Foreword

Buildner is excited to present the winning and shortlisted entries submitted to the Office Design Challenge!

This is the second in an annual competition series in which participants are tasked with exploring the work environment. The jury sought design projects that use architecture as a tool to improve a worker’s wellbeing as well as their productivity. This challenge presented an opportunity to envision the new normal of the workplace post-COVID.

To evaluate the submissions, Buildner worked with an international jury panel including: Julia Murphy is Managing Partner and USA + Canada East Practice Leader at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill - SOM; Farid Esmaeil studied architecture at the American University of Sharjah School of Design and He co-founded X Architects in 2003 in Dubai; Katrina Yin, AIA, is an architect and design manager at JDS Development Group - formally trained as an architect, she worked at boutique design firms before becoming a licensed real estate salesperson and development associate; Harsha Kotak is the Founder of Women in Office Design and an international interior designer and workplace consultant; Dr Juriaan van Meel is Co-founder of BriefBuilder and an expert in the field of architectural briefing and workplace design; and Kourosh Salehi is MENA Design Director at LWK + PARTNERS, and a British architect, urbanist and educator with over 25 years of international experience in the UK, Asia and the Middle East.

Buildner and its jury members thank each of the participants for contributing to this library of design ideas, and for instigating new questions related to the future of workplace design.

COMPETITION ORGANISERS
Office

1st Prize Winner

Project name

Blackheath Creative Hub

Competitions are a unique platform in which you can test ideas and skills that you may not be able to test otherwise, all with a deadline, so you can reward yourself with a glass of wine at the end - just like in the real world!

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Author Claudia Takada
Country Australia
  • 10/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 10/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 10/10 Hierarchy
  • 8/10 Annotation
  • 7/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 9/10 Quality of overall presentation

2nd Prize Winner +
Buildner Student Award

Project name

The CUBE

Architecture competitions give us an opportunity to work outside our comfort zones, to explore new societal ways of life, and to understand the complexities of designing that surround them. It is one of the few mediums that allow architects to go wild with their imagination, designing their unique vision of how they see the world.

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Authors Fariha Afzal, Ezgi Su Demirci, Antonella Masanotti
Country Hungary
+142 points Buildner University Rankings
  • 10/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 8/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 9/10 Hierarchy
  • 8/10 Annotation
  • 7/10 Text
  • 7/10 Clarity of story
  • 8/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 8/10 Quality of overall presentation

3rd Prize Winner

Project name

Gradient Working - Constructing Matrix for Modernist Office Building

Architecture competitions play a vital role in expanding our horizons beyond daily work settings. They create a space for creativity and exploration, allowing us to integrate innovation, sustainability, and humanity into our designs. Focusing heavily on crucial societal issues, such as the built environment and environmental disasters, they provide an opportunity to explore ideas that promote environmental responsibility, energy efficiency, and sustainable design practices. This enables us to contribute to shaping a more sustainable and socially conscious built environment.

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Authors Shujian You, Yuxin Hu
Country United States
  • 7/10 Linework
  • 7/10 Quality of drawings
  • 7/10 Balance of color
  • 8/10 Layout
  • 8/10 Hierarchy
  • 7/10 Annotation
  • 7/10 Text
  • 7/10 Clarity of story
  • 7/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 7/10 Quality of overall presentation

Buildner Sustainability Award

Project name

OFF HOME

We love space for thoughts and the means to live comfortably.

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  • 8/10 Linework
  • 8/10 Quality of drawings
  • 9/10 Balance of color
  • 7/10 Layout
  • 6/10 Hierarchy
  • 8/10 Annotation
  • 7/10 Text
  • 6/10 Clarity of story
  • 6/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 7/10 Quality of overall presentation

Honorable Mentions

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Project name

NOMADHUB: Research on commercialization products and office space design based on digital nomad experience and needs

Authors Feiyang Li, Xianyun Zhang, Yuntian Zhang
Country China
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
Project name

chowa

Authors Parinaz Nabavi, Liam Roberts, Angela Le, Golara Pourvakil
Country Canada
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
Project name

parasitic office

Authors Weicheng Li, Zihan Xu
Country Australia
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
Project name

Scale Up

Country United Kingdom
Project name

Rumah Ibu

Authors Stephanie Choo, Wen hui Foo, Ke zhen Lim, Jien yong Yap
Country Malaysia
Project name

Office for University Clusters

Authors Hyosik Kim, Changjoo Lee, Youngjun Lee
Country South Korea
+72 points Buildner University Rankings

Shortlisted projects

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LA Under Pressure

Courtenay Bauer

United States

Edu

Mevlide Murina

Politecnico di Milano / Polytechnic University of Milan

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Italy

THE REDUX

Mostafa Sedky

TWO EMMS DESIGN STUDIO

Egypt

Blackheath Creative Hub

Claudia Takada

Australia

chowa

Parinaz Nabavi

Liam Roberts

Angela Le

Golara Pourvakil

Toronto Metropolitan University - TMU

+72 points Buildner University Rankings!
Canada

Balance Office

Yeonwoo Kang

South Korea

Scale Up

Hermione Garnett-Spear

United Kingdom

The CUBE

Fariha Afzal

Ezgi Su Demirci

Antonella Masanotti

Hungary

EVOLVE/ADAPT

Kyle Johnson

Maggie Hardt

Sarah Shearer

Mia Kaplan

United States

PUESTO KM99

Lisandro Aloi

Argentina

785 MILL

Nazaré Gaudreault robalo

Canada

villas in the park

Monika Mitic

Patricia Diaz

Toronto Metropolitan University - TMU

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Canada

“IDENTITY” - new spaces in existing places

Jovana Glumac

Elena Stankovska

Aleksandar Ortakovski

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Macedonia

Gradient Working - Constructing Matrix for Modernist Office Building

Shujian You

Yuxin Hu

United States

OFF HOME

Dominik Kremerskothen

Vanessa Riecke

Jadwiga Slezak

auf - architektur + film GbR

Germany

OFFICE'TATION

Eda Erkaya

Zeynep Cabbar

Gözde beyza Kartal

Ceyda Uslu

Turkey

OFFISEA

Tuğçe Gül

Sude berfin Çevik

Emre Sezer

Sümeyye Özelçi

Turkey

ARCH

Jason Li

Dennis Byun

Chris Choi

John Woo

New Zealand

Ocean Coworking

Rodrigo Mancini

STUDIO BR ARQUITETURA

Brazil

Office for a Fashion Company, Kharkiv

Isgandar Hajiyev

Aziza Hashimova

Azerbaijan

TODAY'S OFFICE PLATFORM [ WEOF ]

Younghyun Choi

South Korea

Rumah Ibu

Stephanie Choo

Wen hui Foo

Ke zhen Lim

Jien yong Yap

Think Cloud Design Lab

Malaysia

Bubbling Office

Sunwoo Choi

South Korea

Office for University Clusters

Hyosik Kim

Changjoo Lee

Youngjun Lee

South Korea

IN THE WAVE

Chae eun Hwang

Seo Yun Lee

Na Yeon Ye

Gyeong Ju Gang

South Korea

SCALE - UP

Hae chan Heo

SUK HOON JUNG

JUNG HYUN KIM

Keimyung University - 계명대학교

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
South Korea

Kraszewskiego

Przemysław Baranek

Nina Zdanowicz

Poznan University of Technology , Politechnika Poznańska

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Poland

NOMADHUB: Research on commercialization products and office space design based on digital nomad experience and needs

Feiyang Li

Xianyun Zhang

Yuntian Zhang

China

EchoHub

Robert Tranter

Formed Architecture

United States

Aquaponics Office

Au Raymond

Purple Lee

Hong Kong

GroWork

Amily woan tyng Tan

Juliane Wahl

Friederike Wahl-koro

Jennifer Pölemann

Wahl Büro+Objekt

Germany

parasitic office

Weicheng Li

Zihan Xu

Australia