REBUILDING SIARGAO Community Center + Urban Interventions , Siargao / Philippinen

 

Archstorming, Girona

 

in partnership with:

NGO Lokal Lab

 

December 16 2021, Super Typhoon Rai, locally known as Typhoon Odette, made landfall in the Philippines. The storm was unexpectedly powerful, undergoing what is called “rapid intensification” the day before making landfall, which is becoming characteristic of tropical storms occurring in our warming climate. With winds of up to 195 km/h and gusts of 260 km/h, the storm was comparable to a category five hurricane when it hit.

 

The storm first made landfall in Siargao, an island known as a world’s surf capital. The typhoon collapsed buildings and power lines, uprooted palm trees, and worse. Nearly half a million people were displaced from their homes and more than 400 people died. It is estimated that around 90 to 95% of the island structures (mostly homes) were damaged.

 

It‘s been months since super Typhoon Rai wiped out most of the island and unfortunately rehabilitation has been painfully slow.

Help from the Government and international organizations is not coming as fast as they need it and it is thanks to local organizations such as Lokal Lab that they are mobilizing different groups and gathering donations immediately. 

 

The NGO Lokal Lab wants to build the island back and wants to build back stronger. For that, they are helping the population with several actions and this competition will work on two of them:

 

> Project #1 will focus on the reconstruction of a new Burgo’s community center, known to them as Lokal Tabo. Their old one was completely destroyed by the typhoon and they are moving to a new location. The Lokal Tabo is a local community market that serves as a platform for local artisans, creators and producers to display and sell their goods without any fees and for the local community to easily access locally and naturally grown produce and plastic-free alternatives. It also works as a restaurant that serves traditional food and as a community/multipurpose space where Lokal Lab organizes seminars, classes, meetings and other events.

 

> Project #2 will look for the regeneration of towns through small urban-rural design interventions. They want to rebuild towns using urban furniture, waiting sheds that can become temporary shelters, multipurpose structures, clean and safe public bathrooms, etc. You can propose any intervention you think can improve their daily life or can become a key infrastructure in a natural disaster event. 

 

Any architecture student or professional architect can participate in REBUILDING SIARGAO, regardless of their nationality. Likewise, people from other disciplines can also participate, such as engineers, philosophers, sociologists, photographers, etc. It is not necessary to have an architect on the team, although it is recommended.

 

APRIL 14, 2022 - Early registration begins

MAY 18, 2022 - Early registration closes

MAY 19, 2022 - Regular registration begins

JUNE 15, 2022 - Regular registration closes

JUNE 16, 2022 - Advanced registration begins

JULY 6, 2022 - Advanced registration closes

JULY 7, 2022 - Late registration begins

JULY 27, 2022 - Submission deadline

JULY 28 - AUGUST 17, 2022 - Jury decision

AUGUST 17, 2022 - Winners announced

 

*No submissions will be accepted after the general deadline indicated above: 23:59:59 Los Angeles time (UCT / GMT-7) or PDT.

 

Project #1 (community center) prizes:

1st Prize: 

5.000€ + Construction

+Publications

+Certificate of Achievement

 

2nd Prize: 

1.500€

+Publications

+Certificate of Achievement

 

3rd Prize:

500€

+Publications

+Certificate of Achievement

 

Special Honorable Mentions:

2 x 500€

+Publications

+Certificate of Achievement

 

10 Honorable Mentions:

+Publications

+Certificate of Achievement

 

Project #2 (urban Intervention) prizes:

Winner 1: 

1.000€ + Construction

+Publications

+Certificate of Achievement

 

Winner 2: 

1.000€ + Construction

+Publications

+Certificate of Achievement

 

Winner 3: 

1.000€ + Construction

+Publications

+Certificate of Achievement

 

Project #1 and #2 will be independent, you can win a prize from project #1 only, from project #2 only, or two prizes, one from project #1 and one from #2. Besides the prizes, the winning projects and finalists will be published in magazines, blogs or architecture web pages, social networks or the Archstorming website. A digital certificate of participation will be given to all contestants.