Mù Cang Chải is a rural district of Yên Bái Province, in the Northeast region of Vietnam. This region is poor and relatively undeveloped but it has a rich natural environment.
In recent years, Mù Cang Chải has been a popular place to visit, particularly when the rice harvest starts from the beginning of October. The Mù Cang Chải Rice Terrace Fields stretch across 2,200 hectares of the mountainside as narrow layers of terraces ranging from between 1m and 1.5m wide.
The rice fields are designed in such a way that the water flows through the terraces when it rains. It is indeed a very smart technique for making the most of the topography of this rugged area, letting nature taking care of itself.
The objective of the present competition for students of architecture and young architects, Rural Tourism Accommodation (RuTA) Vietnam, consists in proposing lodging for tourists that come to this rural area of the country looking for the beauty of its landscape.
The rationale for this architectural space must be rice fields and its distinctive shape on the slope of mountains. It must highlight the importance of the rural area in which it will be located.
The proposal must offer a unique experience, assimilating a privileged environment in which views play a key role in discovering and understanding the singularities of the fields. It must pay special attention both to surrounding and distant landscapes.
The project can be freely developed anywhere in the proposed location, but the participants must look for the balance between the suggested uses and the environment.
Every proposal is allowed to define the uses and the appropriate dimensions taking into account the number of expected visitors and the concept proposed by each participant or group of participants.
Timetable
– Early registration: 30 September~15 November (fee: individual 50EUR; Team 75EUR)
– Registration: 16 November~17 January 2020 (fee: individual 75EUR; Team 100EUR)
– Submission deadline: 31 January (GMT+0:00)
– Jury Deliberations: 1 February~27 February
– Community vote: 9 March~30 March
– Results Announced: 29 February
Submissions
Two files of A1 size Panel (PDF file with a max size about 8mb, JPG file with a max size about 1500px wide)
Prizes
– First prize: 3,750 EUR
– Second prize: 1,500 EUR
– Third prize: 625 EUR
– Arquideas Special Prize: 500 EUR (among winners, honorable mentions and the finalist projects)
– Honorable Mentions: Digital Publication
* Digital Publication of awarded projects in Plataforma Arquitectura, Arquitectura Viva, WA Wettbewerbe Aktuell and On Diseño
Competition organizer
arquideas
Website
http://www.arquideas.net/competition/rural-tourism-accommodation
