WINNERS of Temporary Housing for Surfers in Tarifa

The results of the contest Temporary Housing for Surfers in Tarifa have been made public. The contest has been organized by reTH!NKING team that emerges as a new platform to response to the difficult current situation, specially in architecture competitions. The competition 219 proposals from which 81 were selected in the first phase, a second phase with 30 and finally the winners were presented.

Last 27th of January 2015 in Seville the jury commented the high level of the 30 proposals which have accessed to the second phase of the competition Temporary Housing for Surfers in Tarifa, organized by reTH!NKING platform, for selecting, after that, the winning proposals.

Highlight the big number of awarded proposals by students of Spanish Schools of Architecture, as Seville, Alcalá de Henares, ETSAM, San Pablo CEU or ETSAB. Congrats colleagues!

Now we bring you the three winning proposals. Below them you can see the whole boards presented both by the winners and by the honourable mentions.

Board screenshot. The Pop Up Tarifa. Carlos Sánchez and Verónica Rodríguez. Image © courtesy of reTH!NKING.

FIRST PRIZE.-

Slogan.- The pop up Tarifa.
Country.- España.
School.- Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla.
Authors.- Carlos Sánchez Sanabria, Verónica Rodríguez Vergara.

Board screenshot. Jelly Watch. Orit Theuer. Image © courtesy of reTH!NKING.

SECOND PRIZE.-

Slogan.- Jelly Watch.
Country.- Austria.
School.- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
Author.- Orit Theuer.

Board screenshot. foursquaremeter. Marius Tebart, Rene Kersting. Image © courtesy of reTH!NKING.

THIRD PRIZE.-

Slogan.- foursquaremeter.
Country.- Germany.
School.- Peter Behrens School of Architecture.
Authors.- Marius Tebart, Rene Kersting.

Temporary Housing for Surfers in Tarifa. With a space with 900x60 sqm which cover the typical terrain section: sea, bank, beach, dune and vegetation; the participants have had to develop a number of 100 lodgings for surfers with more or less 30 sqm, where, with absolutely freedom, participants could intervene in any place of this space, always with the goal of achieving a ZERO IMPACT in the environment.

For the develop of the proposal it was necessary show knowledge about those social groups, their behaviours, lifestyle,... as key point of the proposal.

CREDITS.-

Competition.- Temporary Housing for Surfers in Tarifa.
Organized by.- reTH!NKING.
Jury.-

José Ramón Moreno
Elena Vilches
Javier Terrados
Javier López
Ramón Pico

Meeting.- 27th January 2015.
Venue.- Seville, Spain.
Presented proposals.- 219.

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