Register: FEB/28/2019, Submit: MAR/04/2019, Eligibility: Architects, designers, students, engineers, thinkers, companies, organizations; individually, teams up to 3 members, Fee: Indian participants 1,800 INR (Indian rupee), foreign participants 60 USD (DEC/20/2018 – JAN/03/2019); Indian participants 2,100 INR, foreign participants 75 USD (JAN/04 – FEB/03/2019), Indian participants 2,400 INR, foreign participants 90 USD (FEB/04 – FEB/22/2019), Indian participants 2,800 INR, foreign participants 100 USD (FEB/23 – FEB/28/2019), Awards: 1st Prize: 1,600 USD, 2nd Prize: 1,000 USD, 3rd Prize: 600 USD, 10 Special Mentions

The most beloved figure for everyone around the world (kids and adults alike), Santa Claus, needs a new home in the ArcticCircle, and he is looking for a new, young architect to help him build his dream. With the world transforming at a rapid speed, Santa is looking to build a new, improved home that will make his living and working easier. His older house at the North Pole was built keeping in mind his former needs and functions. As the world’s population expands, Santa needs more space, and a better equipped one, to make more toys for all the kids.

Red Dot Design Award

One of the jolliest people in the world, he receives many guests every year; ones he would like to entertain at his new place. Also, he would like to invite a few kids every year to spend time with him at his new place, visit his toy factory and enjoy the beautiful Arctic.

CHALLENGE

We invite all the architects, designers, students, thinkers, engineers around the world to come to help Santa build his dream home using their imagination, innovation and creativity.

Big idea – an inventive solution for Santa and his guests. We want you to translate your imagination into a creative design solution that adapts with today’s day and age.

Along with a house the participants are to design a Toy Workshop, one where Santa’s elves will be making toys for the children all over the world. The participants are to design Santa’s Home based on the following programme:

  • and Mrs. Santa’s new Home; a house that is a smart combination of creativity, technology, and space design
  • Office space and Post office
  • Toy Workshop
  • Dwelling areas for 50 Elves (the spatial configuration and anthropometrics should be feasible from the elves usability point of view)
  • Visitor accommodations for 10 guests and 20 kids with Play area
  • Garage space for Santa’s sleigh and a stable area for his nine reindeers

SITE

The Arctic Circle is the humble abode of Santa Claus from the early years. One of the coldest regions on Earth, it boasts of unique climate and topography. The site demands an equally distinct architectural style, one that will protect the residents from extreme cold and harsh winds. Participants need to understand the site and their designs should consider its advantages and constraints. The proposed design concepts must respond sustainably to the given site context.

Website: houseofsanta.volzero.com