HAPPY HOMES FRANCE

7.2%... is the number of Europeans that won’t be in contact, not even once a year, with friends or loved ones. This percentage is even greater in France, 12%. Human beings are meant to interact with one another and that is why there are so many examples of communities throughout our different societies and throughout history.

Solitude is at the root of many different health issues: stroke, myocardial infarction, cancer and depression.  Scientific studies have shown that these different diseases are worsened by social isolation. Taking this in to consideration, the fight against social isolation is that much more important because it is a major issue of public health.

What solutions can help recreate the desire to be socially active and that will help tear down the walls set up to hinder human contact? That is the question that the French non for profit association Happy Homes is asking and believes that companion animals are an incredible opportunity to fight against isolation especially because our furry friends need us.

Although it may be difficult to obtain reliable numbers from the different associations helping animals, the compilation of the different data is alarming. More than 100,000 companion animals were abandoned in 2019 in France alone. The SPA relates that more than half of the animals were abandoned just before the summer holidays.

As Gandhi said: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”…It is time to act.

Happy Homes goal is to respond to these two different problems with one solution. It is known for some time now that companion animals are capable of breaking down the barriers of isolation and of giving people a purpose again.

The association’s purpose is to build homes called “Happy Homes” that will house people living in social isolation as well as adopting abandoned dogs. The principle is humans and dogs mutually helping each other. The community created around these homes will integrate them into local communities/villages by means of different activities that reinforce social bonds such as the elaboration and sale of different baked goods, exhibit, selling merchandise as well as many other diverse activities…

The goal of Happy Homes is to test this concept by way of the construction of a test home that was conceptualized by an architectural competition where the winner’s design will be built. If the project works, the design/home will be replicated in other locations.

In this context, ARCHsharing in collaboration with Happy Homes is proposing the “Happy Homes France” competition.

Registration is open to all students of schools and universities in relation with architecture, and to young architects less than three years after graduation (Young architects graduated after the 16th December 2016 are allowed to participate to the competition). Teams can be multidisciplinary (architect, engineer, landscaper,...). An official proof will be asked during registration (student card, diploma,...). Participants can participate alone or by team of a maximum of 4 persons.

Before 15.03.2020 | SPECIAL REGISTRATION 60€

16.03.2020 - 26.04.2020 | NORMAL REGISTRATION 80€

27.04.2020 - 16.05.2020 | LATE REGISTRATION 100€

09.06.2020  JURY

21.06.2020  RESULTS

21.08.2020  FEEDBACKS

FIRST PRIZE

Studies for construction + 1500 € + 2 ARCHsharing books+ Publication ARCHsharing

SECOND PRIZE

1000€ + 2 ARCHsharing books+ publication ARCHsharing

THIRD PRIZE

500€ + 2 ARCHsharing books + publication ARCHsharing

HONORABLE MENTIONS

1 ARCHsharing books + Publication ARCHsharing

https://www.arch-sharing.com/competition-en

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