SIH26116: Urban Mixed-Use Design Challenge-Design a centrally located mixed-use building i — SIH 2026 | Wynit

SIH26116: Urban Mixed-Use Design Challenge-Design a centrally located mixed-use building i — SIH 2026 | Wynit

What they'll ask you

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Generated from the brief's own wording and the competition's published rules, never from a guess about what this ministry prefers.

Exact plot dimensions and setbacks?
The brief never answers this, so a panel will. Whatever you decide, say it the same way twice.
Specific local building bylaws or zoning codes to follow?
The brief never answers this, so a panel will. Whatever you decide, say it the same way twice.
Has any part of this been shown at a previous event, hackathon or college project?
The guidelines are explicit: your solution must not have appeared in any previous event or programme, of any sort. A recycled project is what a team under time pressure reaches for.

11 morethe ones a panel gets to if there is time

The brief asks for commercial podium design. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26116 itself: Design the basement parking, ground, and first floors for retail, cafes, and community spaces. The brief asks for it by name.
The brief asks for residential units design. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26116 itself: Design the second to ninth floors with efficient layouts, balconies, ventilation, and privacy. The brief asks for it by name.
The brief asks for climate-responsive facade. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26116 itself: Develop an innovative facade system with shading elements and green terraces that responds to climate. The brief asks for it by name.
The brief asks for central landscaped courtyard. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26116 itself: Incorporate a central landscape courtyard and green interfaces to improve occupant well-being. The brief asks for it by name.
The brief asks for revit model and structural details. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26116 itself: Create the complete Autodesk Revit 3D model with architectural elements and structural reinforcement drawings. The brief asks for it by name.
The brief asks for visual presentation and walkthrough. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26116 itself: Deliver a PowerPoint presentation, rendered views, diagrams, and a thirty-second walkthrough animation. The brief asks for it by name.
Where does your data come from: a published source, one you collect, or one you generate?
No dataset is attached to this problem statement, so sourcing it is part of the work and nobody told you that.
Why not use what already exists? Name the closest thing to this that is already running.
A team that has not named the alternative themselves is answering this for the first time in the room.
Which single thing will you demonstrate end to end, start to finish, with nothing skipped?
Ours, not a rule: a narrow thing that fully works survives questioning better than a broad thing that half works. If nobody on the team can name it, that is the finding.
Show me this working: the jury will check that the Revit model is created from scratch without pre-designed files and includes architectural elements, structural detailing for at least one floor, and a commercial podium.
This is the evaluator read for your problem statement, decoded from the brief's own wording.
Show me this working: they will also evaluate the quality of the rendered images, facade studies, and the thirty-second walkthrough animation.
This is the evaluator read for your problem statement, decoded from the brief's own wording.

The government's original description (520 words)

• Description • Facade-Driven Architectural Expression-Develop an innovative facade system that enhances architectural aesthetics, responds to climate (light, heat, ventilation), and blends with the surrounding urban context. • Breathable & Nature-Integrated Design-Incorporate a central landscape courtyard and green interfaces (terraces, balconies) to create an airy, breathable structure that integrates nature and improves occupant well-being. • Residential & Commercial Design Efficiency-Ensure functional planning for commercial activation on lower floors and well- designed residential units above, with optimal daylight, ventilation, privacy, and views. • Structural Modeling & Detailing-Create 2D structural drawings for key components such as beams, columns, and slabs, including necessary detailing.The model should include all essential building elements: beams, columns, slabs, stairs, and tile flooring. • Good to Have (Optional) - Site Compatibility & Environmental Analysis (Using Forma Site Design)-Utilize Forma Site Design to study site orientation, sun path, wind conditions,and massing strategies, ensuring the design is environmentally responsive and contextually appropriate. (1-2 Hour) • High-Quality Visual Presentation & Walkthrough-Deliver a pictorial, design-focused presentation including rendered views, facade studies, diagrams, and a 30-second walkthrough animation.Rendering quality and visual storytelling will be key evaluation criteria. • Participation Guidelines For Idea Submission: • Each student team should submit Revit 3D Model of a Basement Parking + Ground + First Floor that creates a vibrant urban destination while seamlessly integrating nature, sustainability, and user well-being and a PowerPoint presentation (5-7 Slides). • Models should be created using ONLY Revit and not copied or taken from any other source. • AI Generated content is NOT ALLOWED. For Grand Finale: Students must use Autodesk Revit to design and create 3D Model of specific mixed used building within the given time period and present the following to the jury members: Design a B+G+9 mixed-use development that brings together active commercial spaces and sustainable residential living. Create a nature-integrated, climate-responsive building centered around a landscaped courtyard that enhances daylight,ventilation, and occupant well-being. Key Deliverables: • Commercial podium (Basement Parking + Ground + First Floor) with retail, cafÃ©s,and community spaces. • Residential levels (2ndâ€“9th Floor) featuring efficient layouts, balconies, natural ventilation, and privacy. • Innovative climate-responsive facade with shading elements and green terraces. • Central landscaped courtyard as the project's defining feature. • Complete Autodesk Revit model with architectural and structural elements,including detailed drawings. • Optional Autodesk Forma studies for sun, wind, and environmental analysis. • High-quality presentation with renders, diagrams, facade studies, and a 30-second walkthrough animation. • PPT explaining the final project. • Complete Structural reinforcement drawing of any one floor along with detailing. • Complete 3D Model. • Rendered images and Walkthrough video (30 secs.) of the final Model. Note: Teams coming with pre-designed files will be disqualified. • Attach Marking Criteria Table here* • Faculty (SIH SPOC) Form Teams choosing to submit idea for Autodeskâ€™s problem statement are required to request their faculty (SIH SPOC) to fill this 'Mandatory Form'. • Autodesk Revit • Autodesk Revit is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) software primarily used by architects, engineers, and construction professionals to design, model, and document buildings and infrastructure in 3D. • Students and educators can click Here to get FREE access to Revit.