The participants are only permitted to share their proposal for the competition on social media or any other platform once the winners are revealed officially. Archdais will also publish each submission at this date and will be working with many design platforms to attract publication opportunities.

The competition brief is a document that explains the design problem you'll be solving. It includes site details, design requirements, and criteria for judging. This document can be downloaded from our website.

Participants are free to submit multiple entries or projects, but each entry must be registered by a separate email ID. One sheet will have one project only. Hand-drawn sheets are allowed for submission, participants can scan and mail them to us on submission@archdais.com. Follow all the submission guidelines carefully.

Discounts can be obtained in two ways. Firstly, through a promo code, which is a tool to obtain a discount on the competition fee. It's not mandatory for registration, but it can help reduce the cost. You can get a promo code either from an Archdais influencer or by writing to us at competition@archdais.com. Secondly, if you are registering a group, a discount is available for a minimum of five teams. During registration, continue adding teams and their information using different email IDs for each team registration. If you encounter any issues while availing this discount, please write to us at competition@archdais.com with the subject line "Group Discount Query”.

All the participants would be using their team code on the top right corner of their sheets, as the name of their submission and wherever requested by the organizer. This code will be their only identification for the process related with this competition. Kindly read the submission guidelines given in the brief carefully.

Yes, participating in the competition does require an entry fee. Archdais.com is a community-supported platform and the entry fees help us manage competitions sustainably. They also support us in publishing and promoting outstanding submissions across the Archdais community throughout the year. You can find specific entry fee details in the competition brief.

For additional inquiries related to the competition, visit the 'Ask us a Question' section located under the FAQ page of the competition. Please note, this section becomes visible after you've logged in. Feel free to write your queries there, and our team will respond as soon as possible. We also encourage you to browse through our FAQ section, as it addresses most common concerns.

All the participants will only receive the unique teamcode on completion of the registration process.

All the participants would be using their team code on the top right corner of their sheets, as the name of their submission and wherever requested by the organizer. This code will be their only identification for the process related with this competition.

Teams are welcome to add any new members as long as their total members do not exceed 3. However they are prohibited from swapping or removing any existing member of the team. To do this please send us your request on competition@archdais.com with the details of the new team member along with the team Unique Teamcode.

The participants are only permitted to share their proposal for the competition on social media or any other platform once the winners are revealed officially. Archdais will also publish each submission at this date and will be working with many design platforms to attract publication opportunities.

The participants are requested to submit their work through mail on submission@archdais.com in A1 size sheet in 150 DPI resolution formats. All the submissions will be taken digitally only.

The file size should not exceed more than 10MB.

The participants are requested to submit the files with their unique team code as its name. Follow the submission guidelines given in the brief carefully.

The participants are free to use any one of imperial or metric unit systems.

The participants are required to use an A1 sheet i.e. (841 x 594 mm), (33.1 x 23.4 inch). The sheets must be composed in Landscape orientation, with the Unique Team Code on the top right corner.

We request the participants to send us the queries on competition@archdais.com to get an alternate payment method. We would send you all the possible payment methods.

In case of such a problem we request you to send us screenshot of your payment receipt to competition@archdais.com with the “unique identification code” as subject matter within two working days of the transaction.

Participants can submit any Project, which fits into a definition of a house. ex. a condo, a studio apartment, a villa, Row House or a bungalow (from Micro to Macro Level)

Participants can submit any Project, which are executed or at a conceptual stage or worked on them in college.

We urge participants to come up with their most creative concepts (theme) they have in mind and not get restricted to one. It is open for all kinds of design ideas.

Yes, they are allowed, participants can scan and mail them to us on submission@archdais.com. Follow all the submission guidelines carefully.

All the participants will receive digital certificates irrespective of the winners.

Through Promocode participants can avail discount on the competition fee. You can get it from an archdais influencer, or by tagging 5 friends in any recent post of the competition shared on social media handles of @archdais & @archdais.competitions . It is not mandatory for registration.

Minimum 5 Teams or more are eligible for group discount. Write us on competition@archdais.com with number of teams willing to participate in the Competition. Archdais Team will guide you with the procedure.

Participants will be judged on the following criteria: Design Expression, X Factor, Completeness & Representation.

Participants can consider minimum scale of a cafe which will full fill all the requirements of it to a maximum size of a cafe designed earlier.

Participants can submit any Project, which fits into a definition of a cafe. ex. a coffee house, coffee bar, The Drive Thru, The Grab-and-Go or a kiosk (from Micro to Macro Level)

Participants need to submit a complete café Interior project and not a part of it (Ex: a outdoor seating , a kitchen or a dining area, etc. they have designed are not allowed)

The Cafe Interiors, Design Competition is an open ideas design competition with no intentions to execute the proposals submitted in any form. Archdais do not reserve any rights on the submitted design proposals. The competition is open to Students, Teachers, Designers, firms and professionals.

Participants can consider any beach in the world, but it must be accessible to the public & not located on any remote place.

Furniture Details are always a plus, but it completely depends on the participants & their design. (No Compulsion)

Fees & Timeline (All the deadlines are 11:59pm IST) 1. Early Registrations (21st October 2021 – 01st December , 2021) – Indian Nationals: INR 1200 - Foreign Nationals: USD 30$ 2. Standard Registrations (2nd December 2021- 10th January, 2022) - Indian Nationals: INR 1800 - Foreign Nationals: USD 45$ 3. Late Registrations (11th January - 25th January, 2022) - Indian Nationals: INR 2400 - Foreign Nationals: USD 60 $

We invite participants to send us their take on the design of the café interior, set in the site of their choice. Focusing on evoking an interesting and lively social experience, this competition allows participants to explore their own design of what a 'café' could be. This competition is open to participants creating new designs for the brief; or uploading projects they might have done earlier in their academic or professional careers. We urge designers to unwind back, and think through their earlier projects, and ask if their designs address the above ideas of a café.