The Jumpthegap competition accepts innovative bathroom design concepts - the work of young architects and designers, as well as students of specialized universities. Professionals under the age of 35 are allowed to participate. In order to participate in the competition, you must register on the official website www.jumpthegap.net before March 15, 2017. Projects are accepted until April 19, 2017.
In honor of its centenary, the Roca Group has almost doubled the prize pool. The monetary awards will amount to 10,000 euros for each category - both professional and student. In addition, in the Sustainable Development category, the We Are Water Foundation will select a winner who will receive a prize payout of € 6,000.
President of the jury became the head of Zaha Hadid Architects Patrick Schumacher.
The jury also included:
Ma Yansong, an architect from China, founder and director of the international architectural firm MAD Architects
Vladimir Pirozhkov, Russian designer, general director of the Engineering Center for High Complexity Prototyping MISIS-Kinetics;
Benedetta Tagliabue, Italian architect, director of EMBT MirallesTagliabue;
Valentin Vodev, Bulgarian designer, founder of the VELLO bike company
Anjali Srinivasan, Indian designer, creative director of ChoChoMaStudios
Isabelle Roig, CEO of Barcelona Design Center (BCD)
Jose Congost, Director of Design and Innovation at Roca Sanitario, SA
The international design competition Jumpthegap was established by Roca in collaboration with the BCD Barcelona Design Center (BCD). It is held every two years and is aimed at young architects and designers under the age of 35.
All information can be found on the official website www.jumpthegap.net as well as on the Facebook page.
