Youth homelessness prevention charity Kids Under Cover is calling for entries from the building and design industry to compete for Australia’s best cubby house in the 2017 Cubby House Challenge.
The competition asks for building teams, architectural groups and designers to embrace their inner child and design the cubby they would have loved to play in as a child.
A select number of designs will be chosen and awarded before being auctioned off at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in March 2017. The highest selling cubby house from 2016, The Relic designed by Porter Davis Homes, sold for more than $17,000.
The judging panel will feature architects, designers and builders, who will be assisted in their job by the clients: kids.
The funds raised through the auction will go towards the work of Kids Under Cover and educating the public on the importance of keeping at-risk young people connected to their family, community and education.
Last year’s selected projects included:
- Pl-yground by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design and Hartman Homes
- Duplay by Archsign, James Hardie, CasProperty and Gratton
- Cubey House by Arkhefield and Grocon
- Fun House by Fairhaven Homes
- The Relic by Porter Davis Homes
Expressions of interest close on 16 September 2016.
To register visit cubbyhousechallenge.org.au.
