Premise
Coffee plants grew wild in Ethiopia and were used by nomadic tribes for thousands of years, only until the 1400s when people figured out that they could roast its seeds. By the 1500s, the drink had spread to coffee houses across the Arab world. Coffee houses first appeared in Turkey, Syria and Egypt as early as 1530. Since they became a hotspot for political discussions, they were banned repeatedly.
Subsequently, throughout the 1600s coffee houses began popping up across Europe and North America. The French and American Revolutions were said to have brewed in coffeehouses.
The coffee house acted as a perfect mid-ground for a meet up. Here, creativity and innovation thrived through conversations. They have long been associated with writers, artists and intellectuals and represented a safe and comfortable space to share news, discuss philosophy or politics.
Challenge
Even after centuries, the societal functions around coffee continue to play an important role within many cultures around the world. Cafes form the center stage for the coffee culture that is has been brewing through this time. Cafe chains like Starbucks have started a new revolution by making “cafe” culture global.
Coffee houses are still acting as hubs for making conversations happen, socialize, or work in solace. Cafes now have been decorated with multifunctional roles such as retail, activity center. They collectively act as pods of a city’s identity, accumulating its crowd.
Brief: The challenge here is to design a Coffee House, a space that transcends to the concept of cafes that we see today. The aim of this challenges is to help participants practice micro planning of spaces & services, translating ideas into design of volume, furniture and finishes. It seeks to explore a coffeehouse/cafe for Vienna, that embodies today’s architecture style while taking inspiration from its existing heritage.
How does the idea of something that has been iconic to a city like Vienna for so long, translate into architecture of today?
Learn more on: https://competitions.uni.xyz/brewed/
Judges:
To be announced.
Timeline:
Launch March 26, 2019
Advance Registration closes: 20$ Students, 30$ Professionals, 80$ Institutional Access
Early Registration closes: 30$ Students, 50$ Professionals, 120$ Institutional Access
Standard Registration: 40$ Students, 70$ Professionals, 160$ Institutional Access
Submission Deadline: 1st Jun, 2020
Public Voting begins: 11th Jun, 2020
Public Voting ends: 2nd Jul, 2020
Result Announcement: 12th Jul, 2020
Prizes:
Prize pool of worth 4000$
First Prize: 1500$ (For students and professionals)
Runner up: 800$ (For students and professionals)
People’s Choice: 450$ (For students – Most appreciated project wins this)
People’s Choice: 450$ (For students – Most appreciated project wins this)
Honorable mention x 2 (Students): 200$ Each
Honorable mention x 2 (Professionals): 200$ Each
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