Baywatch Kit winners refine the beach lifeguard watch post

Architects and product designers worldwide in The Baywatch Kit competition shared their ideas on designing a beach lifeguard watchtower kit. Participants had to follow a list of specific guidelines including enough seats for at least 2 lifeguards, an equipment storage wardrobe or box, a PA system, and easy accessibility for emergency responses, among other important features to help lifeguards do their job.

One top-prize winner -- who won a cash prize of €300/US$380 (sorry, no Baywatch cast members were included) and three Honorable Mentions were selected:

• 1st place: Antia Migueles Álvarez + Carolina Macenlle Malvido | Spain
• Honorable Mentions:
  THE BAYWATCH ROLL by Felipe Garcia Zubieta + Pablo Cascon Paniagua + Maria Sebastian Martin + Alvaro Jimenez Güerri | Spain
  LIFEGUARD by Matteo D’Inca | Italy
  BAYBOAT by Amaia Saez Lavin + Antonio Trillo Díaz | Spain

1st place: Antia Migueles Álvarez + Carolina Macenlle Malvido | Spain

The jury featured: Gustavo Coppie (Spain) – Beach Operation Services of Barcelona – Responsable; Lluis Bravo Farré (Spain) – Architect, Professor UPC-Barcelona and Researcher at UB and TU-Beijing; Pedro Coelho (Portugal) – Product Designer, Professor IED-Barcelona

All images courtesy of The Baywatch Kit competition

Find the Honorable Mentions in the thumbnail gallery below.