ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

MICROHOME
2020
COMPETITION CONDITIONS
 Contents
3 INTRODUCTION Bee Breeders Architecture Competition Organisers
have prepared this document for the
4 THE COMPETITION SITE
MICROHOME 2020
5 BUILDING PROGRAMME architecture competition.
6 PRIZES
8 COMPETITION SCHEDULE Full Competition Terms & Conditions:
MICROHOME2020.beebreeders.com/terms
9 REGISTRATION FEES
9 DISCOUNTS FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS The concept and planning for this competition
10 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS have been developed solely by
Bee Breeders Architecture Competition Organisers.
10 RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION CONTENT
11 PRESENTATION DELIVERABLES SET © Bee Breeders
12 JURY & EVALUATION PROCESS Architecture Competition Organisers
14 TELL THE WORLD YOUR STORY! hello@beebreeders.com
beebreeders.com
VIDEO AND INTERVIEW
15 ELIGIBILITY
15 MEDIA PARTNERS
Introduction
The second annual Microhome architecture competition is
part of the Bee Breeders Small Architecture Appreciation
Movement, which hopes to highlight the fact that bigger isn’t
always better. With great design and innovative thinking,
small-scale architecture could change how this and the next
generations view residential property.

For the Microhome 2020 architecture competition,

participants are invited to submit their designs for a micro
home – an off-grid modular structure that would
accommodate a hypothetical young professional couple
(which will be used as an example of family size throughout
the competition series). The only requirement is that the
structure’s total floor area does not exceed 25m2, beyond that,
participants are encouraged to be as creative as possible.

Participants are encouraged to rethink spatial organisation

and incorporate unique aesthetics, new technologies, and
innovative materials that will make the micro home an entirely
new form of architecture.

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The competition site
As there is no specified competition site, project designs can
be set within any hypothetical site of any size, in either a city
or countryside location anywhere in the world. The jury will
favour sustainable designs and those projects that look to
solve economic, social, and cultural problems through the
establishment of new architectural methods.

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 Building programme
Participants are asked to present designs for a home that would provide comfortable
accommodation for a hypothetical young professional couple.

Recommendations for the construction process:

Cost-effective Environmentally responsible Energy-efficient

Recommendations for the finished structure:

• Space-efficient • Off-grid Zoning:

Maximum allowed building footprint – 25m2. Conceptual suggestions for electricity Sleeping area
Landscape elements, paths, non-essential generating systems, water collection and
structures (terraces, outdoor canopies, etc.) filtration systems, as well as waste Living/working area
are not considered to be buildings. management strategies should be suggested
Cooking area

WC, shower

Small storage

The BUILDING PROGRAMME is flexible, open for modifications and improved development
strategies.

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Prizes
Monetary award 3 winning proposals, 2 special award recipients and 6 honourable mentions will be selected.
Bee Breeders will award a total of 6,000 € in prize money to competition winners as follows:

Total prize fund

6,000 €
1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize
3,000 € 1,500 € 500 €

ARCHHIVE BOOKS Student Award

500 € Cash prize + 50 € ARCHHIVEBOOKS.com gift card + 6 honourable
Bee Breeders Green Award mentions
500 €
More information about the special awards at MICROHOMECOMPETITION.COM

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Prizes
Publications Certificates
The winners will get international art and design media coverage Bee Breeders will acknowledge the outstanding performance of all
and will be featured on the Bee Breeders website. winners and honourable mentions with Certificates of Achievement.

A full list of media partners who have committed to present the

competition winners in their publications can be found at
MICROHOMECOMPETITION.COM

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Competition
schedule
Early Bird Registration Closing date for registration
MAY 7 – JUNE 7 NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Advance Registration
Closing date for submission
JUNE 8 – SEPTEMBER 9
DECEMBER 9, 2020 (11:59 p.m. GMT)
Last Minute Registration
SEPTEMBER 10 – NOVEMBER 4 Announcement of the winners
FEBRUARY 17, 2021

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Registration Discounts for
fees architecture students
Architects, designers, Bee Breeders architecture competition organisers would like to hear
enthusiasts, and
companies Students* from representatives of universities, schools, and colleges offering
architecture/design studies.
Early Bird Registration 70 € 60 €

Advance Registration 90 € 80 € Contact us to receive special student rates for group registration
(discount applies for 3+ registrations from one university/school), as
Last Minute Registration 110 € 90 € well as further information and support to get your students
involved in architecture competitions.

* See requirements here:

Send us a request from your university email address along with
beebreeders.com/competition-registration-types
basic information about you and your university/school.

Please note that only recognized university staff can apply for the
reduced student rate.

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Submission Recommended
requirements submission content
• Participants are required to upload one A2 • Proposed plans, sections, and multiple internal and external
landscape-orientated presentation board (must not exceed 5MB perspectives demonstrating the spatial quality of the MICROHOME,
per jpg) with sketches, renderings, plans, sections, elevations, as well as operational needs and accessibility requirements.
diagrams, and/or other presentation tools to explain their • Demonstration of project construction, materiality, functions,
proposal. management and maintenance; approach to environment,
• No video files are accepted. sustainability, indoor environment, and logistics.
• All information provided in writing must be in English. • Visualizations; artist's impression to illustrate how their proposal
• All submissions must be uploaded via the beebreeders.com fits in with the quality, value, and significance of their proposed site.
upload panel. Access information and instructions on how to upload
the presentation panel will be issued to participants via email
immediately after successful registration.
• Presentation boards must not indicate any information related to
an individual's/team's identity.

Participants who do not comply with the requirements will be

disqualified without refund.

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Presentation
deliverables set
• Elevations (suggested scale 1:50) • Diagrams:
• Primary sections (suggested scale 1:50) • Circulation
• Primary floor plans (suggested scale 1:50) • Public versus private space

• Enlarged sections and elevations highlighting key spaces or • Lighting

relationships (suggested scale 1:10) • Landscaping

• Details: (suggested scale 1:5) • Energy systems

• Envelope • Cityscapes/urban relationships

• Key materials • Perspectives:

• Site or landscape • Primary interior spaces

• Primary site locations
• Axonometrics providing information on building systems or
illustrating key architectural concepts

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.

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Jury & evaluation
process
Jury
The competition jury consists of two jury panels:
• Core jury panel
• Consultative jury panel Participants are advised to research both the working site and
previous similar case studies as part of the design process.
Full jury panel members list is published at
MICROHOMECOMPETITION.COM. MICROHOME2020 is an ideas competition, which encourages
participants to experiment with the limits of architecture. The jury
The core and consultative jury panels will be responsible for setting may choose to reward projects that show a high degree of creativity,
the criteria that participants need to fulfill, based on the site and even if they breach any of the rules, as long as it’s justified.
brief, and will evaluate each submission accordingly.

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Evaluation process
Selecting top 3 winners: Green Award:

Step 1: Consultative jury panel will produce a shortlist of 40 from all Step 1: Consultative jury panel will produce a shortlist of 40 from all
submitted entries. submitted entries.
Step 2: Consultative jury panel will select 9 competition finalists Step 2: Consultative jury panel will select 9 competition finalists
from the shortlist. from the shortlist.
Step 3: Core jury panel will evaluate the 9 finalists and select the top Step 3: Core jury panel will evaluate the 9 finalists and select the
3 winning projects and 6 honourable mentions. winning project.

ARCHHIVE BOOKS Student Award:

Step 1: Consultative jury panel will produce a shortlist of 40 from all

submitted student entries.
Step 2: Consultative jury panel will select 9 competition finalists
from the shortlist.
Step 3: Core jury panel will evaluate the 9 finalists and select the
winning project.

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Tell the world
your story!
Video and interview
Shortly prior to the results announcement, selected competition
winners and honorable mentions will be contacted and asked to
answer a series of interview questions (in writing) and submit a
video about themselves. These will be published with the
competition results.

There is a tight deadline to announce the winners on time, therefore

interview questions will need to be returned within 2 days, and
videos submitted within 2 weeks of being requested. Hence, we
advise participants to consider ideas for their video and answers to
their questions in advance so that they are able to submit the
relevant material on time.

Please note – both the interview and video submission is Read more about:
OPTIONAL. However, we do recommend that all participants submit
The video submission - https://beebreeders.com/submit-movie
as much material as possible in order to maximise the publicity and
media attention their work will receive. The interview - https://beebreeders.com/interview

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Eligibility Media partners
The competition is open to all. No professional qualifications are A full list of media partners who have committed to present the
required. Design proposals can be developed individually or by competition winners in their publications can be found at
teams (4 team members maximum). microhomecompetition.com

People who have direct personal or professional relationships with For potential media partners who are also interested in covering the
jury panel members or organisers may not participate in this present competition and its winners, please contact us at
competition. hello@beebreeders.com

Competition press kit (in English) and banners are available at

MICROHOME2020.beebreeders.com/press

Full Competition Terms & Conditions: © Bee Breeders hello@beebreeders.com

MICROHOME2020.beebreeders.com/terms Architecture Competition Organisers beebreeders.com