BASES OF THE PROJECT

1. AIMS OF THE COMPETITION

The competition seeks for innovative ideas in the design of a house, focusing in the
relationship of the project with a specific client, as well as with the site where it is located.
OPENGAP invites participants to explore the boundaries and paradigms of house designing.
To work in innovative and visionary proposals which can both, think in a basic housing
program and the relation of identity between the customer and the project.

2. THE CLIENT
Each participant or team will propose the client for designing a house. This will be a
person of interest and inspiration for the project.
There are no limitations as to the choice of the character. This may be a historical or
contemporary, real or fictional person, from any origin or nationality.
It is important that within the submitted proposal, the character is introduced and the
project's relationship with him or her is justified.

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3. LOCATION 5. PROGRAM OF REQUIREMENTS
This competition of ideas does not specify any particular site or setting. Therefore, each There is not a specific program of needs to be covered by the project. However, it is important
contestant or team will be able to choose the location of their project. that the main use thereof is that of housing.

The project in question may involve the design of a new space in any chosen empty plot, or
may be a proposal of how to reuse an existing building or structure. 6. EVALUATING CRITERIA

Nevertheless, participants will have to justify their choice of location for the project. The evaluation of the proposals will focus on their quality, considered according to the
specific subject matter of the competition:
Since one of the aims of this competition is to search for heterogeneous proposals and
various possible locations, we hope that this global diversity will enrich the final results.  Innovation and creativity with regard to the global concept of the project.

 Spatial and architectural interest of the proposal.

4. THE PROJECT
• Conceptual and identity connection between the client and the project proposed.
• The only limitation as to the dimensions of the project is that the house must have a max
construction area of 800m2 total. This surface may be distributed in any way, in several
• New exploration, alternative input that break with preconceived schemes in the
floors, on one level or in multiple volumes.
traditional design of a house.
• As this is a call for architectural proposals, it is important that the function and relationship
of spaces within the project are resolved and represented in the proposal.  Design completeness and coherence with regard to strategies of location of the
• As this is an academic competition, we are not searching for a profound technical and project and dialogue with its surroundings.
construction detailing. A good architectonic conceptualization and original ideas will
receive the greatest consideration. Opengap encourages contestants to experiment and to
formally and spatially explore new solutions. Original, creative, contemporary, and risky  Coherence and functionality of the proposed design.
proposals, from the architectonic point of view, will therefore be welcomed.