Submission: November 5, 2013
Registration: October 31, 2013 ($80/120)
Language: English
Location: Sydney, Australia
Prizes: 1st Prize € 3.500 2nd Prize € 1.700 3rd Prize € 800
Type: Open competition for architects and architecture students
International architecture competition which aim is to design a Container Vacation House overlooking the Bondi Beach waterfront in Sydney using used freight container. This competition hopes to achieve the following:
- Encourage and reward design excellence at a small scale which integrates function, structure, details and the spirit of waterfront home.
- Research and investgate the various combination possibilities for freight container units to meet the specified program.
- Generate the discussion and ideas about the reuse of freight container modules and encourage the employment of sustainable design in all aspects of the proposal.
Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. It is located in south-east coast on the Tasman Sea. The greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people.
The container is a metal box fabricated from slow rusting steel designed for transporting goods. Its dimensions have been internationally standardised according to ISO regulations. It is also used as a building module in architecture. The ease of stacking the containers allows for rapid construction at an advantageous cost.
