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www.sqrfactor.com SQR - Spaces derived from Qualitative Research
SqrFoot House Housing For One
We believe that to bring about a change for billions of needful people, we must start with ONE.
Background The growing issue of homeless people around the world is one that needs to be tackled on a war footing. As our cities grow, each of them are occupied by a diverse narrative of migrants who make the city their home. A third of all urban dwellers worldwide – 1.2 billion people – lack access to safe and secure housing. The gap is worst in lower and middle income countries, where some cities are growing so quickly that governments cannot build out services and infrastructure fast enough to accommodate new arrivals. The result is millions living in inadequate conditions and fraying trust in governments.
The Brief Affordability is a fundamental challenge faced by our most successful cities. Where supply cannot keep up with demand; there are often a lot forces at work, and technology has the potential to help mitigate all of them. To design effective experiences that achieve positive social change, we need design principles that integrate the systems and Human Centric Design approach. Firstly, We need to understand the challenges faced by the migrants and people who need it. Secondly, we have to understand the idea of design itself – a design so efficient which can be multiplied and drive individual actions, which, when performed by many individuals, drives wide-scale, societal change. Affordable house starts with the design phase itself, an integrated design approach by the designer is very much essential during the early phase of the project.
The Challenge We aim to impact at least one needful family by using design as a tool to create sustainable and affordable product. We are focusing on 4 major problems faced by homeless migrants : • Affordability : Access to safe and secure housing
which is easy on pocket and doesn't brand itself as housing for the poor but an asset which is useful for everyone.
• Mobility & Portability : Floating population/seasonal migrants, who might not want to invest in property — an immovable illiquid asset, no matter how subsidised or cheap it is, we need a mobile/portable solution which is designed with innovative technologies.
• Sustainability and Scalability : A design solution which sustains not just the weather conditions but is easy to maintain and can be replicated to bring a scalable change.
• Economic Opportunity : Can this new product design generate revenue either for the Individual/family living in it or the government?
Design Program A good modular design concept can definitely save up a lot and the productivity will be much higher in modular design, thus the tenements can be delivered on time. • A small house for a family of 4 members not
exceeding an area of 250 SqrFt and maximum height of 12 feet, the lesser the area – the better. The shape of the house is not restricted but it shouldn’t exceed the total cubic feet volume (250 SqrFt. X 12 Ft.).
• Basic amenities like sleeping area for 4 members, Kitchen and toilet to be provided.
• Not necessarily but design a product which is movable, portable and affordable. A design so efficient which can be carried, transported, fixed and dismantled when needed.
• You have to design a small housing colony for 50 families, combining one module with other similar modules. Your modular design should create an impact by solving the mass housing problem.
• The area for the colony is not restricted and you can grow either horizontally or vertically.
2nd Prize INR 30,000 + Certificate
1st Prize INR 50,000 + Certificate
3rd Prize INR 20,000 + Certificate
Top 10 Entries except top 3 winners will be awarded INR 5,000 + Certificates
Top 3 Special Recognition and Awards for the Teachers/Mentors having maximum teams in
top 30 short-listed entries
Top 30 short-listed entries will be featured on Sqrfactor’s website +
Eligible for Voting For People’s Choice Award + Digital Certificate
Awards & Recognition
Subscription and Publication in Design Detail Magazine to top selected winning teams and mentors. Featured passes to the events organized by education partners. Results publication on e-architect.co.uk
ratLAB workshop passes to the selected and interested participants from Top-30 winning teams.
Eligibility Architects, students, engineers, product designers, thinkers, companies, organizations and everyone interested in
the mission of the competition to submit their ideas. No professional qualifications are necessary.
Registration Entrants may register by signing up on sqrfactor.com and then participation in the competition by paying the
registration amount through a payment gateway on our website.
Submission Requirements Maximum 3 A2 Sheets | Participants will have to upload the submissions on the competition page at
www.sqrfactor.com in Article (SqrFactor Editor) or PDF format. Uploaded PDF should not be more than 20 MB.
Early Registration 1st August to 25th August 2018
Indian - INR 900 (per team) International – USD 20
Standard Registration 26th August to 15th September 2018
Indian – INR 1500 (per team) International – USD 30
Registration and Important Dates
Late Registration 16th September to 25th September 2018
Indian - INR 2400 (per team) International – USD 40
Date of Submission - 30th September 2018 | Announcement of Winners - 20th October 2018
Previous Competitions : Info, Partners, Jury and Stats Competitions we have organized previously
Re-Inventing Gwalior’16
The aim of the competition was to design a School of Music and Arts particularly
responding to Indian classical style of music at the proposed land by Gwalior Municipal
Corporation.
Gwalior Municipal Corporation
Dates – 29 Jan’16 to 29 May’16 Eligibility – Architecture students and Fresh graduates who have
graduated in year 2014 and after. Type – Paid Competition – National (1200, 1800, 2400 INR)
In association with
Re-Inventing Gwalior’16
Ar. Krishnarao
Jaisim
Ar. Karan
Grover
Ar. Krupa
Zubin
Jury Panel
Partners
Event Sponsors (28 & 29 May’16)
279 Teams (India) | 820 Participants
Statistics of Participation
Previous Competitions : Info, Jury, Partners and Stats Competitions we have organized previously
Envisioning Gwalior Trade Fair
Ar. Sheila Sri
Prakash
Ar. Shirish
Beri
Ar. Jitendra
Mehta
Jury Panel
Partners
132 Teams (India + International) | 470 Participants
Statistics of Participation
Envisioning Gwalior Trade Fair
The aim of the competition was to re-design Gwalior Trade Fair to reawaken the glory of a historic trade
fair ground and to give back the original charm, through sustainable architecture, for the Land which
is owned by Gwalior Trade Fair Authority.
Dates – 20 Aug’16 to 15 Dec’16 Eligibility – Architecture students and Fresh graduates who have
graduated in year 2014 and after. Type – Paid Competition – International (1500, 2100, 3000 INR)
Gwalior Trade Fair Authority
M.P. Chamber of Commerce & Industries
In association with
Previous Competitions : Info, Jury, Partners and Stats Competitions we have organized previously
Archcember’17
Ar. Anuj Kale
Founder - Leewardists
Jury Panel
Partners
341 Participants (India + International)
Statistics of Participation
Archcember’17
An engaging challenge which started in December’17 was about storytelling through illustrations
(sketches/doodles/paintings or computer generated illustrations and graphics) related to architecture with
a 100 word story explaining the illustration.
Dates – 4 Dec’17 to 29 Dec’17 Eligibility – Open to all the students, designers and architects from the
field of architecture & related fields. Type – Free Competition | Individual Participation Only
In association with
Ar. Fabiola Morcillo
Founder - 1989
Honorary Jury Panel SqrFoot House : Housing For One
Ar. Sathya Prakash Varanashi
Ar. Krishnarao Jaisim
Ar. Gita Balakrishnan
Ar. Vijay Narnapatti
Has been practicing eco-friendly, cost,
effective architecture for past 20 years. He also writes for The Hindu since 2010
Former chairman of IIA- Karnataka. His
work has been featured in New york
Times, The Hindu, The Times of India etc.
Founder of Ethos India – an organization which focuses on networking
of community and launch educational
competitions
Co-founded mayaPraxis - renowned architecture
firm in India. He also teaches at the School of
Architecture at RVCE, Bangalore.
One of leading architects in Bangalore, practices eco friendly architecture. Has been writing for The Hindu since 2010
Ar. Sathya Prakash Varanashi
Building Community Network An initiative to interview top architects emphasizing the need of building a community network and
help design reach to the masses
One of India’s top architect; designed iconic buildings. Former chairman of IIA
Karnataka.
Famous writer/ journalist who has worked globally with magazines and websites . Awarded for journalism.
Ar. Krishnarao Jaisim Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta
Interview : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl2
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Interview : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs
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Interview : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI7
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