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3 IGNITING ARCHITECTURAL
11 PRIZES Architecture Competition
INNOVATION Organisers have prepared this
12 BUILDNER STUDENT PRIZE
document for the purpose of
4 INTRODUCTION 13 CERTIFICATES arranging the Workplace
5 OBJECTIVE 14 PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN Reimagined architecture
15 COMPETITION SCHEDULE competition.
6 SITE SELECTION
16 REGISTRATION FEES The concept and planning for this
7 DESIGN GUIDELINES 16 DISCOUNTS FOR ARCHITECTURE competition have been developed solely
8 BUILDING PROGRAMME STUDENTS by
Buildner (formerly Bee Breeders)
10 PROJECT PROPOSAL 17 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Architecture Competition Organisers.
18 PRESENTATION DELIVERABLES SET
REQUIREMENTS
19 RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION © Buildner (formerly Bee Breeders)
CONTENT Architecture Competition Organisers
contact@buildner.com
20 PRELIMINARY PRESENTATION architecturecompetitions.com
REVIEWS
21 JURY
22 TELL THE WORLD YOUR
STORY! VIDEO AND
INTERVIEW
23 MEDIA PARTNERS
23 ELIGIBILITY
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Introduction
In a world that has swiftly transitioned from traditional
office-based work to largely remote setups, we stand
on the brink of a substantial shift in the design and
function of our workspaces. The global pandemic
served as a catalyst for this evolution, accelerating
the need for adaptability and flexibility in our
professional environments. As we find ourselves
amidst these tectonic changes, we are thrilled to
launch the third edition of the "Workplace
Reimagined" challenge. We invite architects,
designers, engineers, students, and innovative
thinkers from around the world to participate in this
one-stage competition and to envisage a future-proof
workspace that reflects the changing dynamics of
work.

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© JJ Ying, Unsplash
Objective
Your task is to conceive a workspace designed to
accommodate approximately 100 employees,
acknowledging the increasingly flexible nature of our
work patterns. The design should respond to the
evolving needs of the modern workforce, maintaining
the workspace as an effective hub for collaboration,
innovation, and productivity, even as remote work
becomes increasingly prevalent.

© Charles Deluvio from Unsplash

Site Selection
A critical aspect of this challenge is the choice of site,
which can be either an existing location or a
theoretical one. The selection should reflect thoughtful
consideration of its unique attributes, and how these
characteristics influence the design. Your choice could
range from an urban cityscape to a suburban locale,
or even a rural setting, depending on your vision for
the workplace of the future. Remember, your choice of
site should be strategic, justifying how the design
engages with its context and how it harnesses the
site's potential to enhance the workspace's
functionality and aesthetic appeal.

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Design Guidelines
Your design should address the following:
Flexibility and Adaptability:
Reflect the diverse workstyles of a modern
workforce and the need for spaces that can be
swiftly and easily reconfigured.
Sustainability:
Incorporate sustainable building practices,
prioritize energy efficiency, and integrate the use
of sustainable materials.
Digital Integration:
Seamlessly integrate smart systems and digital
technologies to augment productivity,
collaboration, and remote work capabilities.
Human-Centric Design:
Prioritize natural light, indoor air quality,
noise control, and inclusion of green
spaces to promote employee wellbeing.
Community and Culture:
Facilitate the cultivation of community
bonds and the preservation of corporate
culture, even within a largely remote work
paradigm.
Functionality:
Include a diverse range of functional
spaces, from private offices and open
workspaces to meeting rooms,
collaboration zones, recreational spaces,
and essential amenities.
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Building Programme
The potential building programme for the "Workplace Reimagined: Edition 3" competition could include a variety of
spaces designed to meet the diverse needs of a modern, flexible workforce. Here's a list to consider:
Open Workspaces:
Areas designed for collaborative work,
brainstorming sessions, and group projects.
These should be adaptable to different team
sizes and workstyles.
Private Offices:
Spaces that offer quiet and privacy for
focused work or confidential discussions.
Meeting Rooms:
These could range from small huddle rooms
for quick team discussions to larger
conference rooms equipped with state-of-
the-art audio- visual technology for
presentations or virtual meetings.
Innovation Labs:
Spaces designed to foster creativity and
innovation, potentially equipped with
resources for brainstorming, prototyping,
and testing ideas.
Learning and Development Areas:
Spaces dedicated to training sessions,
workshops, webinars, and other
professional development activities.
Recreational Spaces:
These could include a lounge, game room,
or outdoor spaces for employees to relax,
socialize, and recharge.
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Wellness Spaces: Tech Spaces: Remember, the key is to envision a workspace
that is adaptable, flexible, and responsive to the
Consider incorporating a fitness center, Areas equipped with advanced
changing dynamics of work in the post-
yoga room, or quiet zones for meditation technology and digital tools to facilitate
pandemic era.
and relaxation. remote work, virtual collaboration, and
data analysis.
Cafeteria/Coffee Bar:
A well-designed food and beverage area Support Spaces:
can serve as a social hub, enhancing These include utilities, storage areas,
communication and camaraderie among restrooms, and other essential
employees. facilities.

Flexible Workstations: Outdoor Spaces:

These are workspaces that can be easily Courtyards, terraces, or gardens that
reconfigured to suit different tasks and provide access to natural light and fresh
work styles. air, and offer alternative spaces for work
or relaxation.

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Project proposal
requirements
• Flexible Workspace: Adaptable to varying work
arrangements, including team-based collaborations
and individual-focused tasks. Consideration should
be given to both on-site employees and those who
work remotely, with accommodations for their
varying needs.
• Capacity: Designed to comfortably
accommodate approximately 100 employees with
provisions for workspace, collaborative areas, and
relaxation zones.
• Adaptable Construction: Cost-effectively
designed, considering the potential complexities
of the chosen site, and potentially integrating
prefabricated or modular construction elements.
• Storage for Resources and Equipment:
Provision for secure storage of technical
equipment, personal belongings, and other
resources essential for various professional tasks.
• Resilient Design: Able to withstand varying
environmental conditions while maintaining a
comfortable indoor environment. Considerations
for heat, cold, rain, and wind should be
incorporated.
• Sustainability: Environmentally responsible in
design and operation, promoting efficient use of
resources and incorporating sustainable materials.
The design should also consider energy generation
and efficient water use.
• Low Maintenance: The design should factor in ease
and cost of maintenance, ensuring the longevity and
continuous functionality of the workspace.
• Attractiveness: Aside from functionality, aesthetics
and ambiance play a significant role in employee
satisfaction and productivity. The design should be
visually appealing and create an environment
conducive
to innovation and creativity.
• Community & Culture: Spaces that promote
interaction and enhance the company's culture, such
as recreational areas, meeting rooms, and breakout
spaces.
• Health and Well-being: Incorporation of
wellness spaces, such as a fitness room,
meditation zones, or access to natural light and
outdoor spaces.
The project qualities listed above are minimum
requirements; the competition brief is open for
adaptation and improved development strategies.
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Prizes
Monetary awards

Total prize fund

7,000 €
3 winning proposals, 2 special award recipients and 6 honourable mentions will be selected. Buildner will award a total of 7,000 € in prize money to competition winners as follows:

1st Prize
BUILDNER STUDENT
3,000 € AWARD
1,000 € Cash
50 € ARCHHIVEBOOKS.com
2nd Prize + 6 honorable mentions
1,500 €

BUILDNER SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

3rd Prize 500 € Cash prize

1,000 €

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Prizes
Buildner Student Award

1,000 € Cash prize + 50 € ARCHHIVEBOOKS.com gift card

More information about the special awards at
architecturecompetitions.com/WorkplaceReimagined3

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Certificates
Buildner will acknowledge the outstanding performance of all
winners with Certificates of Achievement.

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 Publicity campaign
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INTERVIEW MOVIE MEDIA PARTNERS

Exclusive interview published with the results
and shared on Buildner’s social
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Competition winners will be granted an Competition results will get
opportunity to submit a movie about themselves. international art and design media coverage and
The video will be published on Buildner’s will be featured in the world’s leading architecture
website and social networks. media
outlets.

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Competition schedule
Preliminary registration deadlines
Early Bird Registration
13 JULY - 14 SEPTEMBER
Closing date for registration
Advance Registration JANUARY 18, 2024
15 SEPTEMBER - 16 NOVEMBER

Last Minute Registration Closing date for submission

17 NOVEMBER - JANUARY 18 FEBRUARY 19, 2024 (11:59 p.m. LONDON
TIME)
It is still possible to participate in this competition after the preliminary
deadlines, however, a higher late registration fee will be charged. Announcement of the
winners
MARCH 29, 2024

Closing date for questions & answers

JANUARY 24, 2024
In order to guarantee equal opportunities to
all competition participants, no new
questions will be answered after this
deadline!

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 Discounts for
Registration architecture
fees students
Buildner Architecture Competition Organisers would like to hear
from representatives of universities, schools, and colleges offering
Please find registration fees architecture/design studies.
listed at the competition
website Contact us to receive special student rates for group registration
architecturecompetitions.com/WorkplaceReimagin (discount applies for 3+ registrations from one university/school),
as well as further information and support to get your students
involved in architecture competitions.

Send us a request from your university email address along with

basic information about you and your university/school. Please
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Submission
requirements
• Participants are required to upload four (4) A2
landscape-orientated presentation boards
(must not exceed 10MB) with sketches,
renderings, plans, sections, elevations,
diagrams, and/or other presentation tools to
explain their proposal.
up to 4 panels
• No video files are accepted.
• All information provided in writing must be in English.
• All submissions must be uploaded via the
architecturecompetitions.com upload panel.
Access information and instructions on how to
upload the presentation board will be issued to
participants via email immediately after
successful registration.
• Presentation boards must not indicate any
information related to individual's/team's
identity.
Participants who do not comply with the
requirements will be disqualified without refund.
Participants can choose and upload one
project preview image from their
presentation that best describes their
project.
• The project preview image would need to be
at least 2000x1680 pixels large, orientated
horizontally, no more than 10 MB in size,
and in jpg/jpeg format.
• The project preview image will be used for
promotional materials to showcase the
project in case the project is selected as the
winner.
• Please note: the competition jury will not see
the selected project preview image.
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Presentation
deliverables
set
• Urban plan • Details:
• Street elevations • Envelope
• Primary sections • Key materials
• Primary floor plans • Site or landscape
• Axonometrics providing information on • Perspectives:
building systems or illustrating key • Primary interior spaces
architectural concepts • Primary site locations
• Diagrams:
• Circulation
• Public versus private space Please note the PRESENTATION
• Lighting DELIVERABLES SET listed above is a
• Landscaping suggestion only. Participants can choose to use
• Transportation the entire list, a selection from it, or propose a
completely different set that would explain their
• Energy systems
design in the most efficient manner.
• Cityscapes/urban relationships

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Recommende
d submission
content
• A contextual representation to illustrate how the
proposed design fits within its chosen or theoretical
site, considering the quality, value, and significance
of the surrounding urban or rural structure.
• Concept designs that demonstrate a high
standard of architectural quality, creativity, and
alignment with the design brief and site.
• Detailed plans and sections, with multiple internal
and external perspectives, showcasing the spatial
quality of the workspace, as well as the operational
needs and accessibility requirements.
• Demonstration of the project's feasibility, taking
into account environmental considerations, climate
adaptability, life cycle, and responsible use of
materials.
• A comprehensive view of the proposed
construction, materials used, building functions,
management and maintenance strategies, and an
approach to environmental impact, energy usage,
sustainability, indoor environment, and logistics.
• Visualizations, such as artist's impressions or 3D
renderings, to illustrate how the proposal fits within
its surroundings, encapsulating the quality, value,
and significance of the chosen site. These visuals
should express the proposed workspace's
relationship with its context, whether it is urban or
rural, modern or historical.
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Presentatio
n
preliminary
review
For more than ten years, Buildner has analyzed and
rated thousands of architecture competition project
submissions. Trust us when we say — the quality of
your presentation is vital to convince a jury team of
your design intent, and there are several graphic and
representational factors that can make it or break it.
We can help you make it right!
Participants are welcome to submit their
competition presentation draft panel/s before
submitting it/them as a final competition entry
for a preliminary review.
Within 1–3 days, our team will analyze your
presentation panel/s and rate them on predefined
criteria points, as well as add valuable written
feedback on how you can improve your final
competition submission.

Find out more here –

Buildner can review your
architecturecompetitions.com/reviews
presentation and give you
valuable feedback!

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Jury
The jury panel members list and biographies are
published at
architecturecompetitions.com/WorkplaceReimagin
ed3
Participants are advised to research both the working
site and previous similar case studies as part of the
design process. For each competition, 6–9 jury
panel members are selected. Buildner reserves the
right to add/remove the jury panel members at any
moment.
Jury members shall under no circumstances be
contacted by competition participants or their
representatives. Participants who attempt to contact
jury members shall be disqualified.
All competition-related communications should
be carried out solely with Buildner
staff. For any questions, please contact us at
contact@buildner.com
Workplace Reimagined is an ideas competition, which
encourages participants to test or redefine the
boundaries of architecture. The jury may choose to
reward projects that show a high degree of creativity,
even if they breach competition guidelines, as long as
this is justified.
Buildner is committed to selecting the most qualified
industry professionals to comprise its jury panels.
Jury panels consist of architects, in addition to
professionals from other professional backgrounds
that are relevant to the competition topic, to
guarantee the most objective competition results.
You may find the invited jury list from
previous competitions here –
architecturecompetitions.com/guest-jury
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Tell the world
your story!
Video and Interview
Shortly prior to the results announcement, Please note – both the interview and video
selected competition winners and honorable submission is OPTIONAL. However, we do
mentions will be contacted and asked to answer recommend that all participants submit as much
a series of interview questions (in writing) and material as possible in order to maximise the
submit a video about themselves. These will be publicity and media attention their work will receive.
published with the competition results.

There is a tight deadline to announce the

winners on time, therefore interview questions
will need to be returned within 2 days, and
videos submitted within 2 weeks of being
Read more about:
requested. Hence, we advise participants to
consider ideas for their video and answers to The interview – architecturecompetitions.com/interview
their questions in advance so that they are able
to submit the relevant material on time. The video submission – architecturecompetitions.com/submit-movie

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Eligibility
The competition is open to all. No professional
qualifications are required. Design proposals can
be developed individually or by teams (4 team
members maximum).
People who have direct personal or professional
relationships with jury panel members or
organisers may not participate in this competition.
Media partners
A full list of media partners who have committed to
present the competition winners in their publications
can be found at architecturecompetitions.com/WorkplaceReimagined3
For potential media partners who are also interested in
covering the present competition and its winners,
please contact us at contact@buildner.com
Competition press kit (in English) and banners are
available at architecturecompetitions.com/WorkplaceReimagined3/press
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