2012 MNPG Arch Competition
Competition Pr
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- Design a Cultural Center for La Semilla de los Ingenios (Mexico)
- Building: 13 x 13 sq. meters
- 100 sq. meters in surrounding landscape space
- Mathematically natural, in organic form (i.e. sea shells)
- Powered by PV, wind and passive solar
Context:
La Semilla de los Ingenios is a 7 year old development located 20 minutes from La Manzanilla, Mexico and within the Los Ingenios community. An international airport is a hour away and close to the ocean shores, a thriving eco village is ready for the progression of construction to start within the next year.
Access to a sleepy, yet growing fishing town, La Semilla de los Ingenios combined with local sustainability allows for great minds from around the globe to come together for the purpose of the fusion of art, science, architecture and beyond.
Additional requirements for structure: Should be circular, ecological, contain a basement and a first floor, based on a stone foundation, houses living quarters (3 singles or 2 couples) and a main space for cultural events (20 person max occupancy) and uses other natural resources for the majority of the remainder of the structure. Must be economical and use local labor and materials. Things like solar panels can be from outside of Mexico.
The Cultural Center: The space will primarily used to showcase art (music performances, art showings), science (paper presentations, research meetings), and tech innovation (investor meetings, small conferences) while offering a place where a "meeting of the minds" can take place. It's important that there be a space in the cultural center that facilitates light hardware and computers that integrate with a small sound system.
Landscape: The outside landscape of the site of the cultural center, should not detract from the lower gardens, housing, and other eco buildings that are found in the steppes of the mountain that La Semilla de Los Ingenios rests on � it is up to the competing architect to decide how to use this outside space.
Timeline:
No need to register, just send in your designs before the deadline. Designs accepted after March 1, 2012 Deadline: August 31, 2012 (All entrances must be emailed no later than 12 Midnight) Construction period: January-May, 2013
Prize:
Parcel of undeveloped land near the eco village of La Semilla de los Ingenios' river (valued at $10,000 USD) and the opportunity to build your own ecological dream home on the steppes of Pacific Mexico!
Submission Guidelines:
- 2 boards with the project information including plans, sections, and perspectives. Participants should submit all the data they deem necessary to showcase their proposal. These boards should be 24″(h) X 48″(w) in HORIZONTAL format.
- The resolution of the boards must be 150 dpi, RGB mode and saved as JPG files. The upper right corner of each board must contain the architect or firm's name. There should not be any marks or any other form of identification contained on the boards. The files must be named after the last name of the entrant followed by the board number. For example: gutierrez-1.jpg and gutierrez-2.jpg.
- A DOC file containing the project statement (500 words maximum). This file must be named after the last name of the entrant followed by the word "statement". For example: gutierrez-statement.doc.
- A DOC file containing the entrants' personal information, including name, profession, address, and email. This file must be named after the last name of the entrant followed by the word "info". For example: gutierrez-info.doc.
All the files must be placed in a ZIP folder named after the last name of the entrant. For example: gutierrez.zip
More information about the competition here
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