Jardin de Villars
Contest

A place to pause

A place to take time for yourself

A place to re-connect with what truly matters to you

Brief

 

Imagine a sustainable hospitality concept with its Country Club in Provence, South of France.
This idea competition is for everyone, designers, architects, students…

 

THE SITE

The space that hosts the project is currently a 9 holes golf course. Our wish is to turn it into a verdant, fragrant garden where  rosemary and thyme give golfers and non-golfers alike an opportunity to nourish their body and mind. Creating this mesmerizing atmosphere will be made possible by planting one million rosemarie and thyme bushes around the golf area.

 

OUR VISION

Our goal is to create an eco-sustainable place that gives our guests the opportunity to connect with their deeper selves, and with nature. We believe we can achieve our mission by creating spaces that combine elements of  architecture, landscape design, and nature into holistic, authentic experiences. In this way, we hope to elevate the senses and nourish the spirit of our guests.

Rules

Expected deliverables:

A1 board, vertical or horizontal layout, PDF format x 3 which must contain:

– A1.1. Design concept / Conceptual idea / Site study

– A1.2. Graphic framework aimed to illustrate the project (i.e plans, facades, cross sections). Choosing what to display and the relative scale is up to the competitor’s choice.

– A1.3. 3D views (i.e renderings, pictures, hand sketches…)

The language for the contest, regulations and your project is English.

 

Evaluation criteria:

Projects will be evaluated according to three primary criteria:
– Originality
– Quality of visual production
– Relevance to the stated purpose/goals of the project.

Jury

Basit IGTET

Basit IGTET

ATHAL SA

Chairman
Stefan FRAENKEL

Stefan FRAENKEL

ATHAL SA

CEO
Samuel PAILLAT

Samuel PAILLAT

Samuel Paillat & Associates

Founder and Partner
Tarek QADDUMI

Tarek QADDUMI

Architect

Regional Director at Morphosis L.A.
Louis BENECH

Louis BENECH

Landscape Gardener

Christopher RUDOLF

Christopher RUDOLF

Hospitality Expert

Bertrand OTTO

Bertrand OTTO

Real Estate and Hospitality Development

Prizes

1st prize: 10’000€

2nd prize: 5’000€

3rd prize: 3’000€

4th prize: 1’000€

5th prize: 1’000€

All the awarded projects will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites. Prizes are single payments per team, regardless of the number of members.

Schedule

Registration: 27/04/2020 – 17/05/2020

Material submission deadline: 22/06/2020

Jury summoning: Summer 2020

Results announcement: September 2020

 

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Announcement

Dear entrants,

We know that you are all waiting from us to publish the results of our contest and, once again, we want to thank you all for your participation.You may have noticed that the Covid-19 crisis has forced us to postpone them twice. But it does not only impact the process of reuniting our jury to debate, it has affected all the economy including tourism and hospitality. This is the reason why we are asking for another delay. If we feel sorry about it, you may consider it as a great opportunity.

Why is it an opportunity for you?
To be totally transparent with you, a few weeks ago our jury was trying to figure out how to build a palmarès between 9 projects (out of 104). Today, everything is different. The worldwide pandemic we are facing has reshuffled the cards of the hospitality business and it forces us to reconsider our selection because some of the rejected projects offered a different vision.
So we need to start over our selection through this new prism, with new goals in mind and an open-spirit.
We must acknowledge this is going to take more time but, trust us, this is a new chance given to all of you.
We will keep you posted here.

All the best,
The Jardin de Villars Contest Team