Competition introduction
Competition organisers
In Partnership With
Hverfjall in northern Iceland is what’s known as a “tuff ring” volcano or a tephra cone volcano. Located east of the volcanic Lake Mývatn, Hverfjall’s volcanic explosion crater is 1 km wide and approximately 140 meters deep. It is a popular hiking destination where visitors can easily access many parts of the crater via public hiking trails which can reach up to 200 meters in height.
Left – Aerial view of Hverfjall crater. Right – Northern Lights, Mývatn, Iceland
Believed to have been created during a volcano eruption, Hverfjall is almost perfectly symmetrical, with a slight variation at the site of a landslide which took place several years ago. Its dark, captivating colours make it a popular tourist attraction and photography spot, and the site is protected, meaning visitors can only use the two approved hiking trails to access the crater, with all other areas restricted.
Hverfjall volcano crater is almost perfectly symmetrical
Iceland Volcano Coffee Shop competition site
For the Iceland Volcano Coffee Shop competition, Bee Breeders architecture competition organisers have partnered with Landeigendur Voga ehf (Landowners of Vogar farmland) as part of a series of competitions based in Iceland. For this competition, architects and architecture enthusiasts are called to submit designs for a coffee shop that would be located at the base of the Hverfjall volcano. The new coffee shop would need to include facilities for a new visitor centre and a small exhibition room that would give visitors information about the volcano’s history.
Winning designs will be put forward for construction, so they should strike a balance of practical ideas and creative design that is sustainable, unique, and in keeping with the landscape.
Download full competition brief for more information!
Competition is open to all. No professional qualification is required. Design proposals can be developed individually or by teams (4 team members maximum). Correspondence with organizers must be conducted in English; All information submitted by participants must be in English
Full competition brief
All information can be downloaded as often as required; no additional information or material will be provided after registration.
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- (!) FULL COMPETITION BRIEF
- SITE CAD & PDF
- SITE PHOTO & VIDEO
Prizes
10,000 € + Construction
Total Prize Fund
1st PRIZE
5,000 €
PublicationsCertificate of Achievement
2nd PRIZE
2,000 €
PublicationsCertificate of Achievement
3rd PRIZE
1,000 €
PublicationsCertificate of Achievement
CLIENT'S LANDEIGENDUR VOGA EHF FAVOURITE AWARD
Certificate of Achievement
1,000 €
Publications Certificate of Achievement
ARCHHIVE STUDENT AWARD (more details)
500 €
+ 50 € ARCHHIVE BOOKS Gift Card + 50 Points BEE BREEDERS Architecture University Rankings
Publications
Certificate of Achievement
+ 6 HONOURABLE MENTIONS
PUBLICATIONS:
The winners will get international art and design media coverage and will be featured on the Bee Breeders website and social pages.
CERTIFICATE:
Bee Breeders will also acknowledge the outstanding performance of all winners and honourable mentions with Certificates of Achievement.
Jury panel
Marshall Blecher
MAST, Denmark
Borghildur Indriðadóttir
artist, Iceland
Marta Frazão
Atelier Data, Portugal
Filipe Rodrigues
Atelier Data, Portugal
Inês Vicente
Atelier Data, Portugal
Sigrún Sumarliðadóttir
Studio Bua, Norway
Yu-Ying Tsai
ZJJZ Atelier, China
Kenrick Wong
OOA - Orient Occident Atelier, Cambodia
Jury members shall under no circumstances be contacted by competition participants or their representatives. Participants who attempt to contact jury members, shall be disqualified. All jury members are involved in the evaluation based on their availability at that time.
All communication regarding the competition should only be carried out with Bee Breeders staff. For any questions please contact us on [email protected]
Key dates
Closing date for registration
20 April, 2022
Closing date for project submission
25 May, 2022 (11:59pm London time)
Announcement of the winners
06 July, 2022
Competition Q&A deadline: 27 April, 2022
In order to guarantee equal opportunities to all competition participants,
no new questions will be answered after this deadline!
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Coffee Shop deadlines
Coffee Shop deadlines
Registration fees
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Registration Deadline27 January - 20 April
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Architects / Enthusiasts / Companies135 €
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Students115 €
+4.5% VAT
STUDENT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Contact us to receive special student rates for group registrations (discount applies for 3+ registrations from one university/school) and to receive further information and support for getting 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.
Competition results in media
F.A.Q.
Competition related questions
Electricity, sewage, and water are available on the site. No geothermal heating is available.
All available information is available in the competition brief, there is no additional information available.
In case participants choose to reuse the existing structure as part of the proposal, it is not required to transfer the old building program to the new structure.
Participants are recommended to fit their designs within the defined site boundaries.
Coffee shop should be operational all year round.
The existing building has a small exhibition, as well as two toilets.
Exhibition zone can be connected to the coffee shop.
Participants may use the existing parking space, as well as propose a new one.
For this competition, there is no building height defined.
It is not defined how many people will be working in the building.
Participants may propose different storage areas for each zone.
A small kitchenette to prepare sandwiches and heat up the food is recommended.
General questions
Click on "register now", fill in all the required fields, choose your payment method and submit your information. You will be forwarded to Paypal or CPS secure payment gateway, to cover the competition fee. Once we receive your payment, we'll send you an email with your username and password to upload your submission directly to the website.
You can add/remove/edit team member information as often as you want in the upload panel, up until the submission deadline.
Only one proposal per registration is permitted. Participants are entitled to register multiple times if they wish to participate in the competition with several proposals.
Yes we are in the process of negotiating with multiple international industry-related media representatives. The list of media partners is constantly updated on our website, please check it regularly to find latest updates.
Yes. If the jury panel selects a Student award's submission for the top 3, it will automatically be awarded both prizes.
Yes. If the jury panel selects a Green award's submission for the top 3, it will automatically be awarded both prizes.
No. Competition entries are evaluated anonymously. The participant registration type is only revealed upon the announcement of the results.
Please contact us – [email protected] and we will address the problem directly.
The short answer is yes, you may submit a previously published design concept as long as you are the author. Before re-submitting your project, please carefully read the following clarification points listed here - architecturecompetitions.com/resubmit-your-design
