"Design a Beautiful House" competition winners redefine the everyday home
By Bustler Editors|
Thursday, Nov 19, 2015
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As societal needs and demands and everyday lifestyles evolve, so do our living spaces. The "Design A Beautiful House" competition had entrants worldwide submit their own design of a house with a setting, as a means to redefine the house structurally and aesthetically.
Not too surprisingly, the free, single-stage competition reeled in over 600 entries — which were anonymously submitted. The jury selected eight top-winning proposals: three Principal Awards, two Merits, and three Commendations. Winners collectively received £25,000 as the cash prize. Currently, there aren't any concrete plans to construct any of the proposals.
The jury featured Fokke Moerel of MVRDV; Neil Porter of Gustafson Porter; Mick Finch of Central Saint Martins; and Ed Hollis, architect and author of The School of Life’s "How to Make a Home".
Check out photos of some of the winners below.
Principal Award: ‘Modern Mansion’ by Maciej Grelewicz - Professional (Poland)
Project Overview: "‘Simplicity and reduction’ - The author defines their beauty in what they describe as ‘simplicity and reduction’, their goal being to create a house that was ‘visually pleasing, great to live in, but at the same time devoid of all the things that are unnecessary’.
Jury Statement: " 'A classic and well-judged representation of Architectural Beauty' - The Jurors expressed the view that the Modern Mansion appeared to be a platonic and archetypically beautiful house with a clear presence in the landscape. It represented a simple solution to structuring the requirements of the family, whilst tailoring a response to their specific likes, dislikes and needs."
Principal Award: ‘A Place to Be’ by Mateusz Ploszaj- Mazurek & Natalia Okolus - Student (Poland)
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Project Overview: "‘Moods, senses, experiences and nostalgia’ - ‘A home is not just a sum of architectural spaces...home is a reflection of people living in it’. This proposal references moods, senses, experiences and nostalgia in an attempt to define ‘A Beautiful House’ as both a physical and non-physical entity.
Jury Statement: The Jurors were impressed by the ambition to address beauty as both a ‘house and a ‘home’ and its incorporated range of flexibility by separating its functions to ‘core’ areas and extendable ‘additional’ living areas. The authors appeared to successfully integrate the home within the landscape without hiding within it, making the decision that the most ideal placement of the house was to abut the lake. Although it was noted that similar architectural typologies were also entered into the competition, the jury concluded that this was the most convincing of them all."
Principal Award: ‘What is a Beautiful House’ by Sebastien Nuttens, Francois Derréal & Delphine Alibert - Professional (France)
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Project Overview: "‘Spatial transitions’ - ‘The authors stated that their intentions were to look for solutions to encourage ‘living together’, paying special attention to the sequences between public, family and private areas. Instead of focusing on finishes and ambience, their definition of beauty related to the ‘Fundamentals of architecture’, stating that this would be a ‘subject of discussion with the inhabitants in a second phase’."
Jury Statement: "‘A surprising revelation’ - The Jurors commended this proposal as a surprising revelation and for the one that provoked the most thought. The jurors were intrigued with how a typical house archetype was essentially developed into something interesting. It displayed an ability to unfold the brief through the creation of a set of well measured sequences of habitable spaces, where as much prominence was given to both the relationships between spaces as well as the spaces themselves. It was noted that this house could be a genuinely ‘beautiful’ place to live."
Merit Award: ‘Courtyard Brick House’ by Michael Na - Professional (UK)
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Jury Statement: "Awarded for its reference to the site and context. The proposal sensitively highlights its landscape setting through a pool house that extends beyond the house to locate itself on the lake, whilst its Hertfordshire setting is reflected through the use of material and exaggerated vernacular form. The Jury felt compelled to award this participant for its ambition."
Merit Award: ‘Strata’ by Julian Liang & Hector Romero - Professional (UK)
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Jury Statement: "Described as a ‘diamond in the rough’, this proposal was awarded its Merit from the Jury Panel for a variety of reasons. Unlike many proposals that attempted to taper a house into the landscape, it was noted that Strata did so by creating a form that stood out almost as its own landscape feature. It was an immediate conversation starter, fuelling ideas and conversations of external ‘beauty’ vs ‘internal’ beauty and the roof as inhabited space."
Commendations:
- ‘House of Emptiness’ by Hyun Seok Kang & Gunho Kim - Professional (South Korea)
- 'Endless Home’ by Bala Michal - Student (Poland)
- 'Inhabitantarchitects' He Dongming & Tong Hubo - Professional (China)
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