International design competition platform Volume zero has announced the results of The Dwelling 2023 Architecture Competition.

Humans traditionally have thrived on social dialogue creating communities based upon work, education, place of origin, etc. aligning interests, and a place for incubation of skills, values, and ideas fueling civilizations. These Communities play a pivotal role in defining the social fabric and embedding values and virtues by which an individual perceives the world outside this habitat. 

The world is transforming at a breakneck speed putting a strain on our resources. In a quest for a better life, millions across the globe have been moving to cities every day. This has resulted in a rise in densely populated urban areas along with a lack of land resources and financial constraints to provide sufficient housing for the masses.

This phenomenon has led to a rise in innovation focusing on unconventional ideas like Smart Homes, Pod Houses, Social Housing, Co-Living Spaces, Tiny Houses, Micro Houses, Hostels, etc., making a home accessible to many and simultaneously helping achieve one’s aspiration. The concept of these revolutionary homes encouraged for making the innovation of maximum functional area in a minimum footprint, thus redefining the perception of Sustainability in urban dwellings. The Competition challenged its participants to come up with inventive and sustainable solutions for urban dwelling clusters. Participants were encouraged to create functional, aesthetically pleasing designs that cater to the personal and communal needs of its inhabitants. The proposed archetypes should address space constraints, maximize functionality, and reflect the cultural identity of the community. 

Volume Zero Competition thanks all the competitors for participating in this competition and for contributing to this competition's research.  Participants from more than 37 countries contributed valuable concept ideas to the contest, which was evaluated by a panel of international experts. The winning projects have been awarded a total cash prize of $4,000 distributed to the first 3 team winners.

The esteemed jury for judging this competition consisted of Arash Aliabadi (DAAZ Office), Jurgen Mayer H. (J. Mayer H. Architects), Pa Li (Studio APL), Sachin Rastogi (Zero Energy Design Lab), Doan Thanh Ha (H&P Architects), Akshay Heranjal (The Purple Ink Studio), Tang Hua (Tanghua Architects), Mattia Chinellato (SO - IL).  

The top three winners were awarded total prize money of $4,000 while ten entries received Honorable Mentions. Here are the winning entries.                   

FIRST PLACE

Timber Tales

Ooi Yong Rong

Malaysia

SECOND PLACE

Vitalizing Watertanks

Kevin Chellakudam

Switzerland

THIRD PLACE

CARE CO-OP

Shujian You

United States

Honourable Mentions:

Honourable Mention 1 – POP UP’s

Xun Wang

United States

Honourable Mention 2 – rethinking GRANJA

Denise Morado, Pedro Medeiros De Faria and Rodrigo Rocha De Freitas

Brazil

Honourable Mention 3 – TIDAL REVIVAL

Rhea Walter, Radhika Rajan and Apurva Wasule

India

Honourable Mention 4 – I. CAN. DIY

Adib Aslam, Amir Arsyad Bin Rosidi and Mohammad Hassan Azri Bin Mohd Naim

Malaysia

Honourable Mention 5 – An Integrated Dwelling Community

Jingyi Zhou and Chuanqi Gao

United States

Honourable Mention 6: TRANSIT PLUG - in

Subham Sinha, Swarna Kanti Ghosh and Aditya Aryan

India

Honourable Mention 7 – Matrix

Regita Pramesthi, Fabian Hosea and Frederick William

Indonesia 

Honourable Mention 8 – A LIVING LAUNDRY LANE

Gaurav A Jain, David Stephen and Bindiya S

India

Honourable Mention 9 – DIGNITY

Sakshi Sandeep and Vamsi Changavalli

India

Honourable Mention 10 – CONCRETE JUNGLE

Terry Cai, Chico Von and Kz Lai

China

The full result for the competition The Dwelling 2023 Architecture Competition can be found at volumezerocompetitions.com.