Architecture Competition: Portugal Elderly Home

December 23, 2022

The Portugal Elderly Home competition is a chance for participants to explore how architecture can offer support to those who need it most. This competition is tasking participants with designing an elderly home in Portugal, one of the most popular countries for retirement in the world.

 

The Competition

The Portugal Elderly Home competition is tasking participants with designing a retirement home in central Portugal. It will need to be able to comfortably house 60 residents and ten support staff. It should also include several features including a small library, a gathering room, a chapel, a kitchen and dining room, as well as a private area which could function as a nurse’s room and therapy room for psychological support.

By putting accessibility at the forefront of design and creating a space that meets the unique requirements of an aging population of residents, architects and designers have the chance to reinvent accessible architecture.

 

Building Programme

  • Accommodations, total capacity 60 people:
  • 20 en suite single rooms, 20 en suite twin-rooms
  • Small library
  • Gathering room
  • A chapel
  • A kitchen
  • A dining room
  • Nurses room
  • Therapy room
  • Small community garden

 The Building Programme is flexible, open to modifications and improved development strategies.

 

Prizes

  • Monetary Awards

3 winning proposals, 2 special award recipients and 6 honourable mentions will be selected. Buildner will award a total of 10,000 € in prize money to competition winners.

  • Construction

As winning designs will be considered for construction, the jury will be looking for projects that focus on
eco-friendly and cost-effective building techniques, in keeping with Portugal’s reputation as one of the
greenest countries in Europe.

  • Certificates

Buildner will acknowledge the outstanding performance of all winners with Certificates of Achievement.

  • Publicity campaign

‘Seen by’ one million, ‘Seen by’ 800 000 more, Interview, Movie, Media partners

 

Important Dates

Preliminary Registration Deadlines

Early Bird Registration: November 15 – December 6

Advance Registration: December 7 – January 25

Last Minute Registration: January 26 – April 19

It is still possible to participate in this competition after the preliminary deadlines, however, a higher late registration fee will be charged.

Closing date for submission: May 31, 2023 (11:59 p.m. London Time)

Announcement of the winners: July 5, 2023

 

Eligibility

The competition is open to all. No professional qualifications are required. Design proposals can be developed individually or by teams (4 team members maximum).

People who have direct personal or professional relationships with jury panel members or organisers may not participate in this competition.

 

Recommended Submission Content

  • Proposed plans and sections, multiple internal and external perspectives demonstrating the spatial quality of the retirment home, as well as operational needs and accessibility requirements.
  • Demonstration of project construction, materiality, functions, management and maintenance; approach to environment, energy and sustainability, indoor environment and logistics
  • Visualizations; artist’s impressions to illustrate how their proposal fits in with the quality, value, and significance of historical and modern Portugal.

 

Presentation Deliverables Set

  • Urban plan
  • Street elevations
  • Primary sectios
  • Primary floor plans
  • Details
  • Envelope
  • Key materials
  • Site or landscape
  • Axonometrics providing information on building systems or illustrating key architectural concepts
  • Perspectives
  • Primary interior spaces
  • Primary site locations
  • Diagrams
  • Circulation
  • Public versus private space
  • Landscaping
  • Transportation
  • Cityscapes/urban relationships

Please note the Presentation Deliverables Set listed above is a suggestion only. Participants can choose to use the entire list, a selection from it, or propose a completely different set that would explain their design in the most efficient manner.

Visit the official website for full competition terms & conditions.

 

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