LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - NOVA DESIGN AWARD 2018 : Future Living Space
Registration Deadline: Sunday, Jul 1, 201811:59 AMHKT
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, Jul 31, 201811:59 AMHKT
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NOVA DESIGN AWARD: Future Living Space
THE BRIEF
We live in a time of great change. As paradigmatic shifts in technology, social networks and the physical environment constantly reshape our way of living, we can foresee that the living space of the future in 10 or even 5 years will be drastically different from what it is today.
How will we live in 2025 with updated basic needs and redefined living spaces? Perhaps, physical space and distance will further give way to digital connectivity, while inter-personal relationships will be complicated by our latest affair with artificial intelligence. Or, unsustainable urban development and the celebration of all things virtual will come to a halt and humans will engage in a renewed conversation with each other and the environment.
With a firm dedication to innovation, NOVA Property Investment Co., Ltd, a leading Chinese property investment and asset management platform, believes that these questions are worth investigating. In the past 3 years, NOVA has created novel business models as well as new physical spaces, and by initiating an annual design award program, NOVA hopes to further its mission in solving current problems and ushering in an era of positive change.
The inaugural NOVA Design Award invites applicants to imagine future living spaces in an urban setting, and intends to build a subsequent physical prototype to promote such creative thinking. It calls for new design proposals based on a single living unit, with a suggested gross floor area of no more than 50 square meters and a clear height not exceeding 6 meters, as part of a high-density context in a first-tier Chinese city.
NOVA hopes that this exercise will stimulate innovation and open unlimited possibilities. The future is now.
FREE REGISTRATION AT: www.nova-award.com
CALENDAR
June 1, 2018: Free Registration opens
July 1, 2018: Registration closes at 11:59PM, Beijing Time (GMT +8:00)
July 31, 2018: Submission deadline at 11:59PM, Beijing Time (GMT +8:00)
August 6, 2018: Announcement of finalists
August 25, 2018: NOVA DAY (finalist presentations, design forum and awards ceremony)
PRIZES
The Jury will select 5 finalist teams, who will be invited to attend NOVA DAY - the culmination of the competition including a design forum and the awards ceremony. Teams will also be asked to pitch their entries to the Jury at the ceremony, where the final awards will be determined.
All finalist teams will receive a cash award and a NOVA Design Award certificate. Finalist entries will be published on acclaimed media platforms. NOVA welcomes all members of the finalist teams to the events, but will be responsible for travel and lodging expenses for only 1 representative from each finalist team.
Winning entries may result in a physical prototype by NOVA in 2019.
Final awards:
1 First prize: 6000 USD
1 Second prize: 3,000 USD
3 Honorable Mentions:1,500 USD each
Total Cash Awards: 13,500 USD
*The amount of the awards are exclusive of Chinese domestic tax and fees and that of the country of the participant.
JURY
Qian Wang
Co-founder, Chairman, Co-CEO of NOVA Property Investment Co., Ltd.
Carlo Ratti
Director, MIT Senseable City Lab
Founding Partner, Carlo Ratti Associati
Anouk Legendre
Architect
Co-founder of XTU
Oke Hauser
Creative Lead for MINI LIVING
Maggie Peng
Architect, former Design Lead and Environments Designer at IDEO, Shanghai
Becky Quintal
Head of Content, ArchDaily
Han Zhang
the Country manager and Executive editor of ArchDaily China
JUDGING CRITERIA
1. Innovation
2. Relationship with Technology
3. Sustainability (not limited to environmental performance)
4. Prototype Feasibility
*Criteria above are for reference only and arranged in no specific order. The competition is open to all creative ideas.
Visit www.nova-award.com to learn more.
Contact [email protected] with any questions.
ABOUT NOVA
NOVA Property Investment Co., Ltd. (NOVA) was founded in 2015 by Mr. Wang Qian and strategic investor Warburg Pincus. In 2016, NOVA completed the equity acquisition of Yicheng Creative, a real estate renovation and value-add service provider, and in doing so integrated its professional experience into the NOVA model acquisition, renovation, operation and asset management. In 2018, The Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (GIC) and NOVA officially signed Shareholders Agreement.
With its strong capital and operational capabilities, NOVA has rapidly developed its portfolio of assets in China’s first-tier cities. NOVA’s focus is to invest in assets in prime locations and then tailor the renovation of the apartments, offices and retail to suit the local landscape. When completed, the properties are internally operated and asset managed. An expertise in product innovation and multi-format operations is one of the core competencies that set NOVA apart from its peers.
Currently, there are 41 projects operating or under constructing with a total investment value of nearly RMB 12 billion and a project area of 400,000 square meters. The projects are in the first-tier cities of Shanghai and Beijing. NOVA’s operating brands include BASE, N² Creative and Yixi. NOVA’s aim is to build brand alliances to meet the diverse needs of different markets and targets.
NOVA now has more than 180 employees. Its main partners include Vanke, InfraRed NF Greater China Real Estate Fund, Sino-Ocean Real Estate, China Jingu International Trust Co., Ltd., TIANTONG CHINA, SUNAC, and the Gold Bund Group. In November 2017, NOVA and the BMW Group’s MINI brand collaborated to create the world's first MINI shared urban space - MINI LIVING.
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