ABOUT ARCHINEXT: HCG YOUNG DESIGNERS’ COMPETITION

TODAY’S VISIONARY, TOMORROW’S ICON

ArchiNEXT: HCG Young Designers’ Competition (AYDC) challenges the ingenuity and proficiency of young students to design sound yet sustainable Architectural masterpieces. It is a platform that will test and showcase their limitless creativity.

ArchiNEXT is an award that recognizes passion, transforming an industrious learner to a trailblazer. The ArchiNEXT Young Awardee is envisioned to contribute inspiring trends not just to the profession’s growth but also to the country’s nation building.

Do you have what it takes to be the first ever ArchiNEXT Young Awardee?

To know more about the contest mechanics, kindly click AYDC Mechanics tab.

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ARCHINEXT: HCG YOUNG DESIGNERS’ COMPETITION MECHANICS

• The contest is open to all UAPSA-affiliated 3rd and 4th year BS Architecture students in all CHED-accredited and recognized colleges and universities nationwide.
• To join AYDC, the contestant must accomplish Entry Form, with signatures of either the UAPSA Chapter President or the Dean of Architecture, downloadable in the Download Entry Form tab.
• Together with the duly accomplished and signed Entry Form, the contestant shall mail to HCG Makati Office* in a sealed envelope the ff:
• Two (2) A3 sized bond paper with the Design Concept (including details of innovative features), Rationale, Plans and Perspectives.
• Deadline of submission of all entries via mail or courier service to HCG Makati Office shall be on December 31, 2014.
• The Board of Judges’ decision is final.

Contest Theme: Sustainable Community Comfort Area. To know more about the theme or topic, kindly click Contest Theme tab.

Kindly send all entries to:
HCG Makati Office
1163 Don Chino Roces Ave.,
San Antonio Village, Makati City, 1203,
Metro Manila, Philippines

Deadline of all entries: December 31, 2014

AYDC CONTEST THEME

In his message during the World Toilet Day 2013, United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said that worldwide, some 2.5 billion people lack the benefits of adequate sanitation and more than 1 billion people practice open defecation.  

In a separate study conducted by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO), said that in the Philippines alone, 26 million Filipinos or 30% of the population are estimated without access to sanitary toilets. Of those, 7.4 million defecate in areas other than the bathroom.

Proper sanitation is a subject taken for granted despite its effects on the lives of many. The following points are just some of the result of lack of proper sanitation facilities:

• Water pollution due to open defecation.
• Vulnerability to diseases that can lead to death. According to UN Water, a child dies every 20 seconds globally due to water-borne diseases such as diarrhea.
• Economic losses. Sanitation problem contributes to the health and economic burden in the Philippines.

Proper sanitation is a problem experienced all over the world. UN’s Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets to provide access to better sanitation to 75% of those without. In 2015, UN projected to reach 67% of this goal.

The ArchiNEXT Design Challenge

The challenge is to create a Sustainable Community Comfort Area (SCCA) within a neighborhood of fifty (50) families with an average of six (6) household members or 300 people in total that lacks access to clean water and with limited supply of electricity. The SCCA must have the ff minimum requirements:

• Total Area of the SCCA: 200 sq. mts.
• Decent toilet area for everyone:
• Five (5) cubicles for male, with three (3) urinals and two (2) lavatory
• Five (5) cubicles for female and two (2) lavatory
• Secured shower area each for men, women and must be safe for children:
• Six (6) cubicles for male
• Six (6) cubicles for female

The following points will also be highly observed:

• The SCCA must have its own means of tapping water from a limited source.

Despite the pre-existing condition of water scarcity, the SCCA must be able to provide the people water for washing hands, bathing and flushing needs.

However, the contestant should refrain from using the existing EcoSan concept.

• The SCCA must be sustainable.

Sustainability, in the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) 1987 report, is defined as: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

The SCCA should be able to thrive on its own, able to replenish the resources it is using. Recycling is encouraged from the construction materials down to resources; as well as efficient use of energy.

• The SCCA must have low cost exposure.

This is in terms of the construction materials used and the maintenance cost it will require. However, it must also adhere to all applicable codes and standards.

Given these, the area should encourage the neighborhood to improve their sanitation, and make them feel comfortable and protected no matter their social standing.

In the first year of ArchiNEXT: HCG Young Designers’ Competition, the contestants’ ability to create a well-designed and sustainable structure with feasible solutions for social growth shall be tested.

You may visit your Dean of College of Architecture for more details on the Contest Theme or email us at archinextcompetition2015@gmail.com.

DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM

To complete your contest entry, kindly download the form and follow the guide below:

• Download Entry Form
• Accomplish all the fields
• Submit together with the contest entries in a sealed envelope
• Send to HCG Makati Office:

1163 Don Chino Roces Ave.,
San Antonio Village, Makati City, 1203,
Metro Manila, Philippines

Download Entry Form Here

Deadline of all entries: December 31, 2014

BE A SCHOLAR!

By joining ArchiNEXT: HCG Young Designers’ Competition (AYDC), you can also be an ArchiNEXT Scholar provided you satisfy and submit the requirements listed below:

Be an ArchiNEXT Scholar

• All contestants of ArchiNEXT: HCG Young Designers’ Competition (AYDC) are qualified to be part of the screening process for the scholarship/ financial aid.
• Interested applicants for the scholarship/ financial aid should also belong to a needy family with a combined annual income of Php 250,000 below.
• Interested applicants must submit the ff additional documents as requirements:
• Certified True Copy of any proof of income (combined annual income of Php 250,000 below)
• Accomplished and Duly Signed School Endorsement in Letterhead
Download Format of School Endorsement
• Certified True Copy of Grades (most recent)

• All requirements for the scholarship/ financial aid must be sealed in a separate envelope.
• Failure to comply with any of the additional requirements shall invalidate the candidate’s application only in the scholarship/ financial aid.
• Deadline of submission of all entries to HCG Makati Office shall also be on December 31, 2014.

ArchiNEXT Scholarship Prizes and Privileges

• Maximum of (10) candidates shall be given a one-year scholarship grant worth Php 30,000.
• The first half (Php 15,000) will be given during the Awarding or before June enrollment.
• The second half (another Php 15,000) will be given before the enrollment of the next semester (September or October).
• Prizes are tax free.
• Certificate for the Scholars shall be awarded on April 15, 2015, opening of CONEX.
• ArchiNEXT Scholars, should they come from far provinces will have the privilege to attend CONEX and HCG plant tour. HCG shall shoulder the airfare and accommodation of the winners and scholars.


• Tickets and/or accommodations are not convertible to cash.

Other Terms and Conditions

• For the scholar to be given the second half of the financial grant, he/she must present his Official Grades of the previous semester without any failing grade. 
• Failure to present Official Grades of the previous semester shall forfeit the candidate’s other half (Php 15,000) of the scholarship in favor of the sponsor.
• Likewise, should the Official Grade of the scholar reflect any failing grade in any subject whether major or minor, the other half (Php 15,000) of the scholarship shall also be forfeited in favor of the sponsor.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING AND PRIZES

ArchiNEXT: HCG Young Designers’ Competition Criteria for Judging

The design must be visually appealing while adhering to the contest theme and guidelines. It must also exude the feeling of comfort, safety and security.

Aside from visual appeal, the design must also be sustainable and cost efficient as further discussed in the contest theme.

• Design Excellence ....................................... 50%

• Design Sustainability and Cost Efficiency .... 50%

Prizes and Privileges

• The Top 15 entries shall be exhibited in CONEX 2015 on April 15-17, 2015.
• Winners to be announced on April 15, 2015, opening of CONEX
• The best entries in the ArchiNEXT: HCG Young Designers’ Competition (AYDC) shall win the ff:
• 1st Prize- Php 40,000 plus Plaque of Recognition
• 2nd Prize- Php 20,000 plus Plaque of Recognition
• 3rd Prize- Php 10,000 plus Plaque of Recognition
• The Top 12 Runner-ups shall also receive Php 2,000 as consolation prize and a Certificate

• Prizes are tax-free.
• Moreover, the three (3) ArchiNEXT prize winners including and the ten (10) ArchiNEXT scholars, should they come from far provinces (with at least 5 hours of travel time) will have the privilege to attend CONEX and HCG plant tour. HCG shall shoulder the airfare and accommodation of the winners and scholars eligible.
• Tickets and/or accommodations are not convertible to cash.
• Schools of the 1st to 3rd prize winners shall also have corresponding counterpart prizes (to be announced later).

CONTACT US

For inquiries, on Contest and Scholarship you may contact HCG at:

Mail:

1163 Don Chino Roces Ave.,
San Antonio Village, Makati City, 1203,
Metro Manila, Philippines

Telephone:

(02) 895-56-83 loc. 248

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