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Travel Unravel Can you rebrand the design identity of highway refresh stops? Re-Imagining Highway refreshment stops
Background How many of you love to Travel? We suppose every single one of you, right? Did you know that the Indian road network is globally the 2nd largest road network spanning 5.5 million kilometres. Connectivity has improved and road transportation has become a focus of rapid development with an increase in number of 4 wheeler owners globally. Better road network are providing ease of transportation and encouraging the urban movers to travel freely and frequently on longer routes. An increased demand of highway stop-overs, restaurants, filling stations etc. have made them an integral part of Highway infrastructure.
The Brief Around the world, road networks transport 60 per cent of all goods in the country and 80 per cent of total passenger traffic. The basic need of commuters travelling by road is filling Station to fuel their vehicle and stopovers to refresh, rest and feed themselves. With increasing number of urban movers and highway traffic; Highway refreshment stops with filling station play an important role of not just serving moving consumers but also generating economy for the region. As road travel is becoming more frequent highway refreshment stops are also growing in numbers. With the market becoming more competitive, the quality of highway refreshment stop will be the game changer. Having said that, Travellers are now becoming more discerning and selective about where they stop. Instead of pulling over in random places, they're planning their stops more carefully.
The Challenge Illustration - 3 (yet to be decided )* Is there an ideal contemporary highway rest stop and can it be designed to last both functionally and aesthetically? We are focusing on few criteria s that can help you understand better: User Experience: A highway rest stop with filling station which serves every kind of customer; from a truck driver, family travelling by car to young bikers. With such variant user group, it becomes important to serve each one better keeping in mind to build facilities according to their needs. Design: Can your design rebrand the identity of highway rest stops? An inclusive design which is aesthetically beautiful and invites all kind of users. Functionality : Vehicle refilling, Resting, Freshening up and consuming food are some basic functions of a highway rest-stop and need(s) of an user. User-flow : User flow is the path taken by a user in/on your planned/designed structure. As architects, you have to provide meaningful and relevant experiences to users making it easier for them and their vehicles to move through comfortably.
Design Program The first criterion is providing a design approach that can be applied to highway rest stops throughout the world albeit with a tolerance that allows for modifications depending on factors like climate, economy and other local requisites An area of 3 acres to be designed as a highway rest stop with an area of 1 acre to be left for filling station untouched. Food Court or Restaurant, Rest rooms, Retail /medical store & Lodging area (if necessary) the number & size of the structure is left to the participant s understanding of space & user type. Entry and Exit way for Vehicles with Parking area should be provided for passenger cars (3 m x 6 m) and for trucks (3.6 m x 18 m) the number should be decided by the participant. Landscaping and other utilities are left to participant s imagination. The planning should be done considering a traffic of 1600-1800 vehicles per day (24 hours). 20% Heavy Vehicles (Trucks), 70% Cars and 10% two wheelers. Illustration - 4 (yet to be decided )*
About the Site Option 1 Option 2 Participants are free to choose any location, shape, climate and topography of the site within an area restriction of 3 acres. Listing other specifications below: We have provided an existing SITE with a freedom to choose the climate & typology of the site. Though, the participants will have to restrict to the site specifications as mentioned below: The site can be completely hypothetical or participant(s) can choose an already existing highway fueling station site with similar functions and can redesign it completely. Participants can extend their structure(s) 8 meters above the ground and 2 meters below it. Fuelling station area of 1 acre to be left untouched but Participants are free to design the services related to fuelling station; if they wish to. PS : Participants have to design only 2 acres of area out of 3 acres area given. The setbacks and other general information including parking to be followed as mentioned in the DWG file. Participants can only design G or G+1 structures and cannot dig below ground level. Participants are free to re-design the Fuel Station as well on the site following the specifications given in the drawing file. PS : Participants are FREE to design the complete area of 3 acres adhering to the specifications.
t Awards & Recognition 1st Prize INR 75,000 + Certificate Top 10 Entries except top 3 winners will be awarded INR 10,000 + Certificates 2nd Prize INR 50,000 + Certificate Top 3 Special Recognition and Awards for the Teachers/Mentors having maximum teams in top 30 short-listed entries 3rd Prize INR 30,000 + Certificate Best Student Entry (Under-25) INR 20,000 + Certificate Best Architect Entry (Under-35) INR 20,000 + Certificate Top 30 short-listed entries will be featured on Sqrfactor s website + Eligible for Voting For People s Choice Award + Digital Certificate Subscription and Publication in Domus India, Elle Décor and Design Detail Magazine to top selected winning event organized by Elle Décor magazine in February.
Registration and Important Dates Early Registration th 7 Nov 18 to 15th Dec 18 Indian - INR 600 (per team) International USD 15 Standard Registration 16th Dec 18 to 10th Jan 19 Indian INR 1200 (per team) International USD 25 Late Registration 11 Jan 19 to 25th Jan 19 Indian - INR 1800 (per team) International USD 35 th Date of Submission - 25th January 2019 Announcement of Winners - 25th February 2019 Eligibility Architects, students, urban planners, product designers, thinkers under age 35 interested in the mission of the competition to submit their ideas. No professional qualifications are necessary. Registration Entrants may register by signing up on sqrfactor.com and then participation in the competition by paying the registration amount through a payment gateway on our website. Submission Requirements Maximum 3 A2 Sheets Participants will have to upload the submissions on the competition page at www.sqrfactor.com in Article (SqrFactor Editor) or PDF format. Uploaded PDF should not be more than 20 MB.
H Honorary Jury Panel Travel Unravel Ar. Akshay Heranjal Co-Founder and Principal Architect of The Purple Ink Studio, Bangalore. completely different gurus, Karan Grover, Sameep Padora and Sanjay Puri, all of whom, who helped him mould into what the studio stands for. Ar. Melike Altinisik An award-winning architect, designer and educator who has received number of prestigious design awards including EUROPE 40 under 40, FEIDAD Design Award 07 and Swiss Art Award. Ar. Aditi Pai Co-Founder and heads the Landscape + Sustainability division at The Purple Ink Studio. Completed her Master Degree in Landscape Architecture from CEPT University, Ahmedabad.