RETREAT CENTER Second Edition - 2023 , Indien

Architecture Design Competition

 

Second Edition - 2023

 

„In order to design buildings with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction..“

– Peter Zumthor

 

Archiol has organized this second edition of the Retreat Center design competition to understand the possibilities of healing architectural spaces.

 

„I do not claim to know what space is. The longer I think about it, the more mysterious it becomes. About one thing, however, I am sure: when we, as architects are concerned with space, we are contending with but a tiny part of the infinity that surrounds the earth and yet each and every building marks a unique place in that infinity.”

– Peter Zumthor

 

This competition intends to understand spaces of the built environment and its effect on human mind and behavior. Every space has some effect on our mind depending on the quality of that space. We as human beings have an inner connection with our environment by physical, mental, emotional and spiritual means. 

 

This competition challenges you to design architecture that fosters various levels of controlled interaction between people and space, which heals them mentally and physically.

 

Design a retreat center with spaces that induces positivity, design a facility for people to rejuvenate their emotional and physical states.

 

A retreat centre focusing on individual self-renewal through several types of retreats.

 

„My buildings should have an emotional core –a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling.“

– Peter Zumthor

 

This competition aims to understand the effect of the built environment on human mind.

 

• The site is not specified as we expect the participants to come up with an interesting site to design a retreat centre. 

• The site can be in any part of the world.

• The site area can be decided considering your functional needs.

 

• Functional requirements to decided by the participant (Mention the selection and reasoning for your functions in the panel)

• The program can consist of a single function or various functions, depending on your approach.

 

„I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It‘s not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.“

– Peter Zumthor

 

• This competition is open to all.

• You can participate individually or as a team (Maximum 3 members in a team)

 

• 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

 

Email your submission to the details mentioned below:

• Email address: submit@archiol.com

• Email Subject: RetCen2023_your code 

*Do not ask any queries on submit@archiol.com, email all your queries to contact@archiol.org

 

Registration deadline: 31 July 2023

 

ADVANCED REGISTRATIONS

• AR 1: January 02 – January 19 – Int: $25 / Ind: ₹500

• AR 2: January 20 – February 06 – Int: $27 / Ind: ₹800

• AR 3: February 07 – February 19 – Int: $32 / Ind: ₹900

 

STANDARD REGISTRATIONS

• SR 1: February 20 – March 19 – Int: $37 / Ind: ₹1000

• SR 2: March 20 – April 19 – Int: $39 / Ind: ₹1500

• SR 3: April 20 – May 19 – Int: $42 / Ind: ₹2000

• SR 4: May 20 – June 19 – Int: $47 / Ind: ₹2500

 

LATE REGISTRATIONS

• LR 1: June 20 – June 30 – Int: $57 / Ind: ₹2600

• LR2: JUL 01 – JUL 15 – Int: $59 / Ind:₹2610

• LR3: JUL 16 – JUL 31 – Int: $60 / Ind:₹2620

 

Submission Starts: 30th June 2023

Submission Ends: 17 August 2023

Result Announcement: 8 October 2023

 

All deadlines are 11:59 PM UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)

 

ADVANCED REG 01 /Jan 01 – Jan 19 / 25 USD / 500 INR

AR 02 / Jan 20 – Feb 06 / 27 USD / 800 INR

AR 03 / Feb 07 – Feb 19 / 32 USD / 900 INR

 

STANDARD REG 01 / Feb 20– Mar 19 / 37 USD / 1000 INR

SR 02 / Mar 20 – Apr 19 / 39 USD / 1500 INR

SR 03 / Apr 20 – May 19 / 42 USD / 2000 INR

SR 04 / May 20  – Jun 19 / 47 USD / 2500 INR

 

LATE REG 01 / Jun 20 – Jun 30 / 57 USD / 2600 INR

 

Winners (X3): 

First: Bespoke medal, Certificate of achievement + Publication + Interviews

Second & Third: Certificate of achievement + Publication + Interviews

Honourable mentions (X5): Certificates + Publication 

Shortlisted entries (X30): Certificates 

*All the certificates will be attested and e-format.

 

Visit our website: www.archiol.org

Click the link below: 

Competition link – www.archiol.org/competitions/retreat-center-2023

 

Archiol – www.archiol.org

 

Doubts /Queries related to the competition: contact@archiol.org

Request online chat support for queries: DM (Instagram) @archi_ol (Team will redirect you to the chat support)

 

Do the presentation boards have to contain our participation code for identification?

A:  No, only the files need to be named with the participation code.

 

How to submit the competition entry?

A:  Follow the submission guidelines mentioned in the brief, which are as follows:

Email address: submit@archiol.com

Email Subject: As mentioned in the guidelines

 

I forgot my participation code, where can I find my participation code?

A:  Email your query to contact@archiol.org in the format mentioned below:

• Email Subject: Participation Code Query – Competition Name

• Email Body:

• Competition Name:

• First name followed by last name:

• Email id:

• Country:

• Phone number:

• Date of registration:

 

All submissions should be digital: 

• Text submissions and illustration notes must be submitted digitally in .doc format. 

• Image must be submitted in .jpeg format