The fifth annual MICROHOME architecture competition is part of the Buildner’s Small Scale Architecture Appreciation Movement, which hopes to highlight the fact that bigger isn’t always better. With great design and innovative thinking, small-scale architecture could change how this and the next generation view residential property.
For the MICROHOME / Edition No 5 architecture competition, participants are invited to submit their designs for a micro home – an off-grid modular structure that would accommodate a hypothetical young professional couple (which will be used as an example of family size throughout the competition series). The only requirement is that the structure’s total floor area does not exceed 25 m2 ; beyond that, participants are encouraged to be as creative as possible.
Participants are encouraged to rethink spatial organisation and incorporate unique aesthetics, new technologies, and innovative materials that will make the micro home an entirely new form of architecture.
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 will favour sustainable designs and those projects that look to solve economic, social, and cultural problems through the establishment of new architectural methods.
Download full competition brief for more information!
Competition is open to all. No professional qualification is required. Design proposals can be developed individually or by teams (4 team members maximum). Correspondence with organizers must be conducted in English; All information submitted by participants must be in English.
Prizes
7,000 € + Publication in Magazine Total Prize Fund
1ST PRIZE
3,000 €
Publications Certificate of Achievement
2ND PRIZE
1,500 €
Publications Certificate of Achievement
3RD PRIZE
1,000 €
Publications Certificate of Achievement
BUILDNER SUSTAINABILITY AWARD (MORE DETAILS)
500 €
Publications Certificate of Achievement
+ 6 HONOURABLE MENTIONS CERTIFICATE: Buildner will also acknowledge the outstanding performance of all winners and honourable mentions with Certificates of Achievement.
Publicity campaign
The Buildner’s extensive global publicity campaign for the competition winners:
“SEEN BY” ONE MILLIONResults published on buildner.com – one of the leading websites in the industry and is visited by over one million unique visitors each year.
“SEEN BY” 800 000 MOREPublications on Buildner’s social networks (over 600,000 followers) and newsletter campaigns (over 200,000 subscribers).
INTERVIEWExclusive interview published with the results and shared on Buildner’s social networks.
MOVIEThe competition winners will be granted and opportunity to submit a movie about themselves. The video will be published on the Buildner’s website and social networks.
MEDIA PARTNERSThe competition results will get international art and design media coverage and will be featured in the world’s leading architecture media outlets.
Jury panel
Jury members shall under no circumstances be contacted by competition participants or their representatives. Participants who attempt to contact jury members, shall be disqualified.
All jury members are involved in the evaluation based on their availability at that time. All communication regarding the competition should only be carried out with Buildner staff. For any questions please contact us on contact@buildner.com