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.

Participation:

• This competition is open to all.
• You can participate individually or as a team (Maximum 4 members in a team)

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

Prizes:

Winners (X3): Certificate of achievement + Publication + Interview

Honourable mentions (X3): Certificates + Publication 

Shortlisted entries (X10): Certificates 

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