Design Contests
Ongoing Design Competition
Understanding the term ‘Endemic’.
The term endemic refers to the traditional meaning concerning the context, culture, and material sensibilities with respect to the local socio-cultural condition.
Design of buildings has molded through ages, relentlessly adapting to our needs and fundamentally to our expanding lives but sometimes fails to prioritize the external factors - site responsiveness, local materials, and ecological balance in the run to create a sense of belonging inside the build space.
Over the past few decades, the concept of owning farmhouses has been described as a home away from home – as a place for relaxation and where one seeks shelter, comfort, and fulfilling the basic necessities a house would provide, in a serene location.
Among the plethora of the existing styles of farmhouse design today – seek to induce the factors of endemic architecture to make the farmhouse a structure an example of modern-day architecture to be followed.
Past Design Contest
“Of the multiple hats that Architects wear, the dominant one is that of an Artist.”
Art is an expression to convey an individual's thoughts, emotions, beliefs, or ideas that go beyond the visual sense. Artists have been painting, sculpting, and carving throughout human history that inspired Architects to delve into their approach towards the nodal point between the two. The outcome of which has stimulated vivid imagination and rich visual articulation.
Looking from where we stand today, the history of Art in Architecture has gone through influential transformations. Iconic works from artists have been reinterpreted as cross-sectional drawings and knitted into various narratives. Art echoes an Architect’s unity with imagination and creativity. One inspiring the other to stimulate expression through designs and philosophies.
A farmhouse in its native sense stands for a house serving as the main living place in a rustic environment. Farmhouse as a trend seems so extravagant considering the land-human proportion crisis of the present time but you’ll be surprised to learn that the roots grew from humble origins.
Exposed to the mixed noise of traffic and alarms, city life has impacted our well-being. In today's fast acing times, a lot is being left behind, so is the idea of spending time on the farm. During the Covid-19 pandemic, people have had no other option but to stay at home and are now retreating to vacation spots. But No better getaway than a Farmhouse in times of social distancing to reconnect with roots and nature.
