Artistory - A competition for creative workspace

Art and Artists

Medieval times saw the rise of guilds that governed the functioning of artists, architects, and other professions. Those were times when art was considered elite and sophisticated. The work done by these artists was valued and helped put history eloquently for us to understand it today.

These guilds focused on providing support to other craftsmen and also gained over a certain political stance. It helped reduce competition amongst themselves while maintaining the standards. The members of the guild were expected to pay its collective expenses in return for the benefits obtained.

In modern terms, medieval guilds were committees and other governing bodies but on a larger scale and focused on arts and trade. Today’s artists, both small-scale and established ones, collaborate in cafes and parks as a small group. And only spaces they have left can be counted on their fingertips.

As times change, the means change. Ever since the advent of the internet, people have evolved in ways the creators of the web would not have imagined, for good and for worse. The Internet has provided a platform for professionals of all ranges to connect with people all around the globe making their work known and establishing their presence.

But despite the perks of having the internet, the tangible essence of doing things in real life is irreplaceable. Activities like chatting up with friends, reading, and writing on paper, playing cricket in the street, never lose their charm. 

And so does having a space to collaborate over our passion or have like-minded people engage with our opinions face to face rather than having an invitation to collaborate sent over an email. How does this polar situation stack up against times like today? How will a space that can bring the best of both worlds look like? Cherishing the tangible nature of the world is as important as appreciating and evolving with technology.

In today’s time, this social meeting happens in cafes and restaurants. Meeting people in the real world and marvelling over human beings’ creative nature needs to become a revived culture.

Challenge 

To create an artist’s coworking where the art of all kinds could find an atmosphere to grow. The design was to be specifically tuned towards people who create, appreciate and celebrate art in their daily lives.

It allowed space to act as and provide an environment conducive to brewing ideas. It had to be a tangible form of a social website where artists today expand their horizons. The artists club could have different aesthetics, either be modern, minimal, and functional or it can be cosy, academic, and collaborative.

The jury for the competition consisted of esteemed designers, professionals, and academicians from around the world. The Lead Jurors for the competitions were as follows: 

Yann Follain, Managing Director / Head of Design, WY-TO, Singapore

Nathalie Eldan, Founding Director, Atelier NEA, France

Some of the Best of competition projects are:

Winning Project: The Artistory

By: Karolina Indyk

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Description: Temporary architecture inspired by Land Art and the artist's lifestyle as a refuge for creative minds.

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Runner Up: PALETTE

By: Justina Yang, Jessica Chan & Jeffrey Yau

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Description: Palette aspires to bring people from all walks of life and colours to converge and find respite and joy within a visionary community in one, tangible, innovative space.

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People’s Choice: origins

By: leila delafrooz

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Description: Cherishing the tangible nature of the world and appreciating and evolving with technology are the two main guides to this plan. This project is trying to find a place where both of these two worlds can work together so the art of all kinds can find an atmosphere to grow.

Institutional Excellence Award: camaraderie

By: Buğra Kıyar & Didem Baykal

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Description: A "haven" where artists can return to themselves and a common ground where they can interact with the community, creating a new type of ‘power point’ in a positive way.

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Editor’s Choice: The Artistory - Expandable Atmospheres

By: André Malheiro & Maria Lima

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Description: Although the design started here in our studio, it evolved based on how we imagined our ancestors would interact around a blank canvas or an empty room in the current days. Let us clarify by starting with a difficult question: “what is space?”. For us, it cannot simply be defined as a room or a group of rooms enclosed by walls or windows.

Editor’s Choice: Wonderwall

By: Alejandra Sanchez Tata, Selen Bas, Hazel Sun & Susana Chinchilla

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Description: A Collaborative Landscape for Contemporary Sculptors

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Editor’s Choice: ART HUB

By: Rozanne Jojo

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Description: An Artists abode, where creativity meets nature

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Editor’s Choice: INTERCAMBIO

By: Cansu Celik & Sena Konuş

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Description: Once upon a time there was a haven where artists escaped and practised their art freely...

Editor’s Choice: This artistory

By: Mohamed Abdellatif & Cengizhan Kaya

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Description: In the proposed project, solutions have been developed in line with environmental characteristics, functional programs and the purposes of producing livable space suitable for the needs of the users.

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Editor’s Choice: Crack

By: Berce Atasever

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Description: A person can take shelter not only in the place but also in the person. The artist can take shelter next to people who make the same art as him, or he can rediscover himself in different branches of art. Therefore, the interaction between spaces should be strengthened.

Editor’s Choice: THE COCOONS

By: Zeynep YAZICI & Aleyna YALÇINKAYA

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Description: A haven located in the surrounding area, aiming to bring back the lost tree texture in Vaujours. A haven for today's creative minds.

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Editor’s Choice: Art: ACTION!

By: Fan Yu

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Description: “Art is life and life is art.” Art is a never-ending show where the audience and performers constantly exchange their roles. --which has eventually led to the project of, with the intention of showing the process of creation also as a form of art, while recreating the traditional open-air theatre in a deconstructed manner.

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