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Submission Requirements

  • Digital Presentation:
    • Submit a single PowerPoint file of no more than 20 slides.
    • Formatted in landscape orientation at a 16:9 ratio.
    • Communicate the project primarily through architectural drawings, diagrams, models, photography, and visual analysis.
    • Text constraints: Text on slides must be limited to titles, labels, and short identifying phrases only. Complete sentences are not permitted. If a drawing requires a sentence to explain it, the drawing has not done its job.
    • Presentations must collectively address
      • Analysis of the existing building (structure, spatial organisation, climate performance, cultural context).
      • Documentation of the SketchUp PreDesign climate analysis.
      • The design concept and argument (what, why, and how).
      • Architectural drawings (plans, sections, elevations at appropriate scales).
      • At least one spatial visualisation showing the relationship between the existing building and the addition.
      • The proposed cultural programme and spatial resolution.
  • Design Statement:
    • Submit a separate written statement of no more than 300 words on a single A4 page (PDF format).
    • Must answer:
      • What is the addition?
      •  Why does it take the form it does?
      • How does it work spatially, climatically, and in relation to the existing building?
      •  Text only: No images, diagrams, or renderings are permitted on this page.
  • SketchUp Model:
    • Submit a native SketchUp model file.
    • The model must accurately represent the proposed addition and its relationship to the existing building.
    • Include Daylight Analysis Screenshots (From Daylight Analysis Extension) OR Shadow Studies as a series of scenes within the model (Shadows of Equinox / Summer Solstice / Winter Solstice at 9am /12pm / 3pm, total of 9 scenes)
  • Documentation:
    • A clear floor area schedule must be included within the PowerPoint presentation.
    • Must show: existing building gross floor area, addition gross floor area, percentage increase, and a room-by-room breakdown.
  • A Prove of Valid SketchUp License ( One team required 1 license )
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