INTO THE RABBIT HOLE

Introduction 

Archiol has organized this second edition of the Into the Rabbit Hole design competition to break the banality of healing architecture designs and test extreme possibilities in architectural design. 

This competition aims to explore; the use of imagination to design architectural spaces that can heal the human mind. Designers are responsible more for the well-being of people so get creative and develop exceptional solutions for the urgent issue of mental illness that humanity is facing. Accept this design challenge to explore your imagination at extreme levels.

This competition does not expect literal designs but conceptual design development beyond conditioned thinking, so think outside the box. Create a space, an underland that can heal stressed living beings using your geometry, your volume. Design an underland of your own. 

Nothing is unreal! 

"To create, one must first question everything."

-Eileen Gray 

Purpose:

This competition aims to explore the use of imagination in healing architecture design. 

Design :

• Site / Location: It can be hypothetical. 

• You have to design a world of your own. This world could be a single structure or a complex structure.

• No specification; use your mind to generate an ultimate space that heals.

• Keywords are; IMAGINATION & HEALING. We are not expecting a mental health facility but an intervention that heals the mind. (Abstract ideas)

• Drawing requirements: Conceptual (Priority), Plans, Sections, Elevations, Views.

• Support your design with all possible explanations, (Formats that are accepted: Text, Video, Audio, drawings)

• These ideas will act as the foundation for further design development.

• Define how users interact with the proposed design in graphical representation. 

• Name your design – A title that suits your imagination.

Participation:

This competition is open to all. 

You can participate individually or as a team (Maximum 4 members in a team)

Submission Requirements:

• Design sheets (2 -5) – jpeg. / jpg. Format. (dimension: 30cm x 30cm,  file size: 25mb)

• Design description with a title  (Min. 300 words) – docx. / docs. Format

Timeline:

Registration deadline:  30th June 2023

ADVANCED REGISTRATIONS

• JAN 02 – JAN 21 – AR 1

• JAN 22 – FEB 05 – AR 2

• FEB 06   – FEB 21 – AR 3

STANDARD REGISTRATIONS

• FEB 22  – MAR 21 – SR 1

• MAR 22 – APR 21 – SR 2

• APR 22 –  MAY 21 – SR 3

• MAY 22 – JUN 21 – SR 4

LATE REGISTRATIONS

• JUN 22  – JUN 30 – LR 1

Submission Starts:  20th June 2023

Submission Ends: 3rd July 2023

Result Announcement: 20th Aug 2023 

Prizes:

Winners (X3): 

First: Bespoke medal, Certificate of achievement + Publication + Interviews

Second & Third: Certificate of achievement + Publication + Interviews

Honourable mentions (X5): Certificates + Publication 

Shortlisted entries (X30): Certificates 

Registration:

Visit our website: www.archiol.org

Click the competition link: 

Competition link – https://www.archiol.org/competitions/into-the-rabbit-hole-2023

Organisers

Archiol – www.archiol.org

Contact:

Doubts /Queries related to the competition: [email protected]