WAF World Architecture Festival 2026 — Future Project: House
Why MINE for WAF Future Project
WAF Future Project — House category accepts unbuilt residential proposals with completed design documentation. MINE qualifies with:
- 195-element complete BIM model
- 11 photoreal renderings (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 10 architectural drawings auto-generated from BIM (plan / section / 1/20 detail / aging / inhabitation / cost)
- Site secured at Shibecha-cho Nishikumaushi-genya 4-sen (200m hilltop, 5,000m²)
- Construction budget verified: ¥96M / 392m² gross
The 5-minute pitch deck (10 slides)
- The Idea (30s) — "Eight identical Cor-Ten cubes around the Hokushin plaza. One typology, one material, one motif, eight floor levels."
- Site (30s) — 200m Hokkaido hilltop, Mt. Mashu NE 60° axis, Polaris N. See site_context.svg
- Concept reduction (30s) — show plan: 8 identical cubes huddled around 12m plaza + Polaris cube apart
- Material discipline (45s) — Cor-Ten + Komagatake andesite + Hokushin motif (drop the Ainu — show cultural care). See aging.svg
- Skip-floor inhabitation (45s) — section + zigzag elevation show the daily ritual. See zigzag.svg
- Construction (45s) — SIPs prefab + 3-week site assembly. Show construction.svg
- Cost (30s) — ¥111M total, 1/3 of Tokyo equivalent. See cost.svg
- Polaris narrative (45s) — celestial alignment, Meiji-era Hokushin emblem, dual aperture (wall + ceiling)
- Night image (30s) — full-screen night.jpg
- Status + ask (30s) — proposal stage, seeking client / patron / collaborator
Submission checklist
- 5 hi-res images (1920×1080 min, JPG) — pick: aerial / plaza / dojo / night / shi
- 1-min pitch video (optional but recommended)
- 800-char description (English)
- £400 entry fee per category
- Deadline: 5月 (early bird) / 7月 (standard)
