Terraviva has officially released the complete list of awarded projects of the architecture contest entitled “Call of the Sea”…
The competition invited architects and designers to envision a small-scale overwater accommodation within Torosiaje, a distinctive Bajau village located off the coast of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Deeply connected to the sea and its traditions, the settlement offered a unique setting for exploring new forms of hospitality rooted in cultural sensitivity and environmental responsibility. Participants were challenged to design spaces accommodating up to eight guests, creating immersive experiences that encourage meaningful interactions with the local community and its everyday activities. Whether conceived as individual structures or modular systems, the proposals were expected to integrate local materials, sustainable construction strategies and thoughtful relationships with the surrounding waters.
The jury highlighted projects that successfully balanced collective gathering spaces with private accommodation, using carefully articulated spatial arrangements and varying deck levels to strengthen the relationship between inhabitants and the surrounding water. Some proposals stood out for their ability to transform essential infrastructure into meaningful social spaces, addressing freshwater scarcity through clear and buildable rainwater collection systems that encouraged communal activities and reinforced local connections. Others were praised for their commitment to ecological regeneration, introducing phased coral restoration strategies alongside modular timber construction and community facilities to support both marine biodiversity and local livelihoods. Across the selected works, spatial clarity, practical innovation and a strong commitment to cultural and environmental sustainability emerged as defining qualities.
Terraviva warmly congratulates all participants for their creativity and dedication, whose inspiring proposals have contributed to reimagining coastal hospitality through meaningful connections between architecture, community life and the preservation of fragile marine ecosystems.
The winners were selected by an international jury panel composed by:
• Irina Busurina [Los Angeles, USA] | Plantist
• Gaetano Giordano [Rotterdam, Netherlands] | Nudus
• Michela Quadrelli [Berlin/Korbach, Germany] | Christoph Hesse Architects
• Ramy Abi Antoun [Byblos, Lebanon] | RAMAC
• Kübra Mercan Harputluoğlu [Istanbul, Turkey] | Qh. Studio
• Xianming Sang [Boston, USA] | Perkins & Will
• Neetu Kapoor [Hamirpur, India] | NIT Hamirpur
• Liuyun Wang [Dallas, USA] | TBG Partners
1st Prize
THE NEW COLLECTIVE
Miaoxin Wang, Yuntian Shi
China
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About the First Prize: XIANMING SANG – PERKINS & WILL
“The New Collective uses a two-storey arrangement to separate communal activity from private accommodation, while variations in deck level articulate relationships between occupants and the water. The site plan integrates spaces for collective gathering and individual retreat within a unified geometry.”
2nd Prize
The Rainwell
Jisang Baek, Seongjae Kang, Hyelynn Jeon, Seunghun Han
South Korea
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About the 2nd Prize: IRINA BUSURINA – PLANTIST
“This proposal begins from a sharp contradiction, a village surrounded by water yet still waiting for fresh water, and answers it with a well that is not dug downward but gathers the rain falling from the sky, arranged as a circular sequence of activities around a central collecting core. From a community perspective, the ring of everyday acts around the well, staying, mending nets, and gathering, treats water as the shared resource around which collective life is organized. The project’s strength lies in the clarity and buildability of its central idea, confronting the scarcity of fresh water directly and turning an essential infrastructure into the social heart of the settlement.”
3rd Prize
Restoration Before Recreation
Ardi Djoeniarto Edwin, Sally Devina, Kimmy Rudyyanto, Yessa Widjaja
Indonesia
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About the 3rd Prize: GAETANO GIORDANO – NUDUS
“The phased coral restoration strategy is a strong aspect of the project, allowing the marine ecosystem to recover progressively alongside the development of tourism. Combined with modular timber construction and community infrastructure, it promotes a thoughtful relationship between ecological regeneration and local livelihoods.”
Golden Mention
Jantung Laut – Heart of the Sea
Hulya Yildirim, Azra Tarhan
Turkey
Golden Mention
WATERWAYS
Greta Pancaldi, Maria Antonietta Murgolo, Gloria Pizzinga
Italy
Golden Mention
Breath of the Sea
Mariia Sviderskaia, Olga Limonova, Gleb Limonov, Elizaveta Karpova
Netherlands/Russia, Russia
Golden Mention
The Pulse of the Sea
Daigo Ando, Ryota Fukaya, Kazuki Aikiyo, Takumi Aoyama, Reo Inoue
Japan
Golden Mention
THE BAGAI HOUSE
Arlene Wibin, Juan Nathanie Wilianto, Frans Michael
Indonesia
Honorable Mention
THE ROUND – Symbiotic Thresholds in Torosiaje
Stefano Bosco, Giacomo Gallo
Italy
Honorable Mention
Pier – Boat – House
Qitong Liu, Suyu Chen
United States
Honorable Mention
The Journey: Life Above, Life Below
Lauren Cargill, Leona Torrence
The Bahamas, United States
Honorable Mention
Bioskop
Oleg Mamykin, Pavel Vorobev
Russia
Honorable Mention
The Fourth Dwelling
Baul Kang, Gunwoo Park
South Korea
Honorable Mention
SAMA – SAMA
Dohee Kim, Brian Park, Van To, Yue Pan
United States
Honorable Mention
The Shared Edge
Mehdi Akrami, Navid Hajialiakbarghomi
Iran, Germany
Honorable Mention
GRIDS: Flexible Modular Net for Community & Tide
Maria Carolina Orozco Giraldo, Pamela Arcila Bustamante, Pablo Arias Ibarra, Marcela Córdoba Alzate, Santiago Andrés Salazar Zea, Valentina Astaiza Giraldo, Juliana Vélez Amaya, Ana Isabel Restrepo Martínez
Colombia
Honorable Mention
R2W – RAIN to WATER to WOVEN
Yifei Dong, Zixiang Zhai
United States
Honorable Mention
WOVEN SUASANA
Zanmei Wang, Dawn Lorence
China, United States
SHORTLISTED PROJECTS
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