Off the Grid Design Competition

Off the Grid Design Competition

Introduction
Archiol has organized this second edition of the Off the grid design competition to understand the possibilities of sustainability in residential architecture.

Tiny house: an eco-friendly housing solution.
Our lives are dependent on the systems that complete our housing requirements. What will happen if these grid systems fail? The sustainable approach to housing is important for human survival. Can we design our dream home within the limit of 37sq.m., off the grid? With spaces that fulfill all the basic functioning of the house most innovatively and effectively. Explore your capacity to come up with ideas that can fit within the limited space, mainly focusing on sustainability.

This competition aims to address the issue of:
Dependency of housing systems on the grid system
The ever increasing wants over needs
The financial constraints
The exploitation of Nature – impact on the environments
Encroaching the space of other living beings

Purpose:
Design a home that matches the idea of your dream home with all the necessary functions at only one condition that it should be ‘off the grid’. Home for a maximum of two people with interesting and innovative spaces.

Keywords: Off-grid, Tiny Home, Sustainable Home
Off – Grid: Without using or depending on public utilities.
Tiny Home: Downsizing living spaces, simplifying and essentially living with less.
Sustainable Home: Efficient use of energy and resources with minimal impact on the environment.

GUIDELINES / RULES
Site / Location: It can be located anywhere in the world, choose wisely.
You have to design a tiny house, (Max: 37 sq.m.)
Innovations in basic functions.
The two words to remember ‘Sustainability and Off the grid’
Design that truly defines the idea of “Less is more”.
Drawing requirements: Conceptual (Priority), Plans, Sections, Elevations, Views.
Support your design with all possible explanations, (Formats that are accepted: Text, Video, Audio, and the most obvious drawings)
The reasoning for every space that has been designed with areas allotted.

Submission Requirements:
Design sheets (2 -5) – jpeg. / jpg. format. (dimension: 30cm x 30cm, file size: 25mb)
Design description with a title (Min. 300 words) – docx. / docs. Format

Timeline:
Registration deadline: 30th April 2023
ADVANCED REGISTRATIONS
· AR1: January 3 – January 14
· AR2: January 15 – January 24
· AR3: January 25 – February 04
STANDARD REGISTRATIONS
· SR1: February 05 – February 19
· SR2: February 20 – March 04
· SR3: March 05 – March 19
· SR 4: March 20 – March 30
LATE REGISTRATIONS
· LR1: March 31 – March 31
· LR2: April 01 – April 15
· LR3: April 16 – April 30
Submission Starts: 28th March 2023
Submission Ends: 5th May 2023
Result Announcement: 21st June 2023

Registration:
Visit our website: www.archiol.org
Click the competition link below:
Competition Link: https://www.archiol.org/competitions/off-the-grid-2023

Organisers:
Archiol – www.archiol.org