NOT A HOTEL
DESIGN COMPETITION
2024

UPDATE2024.11.15

We’re excited to announce the 10 finalists advancing to the final round of judging. Award recipients will be determined at the Open Review on December 21.

10 Finalists Selected

Out of 620 entries from around the world, we’ve chosen the top 10 finalists. Take a look at these outstanding works. Applications to attend the Open Review in December are still open.

Finalist

FINALIST 01

Concept"NOT" is MORE

Entry No.
0145
Team Members
Satoshi Takae, Takaaki Murakami
Country
Japan

FINALIST 02

ConceptMOGURI

Entry No.
0357
Team Members
Masato Takahashi, Yuka Hanawa
Country
Japan

FINALIST 03

ConceptAmbience

Entry No.
0411
Team Members
Georgina Baronian, Sam Clovis
Country
United States

FINALIST 04

ConceptDISCOVERY

Entry No.
0577
Team Members
Yuji Mukaiyama, Alyssa Ueno, Yushi Sasada, Kyohei Uchida, Anna Hamaguchi, Naoki Masuyama
Country
Japan

FINALIST 05

ConceptTraveling Architecture

Entry No.
0722
Team Members
Genichi Umekawa, Haruka Fuse
Country
Japan

FINALIST 06

ConceptIWA

Entry No.
1052
Team Members
Joanna Maria Lesna
Country
United Kingdom

FINALIST 07

ConceptMORI-HAKO

Entry No.
1078
Team Members
Vincent Yee Foo Lai, Douglas Min Yi Lee, Xuechen Kang, River
Country
United States

FINALIST 08

ConceptAMONG THE GIANTS

Entry No.
1081
Team Members
Naomi Ng, Liang Hu
Country
United States

FINALIST 09

ConceptNATURE WITHIN

Entry No.
1130
Team Members
Mohamed Hassan Elgendy, Nahed Zmeter
Country
Italy

FINALIST 10

ConceptROCK HOUSE

Entry No.
1196
Team Members
Richard John Seymour, Catarina de Almeida Brito
Country
Portugal

BEST 30

20 additional works from the Best 30 selection

Entry No.
0020
Team Members
横前 拓磨, Ghali Bouayad
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0023
Team Members
赤池 一仁
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0143
Team Members
幾留 温, 井上 健一, 高橋 亮
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0313
Team Members
Chai Yi Yang, Ng Yi Ming
Country
Malaysia
Entry No.
0322
Team Members
福島 翔平
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0429
Team Members
高城 冬悟
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0481
Team Members
小野寺 匠吾, 鈴木 綾花, 松谷 研吾, 高橋 光汰, 織田 可久瑠
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0617
Team Members
斎藤 信吾
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0651
Team Members
中前 佑介, 石川 真一郎, 重村 茉代
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0724
Team Members
宮下 巧大, 有田 絢音, 内野 渚彩, 堀江 優太, 藤原 直矢, 近藤 弘起
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0744
Team Members
吉添 裕人, 石田 由郁, 井上 雄貴, 長田 尚文
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0777
Team Members
坂本 陽太郎, 四宮 駿介, 菊澤 拓馬, 二居 佳司
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0845
Team Members
Eva, K.Y
Country
United Kingdom
Entry No.
0905
Team Members
青木 健, 吉田 朋史
Country
Japan
Entry No.
0907
Team Members
Elias Kalach Hanono, Teddy Nanes, Elsa Mendoza, Fernando Zuñiga, Edgar Ruiz, Marco Agonistante, Lety Matsuda
Country
Mexico
Entry No.
0945
Team Members
服部 大祐, 服部 さおり, 甲斐 貴大
Country
Japan
Entry No.
1111
Team Members
大長 将之
Country
Japan
Entry No.
1131
Team Members
Yuhao Zhu, Shouquan Sun, Zifan Liu, Mingze Sun, Siyang Qiang, Jianxin Li
Country
China
Entry No.
1229
Team Members
Shivam Takulia
Country
India
Entry No.
1247
Team Members
向川 悠貴
Country
Japan

Second Round of Judging

Submission Requirements

Presentation file (PowerPoint, Keynote, etc.)

Please submit in PDF(Portable Document Format) in advance. Note that bringing models or other physical materials to the event is not permitted.

Judgement method

A representative from each group will deliver a 5-minute presentation, followed by a 10-minute Q&A session. We’ll evaluate the feasibility of each proposal to determine the recipients for each award, selecting a total of 10 winning works.

Date and Time

December 21, 2024 (Saturday) 11:30–17:30 (planned)

Venue

Tokyo

(details provided to selected attendees)

Results Announcement

We’ll announce the results during the Open Review and later post the awards on our competition website.

Please note that if a finalist cannot attend the second round, they will be disqualified.

Additional Information

NOT A HOTEL will cover travel expenses for one representative per group.

Schedule

Early November 2024

BEST30 announced First round of judging completed

Friday, November 15, 2024

Announcement of the finalists (10 works) who passed the first round of judging

Saturday, December 21, 2024

Second round of judging (Open Review) and awards ceremony

Award recipients (10 works) will be announced on the special website at a later date.

Open Review

Open Review
Date
December 21, 2024 (Saturday) 11:30–17:30 (planned)
Location
Tokyo(details provided to selected attendees)
Apply to attend the Open Review