Taiwan Residential Architecture Award FREE STUDENT ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

Taiwan Residential Architecture
Award

BRIEF

The purpose of the 2019 International Residential Architecture Conceptual Design Competition is to improve the quality of the residential environment, breakthrough existing framework in residential design and promote design creativity. This competition is an extension of the TRAA Taiwan Residential Architecture Award. Through the theme and topics of the design competition, young architects and students are encouraged to note the needs and development of our living environment, and propose forward-looking proposals or designs to solve residential problems of today and tomorrow, and thereby enhance the well-being of everyone.

Our present day “1 residence = 1 family” form of housing is a product of meeting the residential needs of the “working class” and their families. Imagine a father leaving for work in the morning, leaving his wife and children at home until he returns in the evening after work. Such a scenario is repeated every day in such a housing model.

Yet a “residence” should be a place for human procreation, a place for raising children, a place for sleeping and eating together, and at the same time a place for protecting the health of the whole family. These behaviors can be collectively referred to as “private domain.” In other words, a “residence” is a place for protecting the private domain of a family. However, compared to the above-mentioned concept of “residence”, the “1 residence = 1 family” form of housing developed after the 20th century is, in fact, a very peculiar entity.

The oddity lies within its design philosophy. Houses based on the concept of “isolating residences into individual units to protect the private domain of families” render the formation of a quality community circle difficult even if the units are congregated. In fact, such a phenomenon has already become a very problematic reality.

SCHEDULE

Date of entry submission: September 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018.

AWARDS

1. The total cash price for this design competition is NT$300,000 (USD10,000) (including tax)

FEES

FREE

JURY

Architect Riken Yamamoto / Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop Co., Ltd.\ Chief Architect

Taiwan Residential Architecture Award FREE STUDENT ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION