The new
Urban
Restaurant
INTERNATIONAL
DESIGN
COMPETITION
Competition
20.11.2017
08.02.2018
Brief
Domés International Review of Architecture, following ROOM18, launches the International Design Competition COOK8. COOK8 has as its subject the design of an interior dining space for 8 people, of an area of 24 - 30m2. The space must include:
- A preparation area (conservation, readying, preparation, cleaning, storage of foodstuffs and utensils)
- A consumption area
- A hygiene area (WC and washbasin, together or separate).
The aim of the competition is the formulation of new ideas on the design of a meeting-place for people on the occasion of the preparation and consumption of food as means of socialisation. What is looked for is the creative re-interpretation and overtaking of the usual approaches which are a function of the conventional building and management arrangements of catering premises (private or communal dining-room, club, commercial restaurant, café, cafeteria, snack-bar, fast food outlet, taverna, canteen, etc.).
The three awarded entries will be realised on full scale (1:1), at the Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece.
Results
The COOK8 International Design Competition attracted 280 submissions, by 485 contributors, from 24 countries. To view the results please click here.
Jury




Calendar
Participation
Taking part in the competition requires the payment of the appropriate fee.
Prizes
In the context of the competition three equal cash prizes of 2,000€ will be awarded. Seven commendations will also be made on the proposal of the Jury. The three awarded entries will be realised in full scale (1: 1) at the Benaki Museum.
Downloads
Through the following link you can download the files required to take part in the competition.
Conference
BENAKI MUSEUM
09.12.2017
17:30 - 20:30
On the occasion of the International Design Competition COOK8, a series of talks on the relationship between architecture and food took place. In particular, it was discussed how people are relating through food production and consumption. The subject was considered in the light of architecture, history, anthropology and art. To see the videos please click here (only in Greek).
Talks:
- Rituals: The cook, the thief, his wife & her lover VS the tea room
Bouki Babalou, professor, Department of Architecture, National Techinal University of Athens - Foodart - Food in Art
Marilena Cassimatis, art historian, Senior Curator, National Gallery, Athens - Hearth and home: The fricassee conspiracy
Ilias Constantopoulos, professor, Department of Architecture, University of Patras - Souzy Tros and other stories
Maria Papadimitriou, artist, professor, Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly - The food I do not know
Ilias Papailiakis, artist - Tell me what you eat to tell you where you live
Vassiliki Petridou, professor, Department of Architecture, University of Patras - The Japanese tea ceremony room
Thanassis Zagorisios, adjunct professor, Department of Architecture, University of Patras
Exhibition
BENAKI MUSEUM
14.06.2018
31.07.2018
The COOK8 exhibition will include all the entries submitted in the competition. Also exhibited will be the three awarded entries realised in full scale (1:1).
Publication
13.06.2018
The COOK8 publication will include selection of the entries in the light of the Jury’s evaluation, and evaluation notes on the competition by the members of the Jury.