Designing a café is more than just creating a space to serve coffee and food. It's an opportunity to create a unique social hub where connections are forged and memories are made. That's why we invited participants to take on the challenge of designing the ultimate café experience, set in the site of their choice.
We were blown away by the level of creativity and skill shown by the participants in this competition. From the winners and honorable mentions to the Top 50 shortlisted by the jury, each submission was a testament to the power of design to shape our social and cultural experiences.
Check out the stunning designs on our website and social media platforms, and see for yourself the incredible potential of the café space.
This competition offered a prize pool of INR 100,000 for the winners and was open to all individuals, including team entries of up to three participants. Interdisciplinary teams were encouraged to participate and there was no age limit, but those under 18 needed adult accompaniment.
Certification
Certification
Certification
The competition winners, honourable mentions, and top 50 submissions are available for viewing on our website and social media. All participants will receive a certificate of participation.
Principal Architect | Design n
Principal Architect | Design ni Dukaan
Veeram Shah grew up in Navsari, a small Parsi town in south Gujarat, which acts as a weekend office for the studio. His father being an avid collector and restorer of antiques, he grew up exposed of Indian antique furniture. He finished his bachelor's in architecture from M.M.C.A., Pune. His sensitivity to design comes from his various travels to quaint old Indian Towns, where architecture is not born out of rational thought, rather out of social context and cultural needs. During college, he was introduced to the nuances of art, architecture, work ethics and philosophy by Ar. Girish Doshi. In the current context, where architecture offices are being run as corporate houses, Veeram believes in a concise and intimate office, where discussions and interactions become more meaningful and stimulating, regardless of the scale of the project. Veeram perceives design as fragments of collective experiences and observations from the mundane to the profound. His influences are never constant but unbiased, ranging from Gandhi, Raza, Kumar Gandharva to modernists such as Le Corbusier and Scarpa. Veeram is heading Design ni Dukaan for the past seven years taking projects of various scales from architecture and interiors to furniture.He is also a co-founder and heads two companies named P.O.D andDotto: Objects of Curiosity. P.O.D. (Pieces of Desire) is an artisan-based design studio exploring a seamless transition between art and functional objects with a conscious attempt to promote locally made products. Dotto focuses on a seamless transition of intangible ideas into functional products.
Principal Architect | AMPM Des
Principal Architect | AMPM Designs
AMPM Designs is the brainchild of Akash Mehta and Poonam Mehta that was incubated with a purpose to create structures, which are a blend of unfathomable imagination, creativity and ethereal designs. Poonam's Phenomenal designing sense and Akash's exceptional expertise in lighting design resulted in the inception of the brand. AMPM Designs is an amalgamation of enriching experience and a knack of creating spectacular designs. Working with eminent personalities in the cut throat environment of a metropolis like Mumbai, the team of AMPM has gathered invaluable experience. A commendable passion for the design combined with extraordinary entrepreneurship skills is responsible for taking the company to a crescendo.
Principal Architect | AMPM Des
Principal Architect | AMPM Designs
AMPM Designs is the brainchild of Akash Mehta and Poonam Mehta that was incubated with a purpose to create structures, which are a blend of unfathomable imagination, creativity and ethereal designs. Poonam's Phenomenal designing sense and Akash's exceptional expertise in lighting design resulted in the inception of the brand. AMPM Designs is an amalgamation of enriching experience and a knack of creating spectacular designs. Working with eminent personalities in the cut throat environment of a metropolis like Mumbai, the team of AMPM has gathered invaluable experience. A commendable passion for the design combined with extraordinary entrepreneurship skills is responsible for taking the company to a crescendo.
Principal Architect, Zaha Hadi
Principal Architect, Zaha Hadid Architects
Patrik Schumacher is principal of Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and Chairman for life of the Employee Benefit Trust owning ZHA. He is leading the firm since Zaha Hadid's passing in March 2016. He joined Zaha Hadid in 1988 and was seminal in developing Zaha Hadid Architects to become a 500 strong global architecture and design brand.
Swinburne University (Director
Swinburne University (Director)
Mark Burry is Director of Swinburne University of Technology's 'Smart Cities Research Institute', leading a whole-of-university research approach to ensure future cities meet the needs of all. In 2018 Mark received the Order of Australia (A) for "service to spatial information architecture" and as an innovator in apply- ing digital manufacturing and construction methods and was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). Mark is an architect who has published on two main themes: putting theory into prac- tie regarding procuring 'challenging' architecture, and the work and theories of the architect Antoni Gaudí. He has been Senior Architect to the Sagrada Família Basilica Foundation since 1979. In 2001 Mark founded the Spatial Informa- tion Architecture Laboratory (SIAL) at RMIT University before establishing the Design Research Institute (DRI) in 2008. He held an ARC funded Federation Fellowship in Complex Architecture and Convergent Design' 2007-2012. He joined the Universi- ty of Melbourne in 2014 as Professor of Urban Futures at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
Sean Godsell Architects
Sean Godsell Architects
Sean Godsell was born in Melbourne in Imagining a Place of Faith for the secular world 1960.He obtained a Masters of Architecture degree from MIT University in 1999 entitled 'The Appropriateness of the Contemporary Australian Dwelling! His work has been published in the world's leading Architectural journals including Architectural Review (UK) Architectural Record (USA) Domus (Italy). In July 2002 the influential English design magazine wallpaper listed him as one of ten I people destined to 'change the way we live. He was the only Australian and the only Architect in the group. In July 2003 he received a Citation from the President of the American Institute of Architects for his work for the I homeless. His Future Shack prototype was exhibited from May to October 2004 at the Smithsonian Institute's Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York. In 2015 he was shortlisted for the $450million Sydney Modern project at the Art Gallery of NSW and in 2016 was shortlisted for the National Conservatory at the National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. He received the 2016 DETAIL Prize in Germany for the 2014 M Pavilion.In 2018 he received a Papal Silver Medal for his Vatican Chapel on the island of S Giorgio Maggiore in Venice for the 2018 Architectural Biennale.
Harison & White Architects (Di
Harison & White Architects (Director)
Professor Marcus White is an award-winning architect and urban designer, Professor of Urban Design at the Swinburne University of Technology, the director of the Spatio-Temporal Research Urban Design and Architecture Laboratory in the Centre for Design Innovation, and is a director of Harrison and White Architects.
Artist
Artist
Warrick is an Australian based artist and story teller that has a range of art styles which include traditional ink drawings, digital art and dynamic 2D animations. Warrick has also self published his original fantasy picture book "Princess Nyissa: The Legend of the Lost Light" as well as his Sci-Fi Dystopian comic "ZODIAC:ZEN".
Principal Architect (Hamzah &
Principal Architect (Hamzah & Yeang, Malaysia)
Ken Yeang is the Executive Director of T.R. Hamzah and Yeang Sdn. Bhd. He is both an architect and ecologist, known for his authentic innovative, signature eco-architecture and masterplans, that have a distinctive verdant biodiverse green aesthetic, designed based on the science of ecology, functioning beyond accreditation systems. He trained at the Architectural Association School (UK). His doctorate is from Cambridge University on ecological architecture and planning. He has authored over 12 books on green architecture. Awards include the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Malaysian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, Malaysian Government's Merdeka Award, Architectural Society of China's Liang Sicheng Architecture Prize. He holds the Plym Distinguished Professorship at Illinois University. The Guardian newspaper names him, "one of the 50 people who could save the planet.."
Principal Architect, Sanjay Pu
Principal Architect, Sanjay Puri Architects
Sanjay strongly believes that every project should be designed contextually evolving spaces that are perceived in new ways. Each design takes cognizes of the climate and integrates sustainability in cohesive way. This ideology is reflected in the extensive work done by the firm in the 3 decades since its inception. Sanjay Puri graduated from the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai in 1988. He worked with Architect Hafeez Contractor throughout the five years of education from 1983 to 1988 and was made an Associate of the firm in 1988 upon graduation. He continued to work there for 4 years more as a Senior Associate prior to commencing Sanjay Puri Architects in 1992.
Fill in the Details
Get Started with
Designing
Share your design
proposal
Evaluation of
submission
Receive prize money
and certificates
*This opportunity is listed by Archdais Network Pvt Ltd, please raise a complaint if you want us to look into any issues.
Raise a Complaint
Competition : The Container Studio
Experience with archdais was good as I got various answers from the FAQ sections. Archdais was active in answering questions on the social media platform. It helped me in clearing my doubts..
Competition : Future Materials Pavilion
Right from The Taj Amity pavilion we are following every competition. Each competition has its unique brief where we can explore our design capabilities. We have learnt and grown studying so many different architects, who we follow and look up to them as our role models, Archdais brings them a jury member, and it’s honor to showcase our design on such a huge platform..
Competition : The House
Archdais is a wonderful digital domain to share and learn innovative architecture. It promotes genuine talents and pushes people to do more with passion and love. Everything is a learning process. Competitions help to take critics in the right manner and pushes one to do better the next time. .
Competition : The House
We got to explore the process of participating in a competition as it was one of our first. Would definitely recommend it to others and hope to participate in more such competitions ahead. This competition was Filled with ups and downs. Working in a team with individuals having different approaches and ideas and coming to conclusions was a challenging part yet a learning experience in its own way. .
Competition : Mars Calling
Everything was crystal clear with all the transparency so we had no difficulty in understanding, also to add that we really want to appreciate the brief designed for this competition. It was very creative, the sketches made the brief more understandable which was the strength of the overall competition brief..
Competition : The Container Studio
Being an aspirant of archdais from the very beginning of our architecture journey we have been participating in the competition held by archdais whenever we get a chance. The topics on which archdais holds its competitions are enthralling and challenging..
Competition : Mars Calling
The Archdais website is of great help to us. It provides us with very good competition information, which allows us to design a building in an unknown area with full motivation. We continue to pay attention to the relevant updates on the Archdais website..
Competition : The Sacred Space
Participating in archdais competition has honed our conceptual thinking as well as software skills which are extremely crucial for thought process explanation and presentation. It was a great experience. The challenging brief helped us in pushing our boundaries..
Competition : The Sacred Space
It’s a memorable experience for us to participate in an Archdais competition, the committee also has a quick response whenever we have a question. We also look forward to participating in future competitions or events being held by Archdais..
Competition : Fashion meets Architecture
Every time we send a doubt relating to the competition. We can also interact with them personally through their business WhatsApp account, which makes the process even quicker and easier. This Competition has improved our learning process and our design skills. Usually, in colleges we get an entire semester to design a project, however designing a project in a shorter span is always a challenge. Hence, to create a large scale design project has sharpened our skills in designing quicker..
Competition : Fashion meets Architecture
From registration to get the answers for every query and for updating everything regarding the competitions, you guys were excellent, extremely appreciate it. There is always something to learn be it ideas, presentation skills, detailing, everything. We are going ahead with lots of learnings & with confidence..
Competition : Fashion meets Architecture
The competitions that archdais put forth, stir a lot of interesting ideas among the architecture professionals and portraying our ideas to the world is a big recognition for us & It has definitely opened a new way of thinking as the brief was very different and had the purpose of innovation including x-factor and feasibility..
