibrium.

As there is no specified competition site, project designs can be set within any hypothetical site of any size, in either a city or countryside location anywhere in the world. The jury would be judging the entries on site justification.

• Total Prize - $4000: 1st Prize $ 2000 ,2nd Prize $ 1200 and 3rd Prize $800 + Certificate of Achievement
• and Publication
• 10 Honorable Mentions : Certificates: Winners and Honourable Mentions will be published on Volume Zero website and several international architecture and design magazines.
• Participation Certificates: To show our appreciation, all the participants would receive participation certificate.

Submission Format

• The entrants must complete the online registrations and the submission must include, (but are not limited to) the following required drawings.
• Building / Site sections which illustrate key aspects and major spatial or programmatic elements.
• Floor plans to show the interior spatial arrangements and program.
• Large scale drawing that illustrates innovative details or integrated aspects of design.
• Three dimensional representations explaining the design, perspectives and montages which display the
• character of the project.
• Elevations demonstrating quality such as material, texture, and colour.
• All drawings should be presented at a scale appropriate for the design solution and include a graphic scale for reference.

Format:

• A single A1 sheet must be submitted in JPEG format (150 DP Resolution), file size not exceeding 5 MB.
• The file must be marked with your unique identification number, presented clearly in the top right corner on the A1 sheet.
• All text must be in English, with a MAXIMUM of 200 WORDS for project explaination with a readable font size (to be provided on the A1 sheet.
• The sheet must not include ANY INFORMATION (Name, Organisation, School, etc.) that may give away
• your identity.
• All dimension should be in imperial or metric unit.
• Any other submission other than the above mentioned format would not be accepted.

Judging Criteria:

1. Concept Innovation
2. Site Selection
3. Spatial Design
4. Multipurpose Utility

Fees:

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