Title
Sound of Rain
- Entry No.
- 0349
- Team Members
- Steven Chu
- Countries and Regions
- Australia
- Entry No.
- 0349
- Team Members
- Steven Chu
- Countries and Regions
- Australia
NOT A HOTEL
DESIGN COMPETITION 2026
Announcing the 10 Finalists and Student Prize
UPDATE2026.3.6
A new project has been selected following the withdrawal of one finalist. Award winners will be determined at the Public Final Jury Session on March 28.
From 1,058 submissions
across 112 countries and regions,
10 finalist projects have been selected.
We invite you to explore
these outstanding works.
Applications to attend the Public Final Jury Session in Tokyo at the end of March
— including online viewing — are now open.
FINALISTS
Title
Deep Transparency
- Entry No.
- 0396
- Team Members
- Georgina Baronian, Sam Clovis
- Countries and Regions
- United States
- Entry No.
- 0396
- Team Members
- Georgina Baronian, Sam Clovis
- Countries and Regions
- United States
Title
Living Stones
- Entry No.
- 0645
- Team Members
- San Yoon, Thakan Navapakpilai
- Countries and Regions
- United States
- Entry No.
- 0645
- Team Members
- San Yoon, Thakan Navapakpilai
- Countries and Regions
- United States
Title
A CRAFTED SHELTER
- Entry No.
- 0698
- Team Members
- Daniel Villanueva, Sergio Colchado, Karina Ortega, Sergio Coxca
- Countries and Regions
- Mexico
- Entry No.
- 0698
- Team Members
- Daniel Villanueva, Sergio Colchado, Karina Ortega, Sergio Coxca
- Countries and Regions
- Mexico
Title
Life could be just
- Entry No.
- 0959
- Team Members
- Rui Taveira, José Taveira, Sofia Oliveira
- Countries and Regions
- Portugal
- Entry No.
- 0959
- Team Members
- Rui Taveira, José Taveira, Sofia Oliveira
- Countries and Regions
- Portugal
Title
Between Forests
- Entry No.
- 1022
- Team Members
- Yunji Chung
- Countries and Regions
- South Korea
- Entry No.
- 1022
- Team Members
- Yunji Chung
- Countries and Regions
- South Korea
Title
Primitive Retreat
- Entry No.
- 1891
- Team Members
- Youseok Cho, Oliver Chiu, Hanchan Ryu
- Countries and Regions
- South Korea
- Entry No.
- 1891
- Team Members
- Youseok Cho, Oliver Chiu, Hanchan Ryu
- Countries and Regions
- South Korea
Title
THE DRAGON'S BREEZE
- Entry No.
- 2032
- Team Members
- KEMAL BAL, Erol Kalmaz, Nil Bicak, Busra Yavuz
- Countries and Regions
- Turkey
- Entry No.
- 2032
- Team Members
- KEMAL BAL, Erol Kalmaz, Nil Bicak, Busra Yavuz
- Countries and Regions
- Turkey
Title
Echo of the Mountain
- Entry No.
- 2204
- Team Members
- Zhen Tong, Haochen Yu, Sherry Wen, Xiaoji Zhou
- Countries and Regions
- United States
- Entry No.
- 2204
- Team Members
- Zhen Tong, Haochen Yu, Sherry Wen, Xiaoji Zhou
- Countries and Regions
- United States
Title
Aida
- Entry No.
- 2317
- Team Members
- Airat Zaidullin, Dina Kiyamova
- Countries and Regions
- Russia
- Entry No.
- 2317
- Team Members
- Airat Zaidullin, Dina Kiyamova
- Countries and Regions
- Russia
Student Award
Title
IN-BETWEEN
- Entry No.
- 1358
- Team Members
- Manuel Woelfl, Mariachiara Bolis, Martina Maria Martin, Benedetta Pellegrini, Camilla Truffelli, Matilde Silva, Erseda Skenderaj
- Countries and Regions
- Italy
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BEST 30
- Entry No.
- 0028
- Members
- Yuki Mukogawa
- Countries and Regions
- Germany
- Entry No.
- 0040
- Members
- Satoshi Takae
- Countries and Regions
- Japan
- Entry No.
- 0087
- Members
- Nuttapol Techopitch, Sira Temjai, Pruegsa Pathomwaree, Kittithat Phubunjerdsak
- Countries and Regions
- Thailand
- Entry No.
- 0322
- Members
- Evan Farley, James Murray
- Countries and Regions
- United States
- Entry No.
- 0558
- Members
- Esteban Ochogavia Ascensao
- Countries and Regions
- Japan
- Entry No.
- 0564
- Members
- Mareike Bruch, Florian Guttermann, Tobi Zott, Niklas Hurber, Phyo Thinzar, Alexis Rodriguez, Philipp Bruch
- Countries and Regions
- Germany
- Entry No.
- 0654
- Members
- Freddy Mazara, Geuris Alvarez, Antonio Brighenti, Daniel Pascoal
- Countries and Regions
- Dominican Republic
- Entry No.
- 0847
- Members
- Mohamed Behiry Osman, Ahmed Samy
- Countries and Regions
- Germany
- Entry No.
- 0873
- Members
- Yoichi Ochiai, Yoshihiro Sasamura
- Countries and Regions
- Japan
- Entry No.
- 0876
- Members
- Taehwan Kim, Woohee Kim
- Countries and Regions
- Germany
- Entry No.
- 1108
- Members
- Agustin Galeano Rivero, Alvaro Valcarce
- Countries and Regions
- France
- Entry No.
- 1777
- Members
- Tomáš Gelien, Tomáš Korch, Ludmila Haluzíková
- Countries and Regions
- Czech Republic
- Entry No.
- 1821
- Members
- Barbara Stallone, Francisco Silva, Timothee Pagniez, Victor Gentin
- Countries and Regions
- Italy
- Entry No.
- 1953
- Members
- Takanori Hase
- Countries and Regions
- Japan
- Entry No.
- 1986
- Members
- Lautaro Araneo, Isidro Roch
- Countries and Regions
- Argentina
- Entry No.
- 1998
- Members
- Anthony Tai, Ron Tse
- Countries and Regions
- United Kingdom
- Entry No.
- 2052
- Members
- Hongxin Yang, Han Yu
- Countries and Regions
- Netherlands
- Entry No.
- 2067
- Members
- Roman Berdnik
- Countries and Regions
- Kazakhstan
- Entry No.
- 2149
- Members
- Emre, Onur İlgöz
- Countries and Regions
- Turkey
Schedule
*All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).Mid-February 2026
Announcement of first-round winners and Student Prize (on Website)
March 28, 2026 (Sat)
Second Review (Open Review) & Award Ceremony
About NOT A HOTEL
NOT A HOTEL
delivers high-end vacation homes
that combine design by world-class architects and creators
with the comfort of IoT and other technologies.
Jury Review
Congratulations on receiving the Student Prize. True to its title, "IN-BETWEEN," your proposal beautifully expresses the "in-between" relationship of mountain and sea, nature and architecture.
In particular, we were deeply impressed by your interpretation of Yakushima's abundant rainfall — transforming it into a spatial experience through a waterfall cascading from the roof onto the rocks. It is a remarkable gesture that demonstrates a profound reading of the site's environmental context.
Your team's level of skill — far beyond what one would expect from students — together with your exceptional sensitivity, suggests limitless potential. We very much look forward to seeing your future work.
NOT A HOTEL
Co-CEO / Chief Visionary
Shinji Hamauzu