Foreword
Urban Zoo Coworking was looking for a signature style for their co-working spaces, an interior design that could be applied to each new venue and customised to suit the creative needs of its users, from freelancers to startups and small businesses. Participants were challenged to create a unique space that would distinguish it from other traditional offices, invoking a sense of creativity and collaboration within the space.
The key elements that the jury took into account was the versatility and adaptability of the designs, as well as the quality of the of the coworking space and the dedication to creating a recognisable and distinct interior brand.
Bee Breeders would like to thank all entrants for their participation in the Urban Zoo Coworking Design Challenge.
1st Prize Winner
The Menagerie
Competitions are a free space to challenge yourself as a creative and to challenge the cohesion of your team. It’s also an occasion to think freely and to define what matters to you and what architect you’d like to be.
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The Menagerie project features a modern and coherent color scheme that was eye catching, inviting, and incredibly stylised. It really complimented the concept of an “urban zoo”, creating an energetic atmosphere in which workers could connect, exchange, and collaborate. The submitted designs offered a clear and understandable concept that included an uncomplicated scheme of forms, shapes, and colors that complimented the furniture. And while unique, the scheme could easily be replicated in any type of space and has the potential to become the signature interior for the Urban Zoo Coworking brand.
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Under Bridge
The Home of Shadows
MICROHOME
Workplace Reimagined
Museum of Emotions
2nd Prize Winner
WILD
We love a challenge and see the innovative and conceptual briefs of architecture vision competitions as an opportunity to be forward-thinking and experimental in our designs. We find participating in these competitions is also a great way to contribute to the design culture on an international scale and connects us with designers worldwide.
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WILD took modular design to the next level, with its “Kit of Parts” enabling users to customise their work space towards either individual, isolated work, or fostering collaboration and networking within the space. The project really played well with the theme of a zoo environment, exploring varying levels of exposure established through the lightweight framework of its modular system. The jury selected this project as a runner-up because the highly-functional proposed grid system showed extreme originality and ingenuity, offering a variety of different types of working spaces, presentation platforms, and storage areas. And while the design has great potential in becoming a part of the Urban Zoo Coworking bran, the jury did have slight concerns about the practicalities of the structure installation, maintenance, and cost.
3rd Prize Winner
Habitat
For us, it is a unique opportunity to participate in those fields that are not fully developed inside the bureau, or in that typologies that are not required at the moment by the client but will be definitely in demand in future.
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Russian FederationJury feedback summary
The Habitat project is one of the few conventional designs, with a straightforward color scheme of natural wood and plants to create a habitat where creatives could escape the rat race. The jury panel especially complimented the smart and coherent approach to zoning, with different areas being defined as settlements, nests, and jungles, each constructed by a unique arrangement of modular units. The selection of the modular furniture, as well as the overall level of the concept detail, made for a compelling and intriguing working environment.
Honorable Mentions
Shortlisted projects
Creative Cells
Georgia Wanderlust
United States Tomorrow CoWorking
United States Urban Sensorama
Mexico
Rise architecture
United States UZC - La Serre
France The Zoo Office
United States The Unicorns&Friends
Romania CREATE TOGETHER, ENJOY TOGETHER
Turkey 
Modular Working stations
Israel 
U Space
Hong Kong Red Ribbon
Artizen interiors pvt ltd
India There´s always a better side to work
Universidad autónoma de san luis potosí
+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Mexico
United States Rice paper office
Japan Backdrop.
Canada Coworking Jungle
Poland Urban Zoo
United States OUTSIDE THE BOX
Collectif architecture sarl
Switzerland C.O.F.A.N _ Collaborative Open Flexible Adaptive and Nature
United States The Open Cage
Italy CONCRETE JUNGLE
Canada The Arc
India Microhouse Office Inception
Switzerland UZ
Nika vorotyntseva architects
Ukraine The Menagerie
Studio mas
France 
Beehive
Beijing university of civil engineering and architecture
+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
China Work Stop
Turkey OASIS
Aplusnoima
Romania wor-Kit
Italy URBAN ZOO COWORKING as a City Garden
Poland URBAN ZOO COWORKING SPACE
Atria studio
Albania COW OR KING
Italy 
Kinetic Foldniture
Cal design studio
Thailand Urban Zoo Co-working
Delft university of technology
+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Netherlands Urban Zoo
Ukraine Habitat
Apex project bureau
Russian Federation work pound
Hungary Flourish
Australia 
WORKarium
Costa Rica
Denmark Steam Jungle
Hungary UZCOworking
Italy The Open Zoo
Bulgaria ZIG ZAG ZOO
Atelier boy·k·ott
Bulgaria WILD
Cornerstore
Australia URBAN BIOMBO
United States Birdhouse
Romania REVERSIBLE OBJECTS FOR URBAN ZOO
Italy Spline your Space
Merubaim architects
Israel CO | An Urban Zoo Coworking Space
Iowa state university
+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States Urban Zoo Coworking Space
Indonesia Dynamic Zoo
Egypt Common Space
Rashtrasant tukadoji maharaj nagpur university
+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
India UZCO Project
United Kingdom YOUR FIELD
Japan ant.nest
Singapore Work & Co.
Israel Urban ZOO Co-Work
Satin moose llc
United States URBAN ZOO: COLLABORATIVE WORKING SPACE
Noor khan design studio
Pakistan
Soluciones de ingeniería
El Salvador URBAN ZEN HOUSE
South Korea 