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Portable 
Reading Rooms
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Portable 
Reading Rooms

Buildner is pleased to announce the results of its Portable Reading Rooms international competition! This is the second edition of the popular design event, and hosted in partnership with MArch Valencia which will support the further education of one designer selected from the received submissions, in the form of a scholarship.

This competition sought designs for a small structure that could be embedded within existing public spaces in multiple locations around the world. The reading rooms are to function as an intimate meditative space in which people can read and exchange books. The structure itself is to be highly versatile so that it could be located in various locations, and could function in various climates and seasons.

Buildner collaborated with an excellent international jury panel: Rami Bebawi is an architect and co-founder of KANVA in Montreal, Canada; Nancy Beka is an architectural designer and co-director of Studio Edwards, a Melbourne-based design practice established in 2016 to bring together architecture, interiors and conceptual design with a dedication to pushing these disciplines in innovative and unexpected directions; Fernando Brunel is co-founder of Balparda Brunel Oficina de Arquitectura - BBOA, an architecture studio established in Rosario, Argentina in 2012; Dan Dorocic is a Berlin-based member of design & architecture collective ON/OFF; Nicole McIntosh is the Co-Founder of the Swiss-American design practice Architecture Office; Martin Olivera is the founder of TATŪ Arquitectura based in Montevideo, Uruguay; Fran Silvestre is an architect and founder of Fran Silvestre Arquitectos in Valencia, Spain, and founder and director of the MArch Postgraduate School of Architecture and Design at the European University of Valencia; Rogelio Vallejo Bores is an architect and founder of Mexico-based HW Studio; and Cristina Verissimo is co-founding partner of Lisbon-based CVDB arquitectos.

Buildner and its jury panel congratulate the winners and thank each of the participating teams for submitting proposals.

We sincerely thank our jury panel
for their time and expertise

Rami Bebawi

architect and co-founder of KANVA

Canada

Nancy Beka

architectural designer and co-director of Studio Edwards

Australia

Fernando Brunel

co-founder of Balparda Brunel Oficina de Arquitectura - BBOA

Argentina

Dan Dorocic

designer ON/OFF

Germany

Nicole McIntosh

Co-Founder of the Swiss-American design practice Architecture Office

Switzerland

Martin Olivera

founder of TATŪ Arquitectura

Uruguay

Fran Silvestre

Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, MArch Postgraduate School of Architecture and Design

Spain

Rogelio Vallejo Bores

architect and founder of Mexico-based HW Studio

Mexico

Cristina Verissimo

Co-Founder, CVDB arquitectos

Portugal

1st Prize Winner

Project name

THEM

We participate in architectural competitions to challenge our ideas, push our thinking further, reconsider our universe, reject the status quo, and take certain concepts to even greater heights.

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Authors
Marianne Charbonneau
Mélanie Hamel-Auger
Charles-Antoine Lauzon
Sandrine Arguin
Country
Canada
  • 10/10 Linework
  • 10/10 Quality of drawings
  • 10/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 9/10 Hierarchy
  • 8/10 Annotation
  • 8/10 Text
  • 10/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 10/10 Quality of overall presentation

2nd Prize Winner

Project name

Tight Knit

Competitions provide us with an intellectual outlet to explore our core interests, investigate new challenges and opportunities, and quickly test out ideas. These competition briefs may deviate from our current projects and offer a refreshing and stimulating exercise.

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Authors
Danielle Beaulieu
Melanie Monastirsky
Country
United States
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 9/10 Balance of color
  • 7/10 Layout
  • 8/10 Hierarchy
  • 8/10 Annotation
  • 8/10 Text
  • 8/10 Clarity of story
  • 9/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 8/10 Quality of overall presentation

3rd Prize Winner

Project name

Attract. Explore. Read.

I participate in architecture competitions to stay curious. In ideas competitions, there is enough freedom and enough restraints in place to be playful while remaining mindful.

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Author
Gi Giannone
Country
United States
  • 8/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 8/10 Balance of color
  • 7/10 Layout
  • 8/10 Hierarchy
  • 7/10 Annotation
  • 7/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 8/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 8/10 Quality of overall presentation

Buildner Student Award +
Buildner Sustainability Award

Project name

READING CRAFT

We pursue the excitement of design. Architecture competitions fulfill our desire and, at the same time, allow us to share it with other people.

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Authors
Yu Hsiang Hsieh
Chu Hua Huang
Jia Pei Lin
Yen Ting Chou
Country
Taiwan
+122 points Buildner University Rankings
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 10/10 Balance of color
  • 8/10 Layout
  • 9/10 Hierarchy
  • 8/10 Annotation
  • 8/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 9/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 9/10 Quality of overall presentation

Scholarship

Project name

Lugar Aislado

This was our first competition entry, with the goal to challenge ourselves, showcase our skills, and share our ideas. As students, we believe competitions are the best opportunity to be part of and develop projects that contribute our young concepts to the real world. We firmly believe that practice makes perfect. To improve our capabilities, we seek to participate in as many design competitions as possible to refine our respective styles and grow as architects.

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Authors
Max Gerber
Eitan Adrián Guzmán Cuéllar
Country
Germany
  • 8/10 Linework
  • 8/10 Quality of drawings
  • 8/10 Balance of color
  • 7/10 Layout
  • 8/10 Hierarchy
  • 7/10 Annotation
  • 7/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 8/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 8/10 Quality of overall presentation

Honorable Mentions

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Project name

OPEN THE BOOK!

Author
Laura Raspanti
Country
Italy
Project name

Biblioteca Vagon – Reading room on a journey

Authors
Jessica Zhan
Bella Fane
Lucas Engen Gjessing
Wenjing Huang
Country
United Kingdom
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
Project name

The Art of Reading

Authors
Julia Fraolini
Felix Steinbacher
Country
Austria
Project name

Rooms of Encounter

Authors
Aitong Chen
Jing Hei
Yuxi Zhang
Yuchen Peng
Country
United Kingdom
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
Project name

Four Corner Rooms: Reading Among the Forest

Author
Stephen Good
Country
United States

Shortlisted projects

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Fatema masuma Alidina
Tiffany Chui
Sarah Ghattas

Toronto Metropolitan University - TMU

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Canada

Verse Grotto

Wan Yan
United States

Four Corner Rooms: Reading Among the Forest

Stephen Good
United States

The Art of Reading

Julia Fraolini
Felix Steinbacher
Austria

box?

Tudor Ichim
Tudor Ichim
Horia Rusu

University of Architecture G.M. Cantacuzino (Facultatea de Arhitectură GM Cantacuzino - TUIASI)

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Romania

Lugar Aislado

Max Gerber
Eitan Adrián Guzmán Cuéllar
Germany

ON THE ROAD

Yuting Zhang
Pu Zhang

STUDIO RE+N

China

Nook Zone

Anca stefania Vlasica
Silvana maria Paraschivescu

Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism - UAUIM

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Romania

Shape of Wood

Valerii Shpiklirnyi

Technische Universität Darmstadt, TU Darmstadt

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Germany

The Forest

Lanyi Tu

Sichuan Fine Arts Institute

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
China

HUB-flexible reading space

Qing Duan
United Kingdom

Tight Knit

Danielle Beaulieu
Melanie Monastirsky
United States

Under a Tree

Gabriela De camarero perez
United States

Drift Reading Room

Rukhsar Zahid
Wanchi Wong
Humaira Keshtmand
Jadene Aguilar
United Kingdom

Urban Reading Toolkit

Yao Liu
China

Imaginarium

Tara Natalia
Catherine Leung
Canada

Book Sphere

Paula Smolka

Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice - Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Katowicach

+72 points Buildner University Rankings!
Poland

NOT - A - ROOM

Adam Dunning
Australia

Project ID 117584

Merve Ucan

Istanbul Technical University

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Turkey

Attract. Explore. Read.

Gi Giannone
United States

READING CRAFT

Yu Hsiang Hsieh
Chu Hua Huang
Jia Pei Lin
Yen Ting Chou

National Cheng Kung University

+122 points Buildner University Rankings!
Taiwan

INFINITE SPACE

Samuel Eckerson
United States

AN ANALOGOUS ROOM

Thomas Mori
Italy

Lighting the blind walls

Elena Clapan
Azaria Rusu
Ioana Gheorghita
Irina Enache

Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism - UAUIM

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Romania

Books Bubble

Rosanna Granatella
Italy

WOOD CHAPEL

Fabio Bragantini
Italy

Infinite Reading Space

Siyi Zhu
Xutianqi Wen

Manchester School of Architecture

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
United Kingdom

The Rhi-zones

Yuval Rabi

Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Israel

"BEYOND"

Lorenzo Bongiorno
Italy

Heritage Reconciliation: Portable Reading Room Bridging Divides

Yasser Khaldi
Majida Khanfar
Palestinian Territory, Occupied

Fiesta Parasol

Frederik Sisa
Katherine Schaefer
William Ramos
United States

Biblioteca Vagon – Reading room on a journey

Jessica Zhan
Bella Fane
Lucas Engen Gjessing
Wenjing Huang
United Kingdom

UP

Giovanni Pagnamenta
Switzerland

The Outdoor Window Seat

Megan Mendoza
Canada

Daedalus Maze

Samuel Armange
France

E-Nookie Room

Shu herng Kok
Harith Hashim
Joshua Teh

University of Edinburgh

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
United Kingdom

Origami Rooms

Jonathan Shek
Liza Sarmiento

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

THEM

Marianne Charbonneau
Mélanie Hamel-Auger
Charles-Antoine Lauzon
Sandrine Arguin

Agence Spatiale

Canada

Rooms of Encounter

Aitong Chen
Jing Hei
Yuxi Zhang
Yuchen Peng
United Kingdom

OPEN THE BOOK!

Laura Raspanti
Italy