For the MICROHOME 4th Edition 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.

Requirements

• 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 and also all information submitted by participants must be in English.

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Project Specification

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 organization and incorporate unique aesthetics, new technologies, as well as 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.

Moreover, the jury will favor sustainable designs and those projects that look to solve economic, social, and cultural problems through the establishment of new architectural methods.

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Prize

• 1st Prize: 3,000 €, Publications as well as Certificate of Achievement
• 2nd Prize: 1,500 €, Publications as well as Certificate of Achievement
• 3rd Prize: 500 €, Publications as well as Certificate of Achievement
• Archhive Student Award: 500 € + 50 € Aechhive Books Gift Card  + 50 Points Bee Breeders Architecture University Rankings + Publications + Certificate of Achievement
• Aapparel Sustainability Award: 500 € + 50 € AAPPAREL.com Gift Card + Publications + Certificate of Achievement
• In addition, 3 honorable mentions

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Key Dates

Closing date for registration: 19 APRIL, 2022

Competition Q&A deadline: 26 April 2022

Closing date for project submission: 24 MAY, 2022 (11:59pm GMT+0)

Announcement of the winners: 05 JULY, 2022

Registration Fees

• ARCHITECTS / ENTHUSIASTS / COMPANIES: 110 €
• STUDENTS: 90 €