NomadHouse – Future Housing and Workspace Design Competition , Indien

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Sep 7, 2020 15:00 GMT
Registration ends
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Sep 22, 2020 15:00 GMT
Submission ends
Oct 7, 2020 15:00 GMT
Shortlisted entries announced
Oct 13, 2020 15:02 GMT
Jury evaluation starts
Nov 6, 2020 15:02 GMT
Jury evaluation ends
Nov 7, 2020 15:01 GMT
Public voting ends
Nov 19, 2020 15:00 GMT
Result Announcement

NomadHouse – Future Housing and Workspace Design Competition

Organizers
UNI, UNIEGIS NETWORK Private Limited, New Delhi
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Overview
We live in a networked society where mobile information and digital connection connect us to anyone, from anywhere at any time. Mankind’s desire to develop more and newer technologies has transformed the way we work tremendously. This has changed people’s socio-spatial relationships. Our person to person relationships has become complex, affording a seamless transition between being physically present and digitally present at all times.

As we witness a shift in people’s lifestyles, the idea of home and the way they live is evolving from personal to more communal. Many apartment buildings with smaller private homes have the provision of bigger community spaces, ‘common living rooms’ for a social coalition. People today, prefer living as well as working in a community of like-minded people that fosters socialization. According to urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg, people need three types of places to feel fulfilled: “Home- Private relief, Work - Economic engagement and Leisure- social integration.”

With rapid urbanization, the majority of the world’s population will be living in cities resulting in homes growing smaller and more expensive. Traffic being a current issue that needs to be dealt with will become an insuperable obstacle. People are choosing to blend work and life; exploring the world while continuing to work, giving rise to the growing trend of becoming a digital nomad. But this, ‘constantly on the move’, a trend has made it difficult for both: property owners and digital nomads to acquire and rent-out residency.

Is there a better solution for people who want to stay connected and at the same time want to continue their daily grind?

Challenge
The boundaries between workspace and living space have become blurred. Offices increasingly resemble a home. While, work has transformed from ‘a place to go’, to ‘a thing to do’.

The challenge here is to design a hybrid structure of a house and a workspace for digital nomads based in the distant future, 2030. The structure designed should be flexible enough to be compatible with the constant migration of the inhabitants.

Competition Type
Open ideas competition

Admission Area
International

Eligibility
Minimum eligible age for participation is 18 years.
There is no restriction to the degree or design disciplines to participate in the challenge.
Participation in the competition can happen in a team as well as an individual.
Maximum numbers of participants in a team are 4.
The challenge is open worldwide for anyone to participate.

Schedule
Registration ends: May 15, 2020
Submission ends: May 25, 2020
Shortlist entries announced: June 05, 2020
Jury evaluation: June 05 – 26, 2020
Public voting ends: June 26, 2020
Results announcement: July 04, 2020

More information and documents at
competitions.uni.xyz/nomadhouse