Calling all design ideas!
Everyone needs a place to hang out beyond the four walls of the home – a place to chat with friends, to be inspired, to find rest. What is your vision for the renewal of the void decks of the heartlands?
About Operation Void Deck
The Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) presents Operation Void Deck – an open competition to design an architectural intervention at the void decks of public housing estates.
The competition has been jointly organised by the SIA, the Marine Parade Town Council, the National Library Board, and Hong Leong Holdings Limited. It aims to generate unique, exciting ideas about how to bring something more to the lives of residents, and show how architecture and design can impact upon society.
For this inaugural round of the competition, Block 51 Marine Terrace [MAP] will serve as a site to envision how the ground level of the block might be used to contribute to needs of the surrounding community.
Competition Guidelines
Entries should present a vision of how to encourage community interaction and enhance the quality of life of the residents across generations, especially the elderly.
The competition is open to all, including architects, interior designers, students, and people with great ideas.
Design ideas could range from a furniture installation to the remodeling of an area within or surrounding the void deck at Block 51 Marine Terrace.
The envisioned proposal should factor in a construction budget of $30,000.
Competition Brief
Refer to the APPENDIX for the full set of competition guidelines.
Prizes
The winning design entry will stand the chance to be further developed with support from SIA, and may potentially be built at Block 51 Marine Terrace in early 2010. Special mentions will be exhibited in an ideas gallery.
The prize categories are:
1st prize – $3000
2nd prize – $2000
3rd prize – $1000
Submission Format
Each participant or participating team may submit only one (1) entry for the competition. All entries must be in English and accompanied by the following:
- Two (2) panels of A1 landscape sheets, mounted on exhibit-ready 841mm (W) by 594mm (H) white compact-foam panels of not more than 5mm thickness.
- One (1) set of design report comprising
— Reduced A3 size color copies of the A1 boards
— Narrative description with a minimum of font size twelve (12), of not more than 500-800 words. - The content of the panels should include:
— Plan
— Renderings & drawings - A CD containing
— Soft copies of drawings and images and photos contained in the panels and design report in high resolution jpeg format (each at least 300 dpi, A3 size).
— Photographs of the team members are required too (each at least 200 dpi, A5 size).
— All text in the A1 and A3 sheets should be attached as text
— Images of A1 Boards submitted (each at least 300 dpi, A3 size) - All panel and report submitted must be anonymous. Submission is to be accompanied by a copy of the Concealed Identification Form that will be forwarded by the return email from the competition secretariat after registration (please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to register). The form is to be duly completed and sealed in a separate unmarked envelope taped to the back of the first A1 board.
Timeline
| Submission Opens | : | Monday, 5 October 2009 |
| Closing Date | : | 12 noon, Monday, 16 November 2009 |
| Winners announced | : | Monday, 30 November 2009 |
Winners will be notified within two weeks of Closing Date.
Education Programme
In line with Operation Void Deck, the National Library Board Singapore is organising a Bear Fruit Academy programme to help interested parties develop their design proposals. This is open to all non-professionals as well as to students and interested parties. For more information on the programme, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or log on to thecreativeacademy.wordpress.com for more information.
Acknowledgements
Operation Void Deck is presented by Singapore Institute of Architects with support from the following partners:
Marine Parade Town Council
National Library Board Singapore
Hong Leong Holdings Ltd
For enquiries, please call +65 6226 2668 or write to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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