MUD HOUSE DESIGN COMPETITION

ガーナ中央部に暮らす農耕民族のために、伝統的な建材である泥を使った住宅のプロトタイプを設計する。中流階級の核家族向けで、規模は床面積100平米程度、建設コストは60万円以下であることが要件。

カテゴリ アイディアコンペ / 学生が参加できるコンペ
タイプ International, Idea/Project, Age Restriction , Single-Stage, Anonymous
ジャンル Housing
開催地 Ghana
登録締切日 15 August 2014 GoogleCal iCal
提出締切日 31 August 2014(via Online) GoogleCal
応募資格 A student or a graduate since 31st Jan 2010

Description
The challenge is to design a single-family unit of about 30 x 40 feet on a plot of 60 x 60 feet to be built by maximum use of earth and local labor in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The client of your design is the middle-income family in any township of your choice in the Ashanti Region. Total costs of constructing the design entry must not exceed $6,000; land value is excluded from this price point. The entry should serve as an example to the local people that mud architecture can be beautiful and durable.
What is the design problem? The cause is this: in Ghana, as in other countries in West Africa, stereotypes about buildings made of earth persist because of poor construction. Earth architecture is fast giving way to modern dwellings made of cement blocks and other modern materials that are not simply expensive but thermally and acoustically problematic. From the cities to the low-income villages, use of concrete - despite its dependence on imported resources - is considered indispensable for building. The rising cost of the modern building materials manufactured from imported resources makes it very difficult for low-income families to become homeowners. Yet an excellent, cheap and local alternative called laterite, red earth, is available everywhere in Ghana.
For example, in the Abetenim area, 98% of the homes are made of earth, however local stereotypes about buildings made of earth persist because there are several examples of mud homes that have eroded over time due to poor construction and water damage. That is why there is local stigma associated with mud architecture. The local perception is that mud buildings are only for the very poor. We reason that a design intervention can help generate alternatives to resolve the problem.
In light of the problem, we are running Mud House Design Competition to encourage designers, architects and builders to use their creativity to come up with innovative designs for modest, affordable homes that can be built locally. The design should aim at creating a single family and semi-urban house type that is a place to live, a place to rest, store modest belongings, and feel safe. The first place winning entry will be built on a site in the Ashanti Region.

Jury
The body of the jury is to be made public August 31, 2014, at the latest, on the competition website.

Prize
1st prize: $1,500 or Construction of design in Ghana plus a short trip to Ghana for the opening ceremony once construction is completed (in case the winner is not located in Ghana and to a maximum of 1 person)
2nd prize: Construction or $1,000
3rd prize: Construction or $500
Honorable mentions may be awarded at the discretion of the jury but will receive no cash prize.

Entry Fee
$60 for individual and $80 for a team

Entries
Text file (Word format) containing the design statement (600 words max)
Three A1 presentation boards submited as JPG files

Timetable
Selection of projects by the Jury: September 15 - September 30, 2014
Press release on the winning projects, October 5, 2014
Design-build workshops to realize two of the winning designs, November 2014-July 2015
A traveling exhibition of all of the works received (schedule to be announced).

Organizer
NKA FOUNDATION

Official Website