Design Aim
The Objectives
Primary Aim
Enabling Readiness through Solar Embedded Architecture
A winning proposal should go beyond simply adding solar panels to a resort. It should integrate architecture and energy systems as one cohesive design approach, creating a solution that can be adapted, scaled and replicated across SIDS with varying island sizes, contexts and budgets.
Supporting Objectives
Design Brief
The Challenge
Design a scalable, modular, solar-embedded resort tailored to the geographic, climatic and infrastructural constraints of the selected SIDS context, enabling renewable-energy integration and enhancing energy self-sufficiency, while treating the coastal site as a scarce, sensitive and vulnerable landscape.
Three SIDS nations have been selected, with sites across these nations forming the contexts for the competition.
Option 01
Option 02
Option 03
Participants must select ONE of the three site options as the context for their submission.
Each institution may submit a maximum of three entries, i.e. one per site. (Refer to Participation Guidelines)
The overarching design ask is common across all three; just the site-specific premise, client and spatial requirements differ per option. The site-specific design briefs for each of the three options are provided on the following pages.
Timeline