Foreword

Buildner is happy to announce the results of its Yoga House in the Bog international design competition!

For this event, designers were asked to submit ideas for a yoga house to be located in a Latvian bog on a forested site adjacent to the Baltic Sea. The yoga house is intended to connect guests with the natural surroundings. The brief requested designs for a small building that interacts harmoniously with its unique and sensitive environment, one with the potential to be both iconic and a positive example of green building practices.

Buildner collaborated with an international jury with rich experiences designing buildings of this scale and ambition: Xuanru Chen is a lead architect at Shanghai-based ZJJZ Atelier; Olha Kleytman is Founder of SBM studio based in Kharkiv, Ukraine; Nicolas Lapierre is Founding Partner of Atelier L'Abri, a Montreal based architecture studio specializing in ecological, healthy and sustainable construction; Marco Lavit founded his architecture and design practice, Atelier LAVIT, in Paris in 2014; Anna Maria Orrù works in biomimicry, artistic/design research and in curating performative ‘hands-on’ research, providing alternative approaches to ecological design and sustainability, and is an Affiliated Senior Lecturer at Konstfack – University of Arts, Crafts and Design and co-founder of Nordic Biomimicry, a center dedicated to collaborating with nature as a mentor, measure and method; Judson Moore is the Design Director at Portland, Oregon-based Waechter Architecture; Carine Pimenta, Daniel Zamarbide and Galliane Zamarbide are architects and Partner of Geneva and Lisbon based BUREAU; Tom Schroeder is a senior architect with Patkau Architects and a guest critic / adjunct faculty at the University of British Columbia; and Yimeng Teng is a project architect at Ro Rockett Design, an award winning design firm based in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Aspen.

Buildner and its jury were impressed by the quality of submissions. They would like to extend their thanks to each of the participating teams and congratulate the winners!

COMPETITION ORGANISERS
Yoga House 
in the Bog

1st Prize Winner

Project name

SAT house

This is the first time we have taken part in such an architectural competition. We are interested in the topic of a conscious ecological approach in tourism and construction, as well as the beauty of the nature of the Latvian coast. This topic combines our love for nature and interest in spiritual practices. Additionally, in this difficult time, we feel that we have the strength and energy to open new opportunities for our studio professionally. Participation in such competitions provides an opportunity to join the global architectural community, feel a creative drive, test our skills, and showcase our ideas.

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Authors Zakhar Zibrov, Diana Zibrova
Country Ukraine
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 10/10 Quality of drawings
  • 10/10 Balance of color
  • 10/10 Layout
  • 10/10 Hierarchy
  • 9/10 Annotation
  • 9/10 Text
  • 10/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 10/10 Quality of overall presentation

2nd Prize Winner

Project name

Closer to nature

Competitions always allow you to see many different perspectives on one task. You can see many different ideas that you have not considered yourself and are always a great source of inspiration and new experience.

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

3rd Prize Winner +
Buildner Sustainability Award

Project name

Haven

We participate in architecture competitions because they provide us with an arena in which we can gracefully play with ideas. Competitions challenge us to make design decisions always in relation to people and place, and they encourage us to consider the material, structural, and anthropological implications of architecture. We feel that this process sharpens our representational toolbox and, in turn, equips us better to contribute to the built environment.

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Author Evan Shaner
Country United States
  • 10/10 Linework
  • 10/10 Quality of drawings
  • 10/10 Balance of color
  • 10/10 Layout
  • 10/10 Hierarchy
  • 9/10 Annotation
  • 9/10 Text
  • 10/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 10/10 Quality of overall presentation

Buildner Student Award

Project name

PRANAYAMA

Competitions enable us to explore innovative design approaches, push our creative boundaries, and demonstrate our ability to create spaces that enhance the experience within a harmonious and inspiring environment. We embrace the challenge of crafting architecture that respects the distinctiveness of a place and nurtures a profound connection between people and their surroundings. This competition offered the perfect opportunity to do so.

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Authors Pablo Navas Díaz, Carmen Povedano Olleros
Country Spain
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
  • 10/10 Linework
  • 10/10 Quality of drawings
  • 9/10 Balance of color
  • 10/10 Layout
  • 10/10 Hierarchy
  • 9/10 Annotation
  • 9/10 Text
  • 10/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 10/10 Quality of overall presentation

Client Favorite

Project name

ATKĀPE / RETREAT

Competitions are extremely beneficial for testing and challenging an architect's perspective and abilities. For architecture students, competitions offer a valuable opportunity to design beyond the constraints of academic curriculum or professional restrictions. Participating in competitions enables us to explore our skills unrestricted by mentors or advisors, allowing for complete creative expression and imaginative freedom.

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Authors Avery Thorne, Matthew Beecroft
Country Canada
+22 points Buildner University Rankings
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 8/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 9/10 Hierarchy
  • 9/10 Annotation
  • 9/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 9/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 9/10 Quality of overall presentation

Honorable Mentions

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Project name

HATHA

Authors Linnea Lujak, Tommy Lindgren
Country Sweden
Project name

The LOOP

Author Han Kuo
Country Taiwan
Project name

Austra's Shelter

Author Weronika Plata
Country Poland
Project name

Hearth

Author Simonas Pundzius
Country Lithuania
Project name

Nature's Temple

Authors Luis Taboada Naccarati, Vinicius Gonzalez Cuevas Martins
Country Brazil
Project name

EKAGRATA

Authors Stephanie Fischer, Eva Kukurīte
Country Austria

Shortlisted projects

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Crossings

Majka Mikulska

Edwin Larkens

Jovita Laurukėnaitė

Netherlands

Fog Harvester

Austin Autrey

United States

FOREST BATHING

Han Jiang

Yumeng Liu

Lihan Jin

United States

Pranam

Austin Vogelsang

Jessica Duschean

United States

ONE WITH NATURE

Janni Schaffner

Germany

HOUSE FO(U)R INNERLIGHT(S)

Ana-maria Lenghen

Razvan ioan Muntean

Silviu ioan Popa

Romania

The LOOP

Han Kuo

Taiwan

Lighthouse in the woods

Dean Li

Xu Li

Wei Li

China

Hearth

Simonas Pundzius

Lithuania

Connect

Ana Kosmina

Natalia Partykovska

Gašper Uršič

Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon (Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa)

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Portugal

BENEATH THE EAVE

Juan pablo Lopez isabella

Mexico

HATHA

Linnea Lujak

Tommy Lindgren

Sweden

SAT house

Zakhar Zibrov

Diana Zibrova

Ukraine

Haven

Evan Shaner

Shaner & Co.

United States

Soul Shelter

Sofia Pavlova

United Kingdom

House of Hush

Alisher Sadykov

Kēta elizabete Siliņa

Latvia

Samadhi Yoga House

David Afonso

Valdomiro Ceolin

Paulo César

Luis Fernandes

Portugal

Samādhi

Luca Gazzaniga

Switzerland

PRANAYAMA

Pablo Navas Díaz

Carmen Povedano Olleros

Polytechnic University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)

+72 points Buildner University Rankings!
Spain

EKAGRATA

Stephanie Fischer

Eva Kukurīte

Austria

The yoga cabin

Urban Skogmar

Denise Unveren

Sweden

Inward & Outward Focus

Alex Mcmillan

Isaac Mullen

Johnson Marklin

United States

Kolkasrags Yoga house in the Bog

Martyna Kotulek

Poland

VASTU | The Yoga of Architecture

Marius Voica

Iuliana Liubomeiscaia

Claudia-Nicoleta Visterineanu

Romania

Above the Bog

Yi Jiang

Xinran Shen

United States

KOLKA CABIN

Sofya Smirnova

Marianna-janika Gontšar

Oksana Karula

Endri Soomere

Arhitektuuribüroo Nord Homes OÜ

Estonia

flow house

Gilchristian Vidal

Brazil

Nature's Temple

Luis Taboada Naccarati

Vinicius Gonzalez Cuevas Martins

Brazil

Back to Basic

Youngil Kim

South Korea

PRITHIVI HOUSE (earth house)

Louis Huber-huber

Lorenz Kappler

Vienna University of Technology , Technische Universität Wien, TU Wien

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Austria

ATKĀPE / RETREAT

Avery Thorne

Matthew Beecroft

Canada

Yoga House in the Bog

Thamires Calderari

Lia Balassiano

Maria fernanda Del giovannino

Larissa Christina

USP – Universidade de São Paulo

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Brazil

Yoga Tree House

Valeria Baeza

Mario Arancibia

Felipe Gonzalez

Tomas Zelada

Chile

Pilgrimage

Daniel Bramah

United Kingdom

Beacon_Another Lighthouse as a yogahouse

Pablo antonio Lara roloff

Julien Timpanaro

Germany

Closer to nature

Przemo Metko

Marzena Radkiewicz-Metko

Poland

Austra's Shelter

Weronika Plata

Poland

meža atkāpšanās / forest retreat

Ruben Giannini

Toby Pullen

United Kingdom

(a) round

Dmytro Shchepetnov

Yevheniia Korshunova

Mykola Voronchuk

Ukraine

Auricle Cove

Renelle Handa

Jessica Wang

Jessica Jia

Canada