Exciting design competition for Middlehaven
Design proposals from young designers or from young designers and entrepreneurs working together are being sought for a competition to design timber huts - or other novel and interesting structures - as part of the Riverside One development by BioRegional Quintain in the Middlehaven area of Middlesbrough, more details of which can be found on www.riverside-one.com
Where designers and entrepreneurs work together then a summary business plan will be required to demonstrate financial viability as well as for confirmation that the entrepreneur will run the business.
Designers may be Architects, Artists, Product Designers, Interior Designers etc - or any combination or number of these disciplines etc
Entrepreneurs may be students, existing business people, or anybody who wants to have a go at running a business
Overview of competition
For North East based Designers under 34 to produce designs for timber huts - or other novel and interesting structures - as well as to suggest uses for them.
Or …For North East based Designers and entrepreneurs under 34 to produce designs for timber huts - or other novel and interesting structures - as well as the set out their intended use of the hut with a summary business plan.
If timber construction is not proposed then alternative materials, on the basis that they are salvaged and locally relevant/ contextual, will be considered
Timber huts will be made to order and constructed throughout the development and ongoing management of Riverside One, Middlehaven.
Concepts and ideas must be consistent with BioRegional's 10 'One Planet Living' principles, more details of which can be found on www.oneplanetliving.org
Downloads
Registration form - deadline for registration 6th May 2011
Competition brief - deadline for submission 16th June 2011
Further information
If you have any queries, please contact Astrid Lund 0191 2602191