Volume Zero Architecture Competition invites you to participate in the 18th edition of architecture competitions “The Extreme Habitat 2022 Architecture Competition.” The competition invites students, architects, engineers, product designers, thinkers, companies, organizations and everyone who believes in the mission of creating a self-sustainable off-the-grid dwelling amongst nature and to come up with the most ground breaking proposals to lead their mark in the architectural field.

Volume Zero invites you to imagine a way of living in the lap of nature. Participants are to design a House for 4 people that would provide a comfortable living accommodation that is also a unique way of experiencing the surroundings.

The design and concept of the house should be innovative, creative, sustainable and an off-the-grid solution with minimal impact on the environment. We encourage participants to visualize a completely off-the-grid solution incorporating smart technologies that promote sustainability and synchronize with the environment.

The area of the proposal should not exceed 450 sq. ft. built up. Proposals may consider spatial flexibility as a vital aspect of all the designs fulfilling all the needs of their users.

The proposed design may also consider modern technological advancements in architecture to make the house adaptive to its surroundings, making it a comfortable home by eliminating any type of hazards. Participants can decide the nature of the house as per the context it sits in.

Designed proposals can be stationary, portable, mobile, floating, amphibious, submerged underwater, atop a tree, or respond to the elements of nature possessed by the site context they choose.