Introduction

About The Competition

Activity Highlights

Participants’ Testimonials

Results and Exhibition

Report of Activities

Contact Us

Special Acknowledgements

Participant’s Qualifications

Secondary Groups

  • All secondary students are welcome to participate in this competition as teams
  • Each team may be composed of 2 or 3 students
  • Team members can come from the same or different schools
  • There is no limit on the number of teams joining per school
  • The competition is free of charge
Tertiary Groups

  • All full-time tertiary students are welcome to participate in this competition as teams
  • Each team may be composed of 2 or 3 students
  • Team members can come from the same or different institutions
  • There is no limit on the number of teams joining from the same institution
  • The competition is free of charge

Design Requirements

Secondary Group

  • Design a multi-functional bed to be used in small cubicle areas or sub-divided units to help residents maximize or improve their use of space
  • Design must meet the following conditions:
    • Beds must be able to accommodate two adults and a 6 to 12 year old child
    • Beds must have multi-functions, such as storage, seating and working
    • Beds can have other functions but feasibility must be considered
    • Production costs must also be considered during the design process
    • Beds must be easy to assemble and dissemble for easy transportation
    • Beds must best be made from environmentally friendly materials or recycled materials
Tertiary Groups

  • Participants must create an interior design solution that fits a three-person household living in cubicles or sub-divided units. The objective is to design low cost, economical solutions that offer comfortable home environments and learning space for children.
  • Submission of designs must consider the aspects of spatial planning, lighting design, furniture layout and use of environmentally friendly materials. The submissions must also be energy efficient, offer sufficient ventilation and make effective use of natural and artificial light.
  • Designs should meet the following specifications for:

    The indoor environment:

    • The entire interior floor space will be approximately 70 square feet.
    • Orientation : Facing northwest, with direct strong sunshine throughout the afternoon
    • This room is facilitated with one glass window with area of 1.4 (H) x 3 (W) meters. The windows can be opened, facing northwest, and offer 2 to 3 hours of direct sunlight in the afternoon.
    • Designs must be based on the floor plan below, which include toilet, but no preset cooking spaces and the current setting cannot be changed.

    Household:

    • Family consists of two adults and one school aged child
    • There is usually someone occupying the unit and needs approximately 4 hours of lighting per day
    • Occupants will cook twice a day on average and each person bathes once a day
    • Household income: HK$8,000 per month
    • Rent plus utilities expenses: HK$3,500 per month on average
    • Electricity expenses: Winter: 10% of total income; Summer: 15 % of total income

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Judging Standards

Secondary Groups

  • Creative Concept
  • Storage Space
  • Functional Use
  • Environmental Effectiveness
  • Cost-effectiveness
  • Feasibility
  • Convenience
Tertiary Groups

  • Creative Concept
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Use of Space
  • Lighting effects
  • Ventilation
  • Functional Use
  • Environmental Effectiveness
  • Cost-effectiveness
  • Feasibility
  • Convenience

Competition Format

  • Interested participants, after forming a team, can join this competition by sending the completed application form, together with a copy of the student ID card of each team member by email to inventor@thewgo.org, during 23 November, 2013 to 15 January, 2014. Applicants under the age of 18 are required to submit the “Declaration of Participation” form signed by a guardian, or other school teachers.
  • After the deadline of application on 20 January, 2014 all participating teams will receive an email invite to join the Briefing Session on 25 January, 2014. A “Competition ID Card” will also be given out to each team on the same day.
  • Participating teams shall prepare their designs according to the guidelines provided during the Briefing Session, and submit the design in PDF format, together with the “Competition ID Card” by e-mail to inventor@thewgo.org on or before 10 February, 2014, 5:00 pm.
  • By the end of February 2014, the judge will select 10 teams as finalists from both the Secondary and Tertiary Group for the final round and the finalists will be notified to attend a variety of free workshops held during March and April 2014. These workshops are mainly to help the finalists further improve their designs and innovative concepts.
  • Finally, all finalists are required to submit the final design and demonstration models,  on or before 19 May, 2014. The final judging will take place in June whereby the Champion, First and Second Runners-up as well as Merit awards will be selected.
  • All winning teams will be awarded with prizes in July 2014.

Competition Prizes

Secondary Groups

  • Champion (1 team): A five-day study tour to Cambridge University
  • 1st Runner-up (1 team): Each team member will receive HK$3,000 scholarship
  • 2nd Runner-up (1 team): Each team member will receive HK$1,000 scholarship
  • Merit Award (7 teams): Each team member will receive shopping vouchers
Tertiary Groups

  • Champion (1 team): A five-day study tour to Cambridge University
  • 1st Runner-up (1 team): Each team member will receive HK$3,000 scholarship
  • 2nd Runner-up (1 team): Each team member will receive HK$1,000 scholarship
  • Merit Award (7 teams): Each team member will receive shopping vouchers

Competition Rules and Terms

  • Each student can only join ONE team and multiple entries are not allowed.
  • Participating teams must provide all information requested in the application form. Any false information found will result in disqualification.
  • Those, under the age of 18 years of age, need to submit a Declaration of Application signed by their parents or guardians or teachers.
  • All finalist teams must attend the free workshops held by the organizer, otherwise their competition work will be considered incomplete.
  • Participating teams, who for any reasons drop out from the competition, cannot complete the competition within the said period, or did not follow the competition rules, will be regarded as having forfeited their eligibility.
  • Entries must be original designs or invention. Any plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
  • The organizer is not responsible for any LOST, STOLEN OR DAMAGED designs.
  • Each finalist team will be entitled to a maximum of HK$500 allowance to make a model and is required to produce valid documents (i.e. receipts) when claiming the allowances. Any addition costs will be the responsibility of the participating team.
  • Prizes may not be transferred or redeemed for cash.
  • The organizer reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the competition. The participating teams are not entitled to claim any compensation if such cancellation or modification occurs.
  • The organizer reserves the final right of adjudication on all matters related to this competition.

Download Competition Form (Secondary Groups)

Download Competition Form (Tertiary Groups)

Download Declaration Form (Participants age under 18)

Frequently Asked Questions

  • If my design had received awards in other competitions, can I reuse the design to participate in this competition? Or can I reuse my design which had joined other competition?
  • No, you cannot and this competition does not accept any design which was used in other competitions or any designs that had been award-winning.

  • Can I sell this design from this competition to a third party?
  • Yes, but you must declare to the third-party that the World Green Organization owns and reserves to the right to promote this design.

  • Can I submit more than one design to participate in this competition?
  • No, you cannot. Each team can only submit ONE design for this competition.

  • I’m not a design student, so I do not have design-related knowledge or have received relevant training and can I participate in this competition?
  • Yes you can. No matter what subject you are studying, you can join this competition as long as you are either a Secondary or full-time Tertiary student in Hong Kong.

  • In this competition, do I need to produce a prototype or a scale down model, or simply provide “Design Concepts”?
  • In the preliminary round, teams are only required to submit “Design Concepts”, without making any product prototypes or models. While for the final round, finalist teams can produce a model to show their design concepts. A maximum of HK$500 model production allowance will be provided for this purpose.

  • Is this competition free of charge?
  • Yes, this competition is free of charge.

  • Can overseas students participate in this competition?
  • This competition will only accept full-time tertiary students and secondary students in Hong Kong.

  • I would like to submit my design by using AutoCAD 2D/3D formats, with plan view / isometric view / perspective view, is it possible?
  • You may use AutoCAD 2D/3D formats, with plan view / isometric view / perspective view but you have to save your design in one PDF format for submission.

  • Can I use the design from this competition for other uses?
  • Yes, but in any case, WGO owns and reserves the rights to promote this design.

  • Can I submit sketches?
  • Yes. You can submit sketches but they must be in PDF format.

  • We wish to submit interactive design and animation to enhance the impact, can’t we?
  • All designs’ format must be in one PDF file and we will not accept any other format.

  • Can we send all photos / sketches / isometric views / perspective views / renderings combined as a single file?
  • You may put all the relevant materials into one PDF file and send it to us by e-mail.