Plan B: Hybrid City Competition
In an urbanizing world, we face the ever-growing need for housing. We need to build millions of new buildings while simultaneously taking care of the environment. Wood is the only major construction material that stores carbon. This is why we need to use more of it. However, this cannot sacrifice efficiency. We need to support construction companies to use more wood by creating elements, modules and concepts that fit the way they construct today – and to make wood, steel and concrete work as one.This is why we created the Hybrid City Challenge.
Open Source Wood calls for building engineers, construction companies and architects to join in the initiative in finding the world’s best solutions towards more efficient, sustainable, modular and industry compatible ways to build.
The brief
Design an element, module or concept.
Select an existing multi-story building made of non-wooden materials.
Choose an element used in the building and redesign it using Kerto LVL (laminated veneer lumber) as the main material.
Criteria:The design should be sustainable (uses Kerto LVL as main material), efficient (modular and fits the current way of building) and include adequate amount of information and design materials for actual construction projects.
Hybrid City skylineAwards
The winners will be chosen by a group of experts within the Open Source Wood Community. Evaluation is done based on the designs efficiency, sustainability, practicality and the level of provided information and design materials.
Competition entries
Competition entries are returned through “Share Idea” form found at www.opensourcewood.com. To be eligible for the competition the submission form must be marked with keyword “Hybrid City” and returned at the latest on 31 May 2020. All participants must be registered and have created a profile to Opensourcewood.com with a profile picture and sufficient personal information. In case of a team entry, all members must have an account and all names of team members listed in the description field of the entry.
Design should be documented with the formats supported by the form (listed below) and so that it demonstrates the use of the Open Source Wood elements.
Design can be presented with the following information (obligatory fields are marked with*).
Design title
*Design description
*Key benefit
*Ecological value
*Profile picture for the design
*Main structure design document (PDF)
*Other images (JPG, PNG)
*Detailed drawings (DWG)Attachments (PDF)Links (video, website etc.)
Materials for design software eg. CAD, 3D model or BIM object
Short Description
How can sustainability in construction be achieved without compromising efficiency? The Hybrid City initiative calls for innovation.Wood is the only major construction material that stores carbon. This is why we need to use more of it. To make it easy and efficient for construction companies, Metsä Wood is calling on building engineers and construction professionals to design sustinable, efficient and practical solutions using hybrid structures, that fit the current ways of construction.
Organizer
Metsä Wood
Link to Competition
Link to Registration form
Prizes
The winners will be chosen by a group of experts within the Open Source Wood Community. Evaluation is done based on the designs efficiency, sustainability, practicality and the level of provided information and design materials.
Winner: 10 000 €
2nd and 3rd: 5 000 €
Organiser withholds the rights to allocate the prize money between the best entries, as sees fit.In addition Metsä Wood also continuously rewards the best ideas shared at opensourcewood.com and all the entries of this challenge are eligible.The recipient of the reward undertakes the responsibility for all taxes and public charges payable on the reward. The reward may be subject to regulatory withholding and deductions.The winner will be contacted personally by e-mail or telephone during June 2020. If the winner cannot be notified within fourteen (14) days, then the prize will be forfeited, and the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner chosen by the jury.
Type of Competition
Open to the public/Minimum requirements (Open to anyone that complies with the requirements), Single stage (Winners selected immediately)
Who can Participate
The competition is for architects, structural engineers, construction companies and other construction professionals.
Dates and Time Frame
Registration Closes May 31, 2020
Deadline to Submit Project May 31, 2020
Winners announcement Date
Languages
English
Location of Competition
Espoo, Finland
Additional Information
Banner, Poster, Brochure or Triptic of Competition
