Submission Date : 01ST March - 2025 To participate visit - www.archmello.

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The Challenge & Area Program
The challenge is to design a school with all the state of the art facilities. We request participants to design a school that is
innovative , sustainable & architecturally unique.

AREA PROGRAM
• Grades - 1 to 12 • No. of students in each class – 30
• Number of Classrooms - 36 • No. of sections per each grade – 03
• Library - 1 • No. of teaching Staff – 35 to 45
• Art & Craft Room - 1
• Computer Lab - 1 • The areas are kept up to the participants
• Music Room - 1 as per their concept.
• Dance Room - 1
• Indoor Games Room - 1 • Participants can include playground , volley
• Multi Purpose Hall - 1 ball court , basket ball court etc.
• Physics Lab - 1
• Chemistry Lab - 1 • Parking to be considered elsewhere.
• Biology Lab - 1
• Medical Room - 1 • Max G+3 structure allowed.
• Staff Room - 4 • Margins - All sides 06 MTS
• Principal Office & Management Office • Basement not allowed.
• Admin Area • No restriction on built up area.
• Toilet block ( Boys & Girls ) • No restriction on floor height.

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The Site – Morbi, Gujarat , India
SITE LOCATION :
Morbi, Gujarat, India

SITE COORDINATES :
22°46'5.06"N, 70°49'40.92"E

SITE PARAMETERS
• Site Area : 44,634 SQ.MTS
• Max Ground Coverage : 60%
• Margins : All sides 6 mts
• No of Floors permitted : G + 3

*Please download & refer the Autocad

file from our website for exact site
dimensions*

• The site for the challenge is located in the outskirts of the Morbi city. Morbi , also known as the ceramic capital of India , is situated
in western state of Gujarat , India. Morbi has over 900 ceramic manufacturing plants that produce products worth a whopping
20,0000 crores. The city is developing very fast with new high end residential projects popping up in the newly developed areas of Morbi.

• With such growth of residential units, new schools have also started shaping in the nearby region to fulfill the current educational
demands. Keeping this in mind , the above site has been selected.
- NOTE -
No need to follow any particular by-laws or consider the F.A.R, just follow the basic criteria mentioned above. Participants can
brainstorm innovative space ideas other than given requirements & can incorporate them in their design to bring out the best of the
challenge.

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Rewards & Recognitions

First Prize Second Prize Third Prize

INR 80,000 INR 45,000 INR 25,000
Certificate + Publication Certificate + Publication Certificate + Publication

Best Student Design Award Best Architect Design Award Best Presentation Award
Certificate + Publication Certificate + Publication Certificate + Publication

10 Honorable Mentions
*All winning entries will be published on our website & social media pages*

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Schedule
Early Bird Registrations FOR STUDENTS ( PER TEAM ) FOR PROFESSIONALS ( PER TEAM )
• Indian - INR 1350 • Indian - INR 1650
11th Nov to 11th Dec - 2024 • International - USD 25 • International - USD 35

Standard Registrations FOR STUDENTS ( PER TEAM ) FOR PROFESSIONALS ( PER TEAM )
• Indian - INR 1650 • Indian - INR 2050
12th Dec to 12th Jan - 2025 • International - USD 35 • International - USD 45

Late Registrations FOR STUDENTS ( PER TEAM ) FOR PROFESSIONALS ( PER TEAM )
• Indian - INR 1950 • Indian - INR 2450
13th Jan to 31st Jan - 2025 • International - USD 45 • International - USD 60

- Discount Offer - Submission Date Winner Announcement

Participants from our any previous competition
will receive a 20% discount on the registration 01st March - 2025 01st April - 2025
fee ( Offer valid till 30th Nov – 2024 ). To avail
the offer send your previous competition team
code ( UIC ) to - atarchmello@gmail.com Submissions will be accepted till 01st March 11:59 PM ( IST )

IMPORTANT NOTE – The competition is open for all creative minds irrespective of their profession. Minimum eligible age for participants is
18 years. A team can have maximum 3 members. Participants can submit multiple entries but each entry needs to be registered with
different mail id. Registration fees are non-refundable. Contacting jury is not allowed. Participants will receive team code after 24
hrs once the registration is completed. All deadlines are 11:59 – 00:00 IST ( INDIA ). Archmello reserves the right to change the
schedule of the competition if deemed necessary.

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Submission Requirements Questions & Queries
• Submission to be presented on maximum 1 landscape oriented A1Size • In case you have any query regarding the
sheet. competition or brief, kindly mail us at
atarchmello@gmail.com with “QUERY” as e-mail
• All text in the submission must be English with a maximum of 250 words subject.
for proposal explanation.
• For any query regarding the registration process,
• Teamcode to be mentioned at the top right corner of the sheet. fees or payment issues should be sent on above
given e-mail with “QUESTION” as subject.
• Submission can be presented using any technique of your choice
( Sketches, 2d drawings, 3d Visuals, Models etc ).

• Submission must not include your Name, School or Organization which

gives away your identity.

• All dimensions should be imperial or metric unit.

• Maximum file size should not exceed 10 MB ( 150 DPI Resolution ).

• JPEG of your proposal to be submitted via e-mail at –

submitarchmello@gmail.com
Group Discount
• Team code ( UIC ) to be the subject of e-mail while submitting • Group discount apply for a minimum of 5 teams
your proposal. from one particular architecture school/university as
a part of our initiative to encourage more
• Name of the file must be – AA24YXXXX.jpeg participation of students. Send us the following
details at atarchmello@gmail.com to avail the offer.
• Do not share the submission more than one time. If in case a submission is
not received, even after submitting, then our team will get in touch with you o Name of all participants.
to complete your submission process. ( Team wise with one team leader )
o E mail id’s & Mobile no. of all participants.
o Name of School/University
o School ID proof of team leader only.
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Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQ’S)
Q. What is the nature of competition ? Q. What is the use of Unique Identification Code ?
THE ATTENDANCE – A SCHOOL DESIGN CHALLENGE is an All the participants are requested to use their UIC at the top right
open idea design competition challenge which is purely conceptual corner of your submission as it is your identity for the competition
based & does not intent to execute any submitted proposal & is related processes.
open for students, professionals & for any individual with creative
mind. Q. What to do if a participant does not receives the UIC after making
payment ?
Q. Who can participate in the competition ? In such case the participants are asked to mail their payment receipt to
Architecture students, Architects, Interior Designer, Civil engineers & atarchmello@gmail.com with “QUESTION” as subject.
anyone with creativity can participate in the competition.
Q. What should be the submission file size & mode of submission ?
Q. How many members can be a part of a team ? The file size should not exceed more than 10 MB & the submission file
A team can have maximum 3 members. You can also participate should be in JPEG format in 150 DPI resolution.
individually as an Architect or Student.
Q. Do we need to follow any particular by-laws or consider F.A.R/F.S.I
Q. Will every participant get certificate of participation ? while designing ?
Yes, each registered participant who submits work will receive an No, this a conceptual competition so participants are fee to design as
e-certificate. per their concept without any restrictions.

Q. What should be done in case a payment mode in not available in Q. Under which category participants pursuing M.Arch falls ?
a particular country ? Participants pursuing M.Arch can register under Student Category.
In such case we request the participants to write us
atarchmello@gmail.com to get other payment options. We will send Q. Do we need to consider any type of contours or vegetation on the
all possible payment methods. site ?
No, consider the site to be flat with no vegetation.
Q. How will a team gets its Unique Identification Code ?
The Unique Identification Code ( UIC ) will be mailed on your Q. Does the 250 word limit includes legends & one-liners in the
registered e-mail address within 24 hrs after completing the sheet ?
registration process. There is only one UIC code for all the team No, the 250 word limit is for the proposal explanation only and it does
members of a team. not include the legends & one-liners on the sheet.

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