ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

MICROHOME
2021
COMPETITION CONDITIONS
Contents

3 INTRODUCTION Bee Breeders Architecture Competition Organisers

10 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS have prepared this document for the
4 THE COMPETITION SITE
10 RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION CONTENT MICROHOME 2021
5 BUILDING PROGRAMME architecture competition.
11 PRESENTATION DELIVERABLES SET
6 PRIZES
12 JURY Full Competition Terms & Conditions:
8 COMPETITION SCHEDULE
13 TELL THE WORLD YOUR STORY! MICROHOME2021.beebreeders.com/terms
9 REGISTRATION FEES
9 VIDEO AND INTERVIEW
DISCOUNTS FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS The concept and planning for this competition
14 ELIGIBILITY have been developed solely by
14 MEDIA PARTNERS Bee Breeders Architecture Competition Organisers.

© Bee Breeders
Architecture Competition Organisers
hello@beebreeders.com
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Introduction

The annual MICROHOME architecture competition is Participants are encouraged to rethink spatial
part of the Bee Breeders Small Architecture organisation and incorporate unique aesthetics, new
Appreciation Movement, which hopes to highlight the technologies, and innovative materials that will make
fact that bigger isn’t always better. With great design the micro home an entirely new form of architecture.
and innovative thinking, small-scale architecture could
change how this and the next generation view
residential property.

For the MICROHOME 2021 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 25 m2; beyond that, participants are
encouraged to be as creative as possible.

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

Small storage

The BUILDING PROGRAMME is flexible, open for modifications and improved development strategies.
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Prizes
3 winning proposals, 2 special award recipients and 6 honourable mentions will be selected.
Monetary award 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 mentions

More information about the special awards at

microhomecompetition.com.

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Prizes
Publications MICROHOMES magazine Certificates
The winners will get international art and design media A number of entries will be chosen among the winners, Bee Breeders will acknowledge the outstanding
coverage and will be featured on the Bee Breeders honourable mentions, and other selected entries to be performance of all winners and honourable mentions
website. included in the next ARCHHIVE BOOKS annual with Certificates of Achievement.
MICROHOMES magazine.
A full list of media partners who have committed to www.archhivebooks.com

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

FEBRUARY 10 – MAY 11 NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Advance Registration
MAY 12 – SEPTEMBER 7 Closing date for submission
DECEMBER 7, 2021 (11:59 p.m. GMT)
Last Minute Registration
SEPTEMBER 8 – NOVEMBER 2 Announcement of the winners
FEBRUARY 15, 2022

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

Advance Registration 90 € 80 €
Contact us to receive special student rates for group
registration (discount applies for 3+ registrations from
Last Minute Registration 110 € 90 €
one university/school), as well as further information
and support to get your students involved in
* See requirements here: architecture competitions.
beebreeders.com/competition-registration-types
Send us a request from your university email address
along with 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 (1) A2 • No video files are accepted. • Proposed plans, sections, and multiple internal and
landscape-orientated presentation board (must • All information provided in writing must be in English. external perspectives demonstrating the spatial
not exceed 5MB) with sketches, renderings, plans, • All submissions must be uploaded via the quality of the MICROHOME, as well as operational
sections, elevations, diagrams, and/or other beebreeders.com upload panel. Access information needs, and accessibility requirements.
presentation tools to explain their proposal. and instructions on how to upload the presentation
boards will be issued to participants via email • Demonstration of project construction, materiality,
immediately after successful registration. functions, management and maintenance; approach
• Presentation boards must not indicate any to environment, sustainability, indoor environment,
information related to an individual's/team's identity. and logistics.
1 panel Participants who do not comply with the requirements • Visualizations; artist's impression to illustrate how
will be disqualified without refund. their proposal fits in with the quality, value, and
significance of their proposed site.

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Presentation
deliverables set
• Urban plan • Diagrams:
• Elevation/s • Circulation
• Primary sections • Public versus private space
• Primary floor plan/s • Lighting
• Details: • Landscaping
• Envelope • Energy systems
• Key materials • Cityscapes/urban relationships
• Site or landscape • Perspectives:
• Axonometrics providing information on building • Primary interior spaces
systems or illustrating key architectural concepts • Primary site locations

Please note the PRESENTATION DELIVERABLES SET

listed above is a suggestion only. Participants can
choose to use 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

The jury panel members list and biographies are Jury members shall under no circumstances be Bee Breeders is committed to select the most qualified
published at microhomecompetition.com. contacted by competition participants or their industry professionals to comprise its jury panels. Jury
representatives. Participants who attempt to contact panels consist of architects, in addition to professionals
Participants are advised to research both the working jury members shall be disqualified. All from other professional backgrounds that are relevant
site and previous similar case studies as part of the competition-related communications should be carried to the competition topic, to guarantee the most
design process. For each competition, 6–9 jury panel out solely with Bee Breeders staff. For any questions objective competition results.
members are selected. Bee Breeders reserves the right please contact us at hello@beebreeders.com
to add/remove the jury panel members at any moment. You may find the invited jury list from previous
MICROHOME 2021 is an ideas competition, which competitions here – https://beebreeders.com/guest-jury
encourages participants to test or redefine the
boundaries of architecture. The jury may choose to
reward projects that show a high degree of creativity,
even if they breach competition guidelines, as long as
this is justified.

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Tell the world
your story!
Video and interview
Shortly prior to the results announcement, selected Please note – both the interview and video submission
competition winners and honorable mentions will is OPTIONAL. However, we do recommend that all
be contacted and asked to answer a series of participants submit as much material as possible in
interview questions (in writing) and submit a video order to maximise the publicity and media attention
about themselves. These will be published with the their work will receive.
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 Read more about:
time. The video submission – https://beebreeders.com/submit-movie

The interview – https://beebreeders.com/interview

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Eligibility Media partners

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

For potential media partners who are also interested in

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

Competition press kit (in English) and banners are

available at microhomecompetition.com

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

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