ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

SYDNEY
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
CHALLENGE
COMPETITION CONDITIONS

PARTNERS:
Bee Breeders Architecture Competition Organisers,
in partnership with
SYDNEY BUILD 2018,
have prepared this document for the
SYDNEY AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHALLENGE
architecture competition.

Full Competition Terms & Conditions:

SYDNEYHOUSING.beebreeders.com/terms

Bee Breeders
architecture competition organisers
hello@beebreeders.com
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CONTENTS

4 SYDNEY BUILD
5 COMPETITION INTRODUCTION
6 PROGRAMME
7 PRIZES
8 COMPETITION SCHEDULE
8 REGISTRATION FEES
9 RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION CONTENT
9 PRESENTATION DELIVERABLES SET
9 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
10 JURY & EVALUATION PROCESS
11 ELIGIBILITY
11 MEDIA PARTNERS
11 ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS
 SYDNEY BUILD
By building on last years success, Sydney Build is
back on March 15th & 16th with more content, more
networking and more entertainment than ever before.
Across the two days, the expo will see thousands of
construction professionals, architects, developers,
government representatives visit Royal Hall of
Industries to meet with over 200 exhibitors
showcasing the very latest products, solutions, and
technology across the sector.

90 top level speakers from across the industry will take

part in informative presentations and CPD accredited
workshops, covering topics such as BIM & Digital
Construction, Off-Site Construction, Sustainability,
Skills, and the Future of Australia's Construction
Industry.

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COMPETITION
INTRODUCTION
Debate rages across the country, as experts and
analysts go back and forth over the idea of an
affordable housing crisis in Australia. One area that all
experts can agree on, however, is that Sydney is in a
league of its own when it comes to property prices.
Sydney comes in second to Hong Kong having the
least affordable housing in a survey of 10 major
metropolitan markets.
The Guardian Australia reported figures from BIS
Oxford economics showing that, as of December
2016, 42% of average disposable household income
in New South Wales was being poured into monthly
mortgage payments. This is on a median-priced house
in Sydney, after the sizeable 25% deposit has already
been paid.
As these figures have not significantly changed in over
25 years, the Sydney Affordable Housing Challenge -
in collaboration with the Sydney Build Expo - is looking
for innovative solutions that could end this crisis for
good.
Sydney is Australias biggest and most vibrant
metropolitan hub, but its astronomical price tag is
restricting its population to those of a privileged
background. Therefore, this is an open architecture
competition, encouraging those new to the industry -
as well as professionals - to address to question of
how to create affordable homes with limited space and
resources.
The jury panel will evaluate submitted designs and
award further acclaim to those with innovative and
sustainable practices for everything from construction
materials and methods, to logistics and innovation.
The winners will be presented at the Sydney Build
Expo 2018.
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PROGRAMME
Design a pilot-phase concept for affordable housing
within Sydney, which can be easily rolled out to
increase capacity of housing stock, and is minimal in
its use of land and materials.

No minimum size or amount of the residential

units per block is defined. The proposals should be
flexible enough to adopt in different sizes with different
inhabitant capacity requirements.

Designs for the Sydney Affordable Housing challenge

should be flexible to different locations across the city.
The designs should also be adaptable, allowing
adjustments to be made in order to suit different
residential capacity requirements.

There are no set competition sites. Participants are

required to chose a theoretical site in Sydney.

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PRIZES
3 winning proposals + 2 special awards and 6 honourable mentions will be
selected. Bee Breeders will award a total of US $6,000 in prize money to
competition winners as follows:

EXHIBITION:
Prize money
The top 3 designs, as well as the Student Award
US $6,000 and Green Award will be announced at the Sydney
Build show on March 15th.

1st Prize BB Student Award

US $3,000 US $500
2nd Prize BB Green Award

US $1,500 US $500
3rd Prize 6 HONOURABLE MENTIONS
US $500 More information about the special awards at
SYDNEYHOUSING.beebreeders.com

PUBLICATIONS: CERTIFICATES:
The winners will get international art and design media Bee Breeders will acknowledge
coverage and will be featured on the Bee Breeders the outstanding performance of all
website. winners and honourable mentions
A full list of media partners who have committed to with Certificates of Achievement.
present the competition winners in their publications
can be found on SYDNEYHOUSING.beebreeders.com

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COMPETITION REGISTRATION
SCHEDULE FEES
Enthusiasts
Students*
and companies
Early Bird Registration
OCTOBER 4 - NOVEMBER 3
Early Bird Registration US $90 US $70

Advance Registration Advance Registration US $120 US $100

NOVEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 1
Last Minute Registration
DECEMBER 2 - FEBRUARY 9
Last Minute Registration US $140 US $120
* See requirements here:
beebreeders.com/competition-registration-types

Closing date for registration

FEBRUARY 9

Closing date for submission

FEBRUARY 14 (11:59pm GMT+0)

Announcement of the winners

MARCH 16, 2018

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PRESENTATION RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION
DELIVERABLES SET SUBMISSION CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
Urban plan; (suggested scale 1:500 or 1:1000) A cityscape to illustrate how the proposal fits in Participants are required to upload four (4) A2
Street elevations; (suggested scale 1:50) with the quality, value, and significance of the landscape-orientated presentation boards
historical and modern urban structure of (must not exceed 5mb per jpg) with sketches,
Primary sections; (suggested scale 1:50) Sydney. renderings, plans, sections, elevations,
Primary floor plans; (suggested scale 1:50) Concept designs which highlight that all diagrams, and/or other presentation tools to
Structural system drawings/diagrams for the aspects of the design are of the highest quality explain their proposal.
main lookout point and in keeping with the design brief and the No video files are accepted.
Enlarged sections and elevations highlighting proposed site. All information provided in writing must
key spaces or relationships; (suggested scale The main points of proposed plans and be in English.
1:10) sections, multiple internal and external All submissions must be uploaded via the
Details: (suggested scale 1:5) perspectives demonstrating the spatial quality beebreeders.com upload panel. Access
Envelope
of the building as well as operational needs and information and instructions on how to upload
accessibility requirements. the presentation panel will be issued to
Key materials
Site or landscape Demonstration of project construction, participants via email immediately after
materiality, functions, management and successful registration.
Axonometrics providing information on building
maintenance; approach to environment, energy Presentation boards must not indicate any
systems or illustrating key architectural
and sustainability, indoor environment and information related to individual's/team's
concepts;
logistics. identity.
Diagrams:
Circulation Participants that do not comply with the requirements
Public versus private space will be disqualified without a refund.
Lighting
Landscaping
Transportation
Energy systems
Cityscapes/urban relationships
Perspectives:
Primary interior spaces
Primary site locations

Please note the PRESENTATION DELIVERABLES SET listed

above is a suggestion only. Participants can choose to use
the entire list, a selection from it, or propose a completely
different set that would explain their design in the most
efficient manner.
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JURY & EVALUATION
PROCESS
Student Award: Green Award:
Competition jury consists of two jury panels:
Core jury panel 1 Consultative jury panel will produce a shortlist 1 Consultative jury panel will produce a shortlist
of 40 from all submitted student entries. of 40 from all submitted entries.
Consultative jury panel
2 Consultative jury panel will select 9 2 Consultative jury panel will select 9
Full jury panel members list is published on competition finalists from the shortlist. competition finalists from the shortlist.
SYDNEYHOUSING.beebreeders.com.
3 Core jury panel will evaluate the 9 finalists and 3 Core jury panel will evaluate the 9 finalists and
The core and consultative jury panel will be select the winning project. select the winning project.
responsible for setting the criteria that participants
need to fulfil based on the site and brief, and will
evaluate each submission accordingly.

Participants are advised to research both the working

site and previous similar case studies as part of the
design process.

SYDNEY AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHALLENGE is

an ideas competition which encourages participants to
experiment with the limits of architecture. The jury may
choose to reward projects that show extreme
creativity in this area, even if they breach any of the
rules, so long as its justified.

Selecting Top 3 winners:

1 Consultative jury panel will produce a shortlist

of 40 from all submitted entries.

2 Consultative jury panel will select 9

competition finalists from the shortlist.
3 Core jury panel will evaluate the 9 finalists and
select the top 3 winning projects and the
6 honourable mentions.

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ARCHITECTURE
STUDENTS
Bee Breeders architecture competition organisers
would like to hear from representatives of universities,
schools & colleges offering architecture / design
studies.

Contact us to receive special student rates for group

registrations (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 request from your university email address

along with basic information about yourself and your
university/school.

Please note that only recognized university staff can

apply for the reduced student rate.
MEDIA
PARTNERS
A full list of media partners who have committed to
present the competition winners in their publications
ELIGIBILITY can be found on SYDNEYHOUSING.beebreeders.com

The competition is open to all. No professional
qualification is 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.
For potential media partners who are also interested in
covering the present competition and its winners,
please contact us on hello@beebreeders.com
Competition press kit (in English) and banners are
available on SYDNEYHOUSING.beebreeders.com/press

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 Full Competition Terms & Conditions:
SYDNEYHOUSING.beebreeders.com/terms

Bee Breeders
Architecture Competition Organisers
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