Key Screening Points

The key screening points for housing works (Category 12 & 13)

In the screening of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD for housing works, the Judging Committee focuses on the following points for housing works, which is a space and place for people to live, based on the GOOD DESIGN AWARD's basic perspectives and thoughts on design. In both categories, the expression of the housing design and the plan's originality and quality are the basic screening points.
In addition, applicants applying for categories 12 and 13 must upload their entries' drawings and layout plan (site plan) in the “Supplemental Material” section on the entry site.

Category 12

Commercial/industrialized housing; Detached house; Small sized housing complex; Small sized cohousing/dormitory; Construction method for housing; Service and system for detached house and small-sized housing complex/HEMS(Home Energy Management System)

Lifestyles of people

• Proposal for the new lifestyle

• Proposal of universal values

Relationship with the local community

• Proposal and concern for cultural landscapes, regional landscapes

• Proposal related to the local economy and regional industries

• Solution of local and social issues

• Rediscovery and creation of local values

• Creation of communities

Proposal for space

• Creation of private space

• Creation of shared spaces and public spaces

Revitalization of land and assets

• Proposal for creative use of existing housing resources

• Creativity in land use

Qualities as commercialized housing

• Quality as a standard solution, new proposal related to housing production

• Proposal for institutional issues

Qualities as customized housing

• Proposal for experimental, residential possibilities for individual solutions

• Proposal with universal application

• New idea for assembling

• New idea for utilization

Construction and supply perspectives

• Appropriateness for material procurement, construction systems, and cost
  

Category 13

Medium/large sized housing complex; Medium/large sized cohousing/dormitory; Service and system for housing complex/HEMS

Lifestyles of people

• Proposal for the new lifestyle

• Proposal of universal values

• Proposals for pooled housing as high-quality social capital catering to diverse lifestyles, age groups, and income levels

• Proposal for new community models and contributing spaces sought in the modern era

• Creativity in land use

Relationship with the local community

• Proposal and concern for cultural landscapes and regional landscapes. Especially for medium/large-sized housing complexes, due to their large footprint in the city, it is imperative to explore their physical elements such as configuration and volume, and to show concern and contribution to the area

• Proposal related to the local economy and regional industries

• Solution of local issues

• Rediscovery and creation of local values

• Proposal for the creation of the new local community, proposal for connecting the existing local community

Proposal for space

• Creation of high-quality living environments that include external space

• Creation of high-quality private spaces

• Creation of high-quality shared spaces and public spaces based on housing complexes

Research on technical aspects of housing complexes

• Proposal that provides leadership in urban planning

• New proposal for technologies and systems for housing complexes

• Proposal and concern for the preservation and restoration of the natural environment

• Proposal and concern for the maintenance and functionality of housing complexes

• Proposal for modeling and popularizing ideas, toward solving social issues

Construction and supply perspectives

• Appropriateness for material procurement, construction systems, and cost

The key screening points for media and contents works (Category 17)

When applying for the media & content category, please register the required information in the designated section on the entry site.

The supplementary information of the entry > Free field

Please clearly state the actual implementation status of the entry and submitted materials (such as visual content).
If the entry has not been implemented by the time of the 2nd screening, please provide a detailed explanation of its design background and reason.
If the entry involves the application of VI (such as space design or applications), please provide as much detail as possible by uploading it to 1-4 Images/Detail material/Data > Supplemental material or registering the URL of the website where the details can be found to 1-3 Spec > URL of the entry's information.

Other Important Notes

• If the entry is a revised or upgraded version, please clearly describe the design background, process, and improvements made compared to the previous version in the relevant section of the entry site.

• Please specify key details such as the start date of use, implementation period, release duration, and campaign period of the entry.

• Uploading a video to 1-4 Images/Detail material/Data > Video for screening is optional. If submitting, please ensure the video is approximately 1 minute long and does not exceed 5 minutes.

The key screening points for system and service works (Category 18)

In the screening of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD for system and service works, the Judging Committee conducts a comprehensive assessment based on the GOOD DESIGN AWARD’s screening perspectives, focusing on the following three axes. When registering information on the entry site, please clearly and concisely describe how the entry embodies these three axes.

• Novelty New value is created by utilizing new mechanisms and technologies. Alternatively, new solutions are designed to address existing problems.

• Functionality The designed functions should be rational and effectively presented to solve user problems.

• Usability The design should be easily visible, stress-free, and intuitive for all users.

About entry

If the system or service itself is not the primary value provided but functions as part of a facility or product (e.g., an LCD screen built into a home appliance) and applicants wish to submit it for evaluation in this category, please provide a detailed explanation of its design background and reason, and register it on the entry site under 2-2.The supplementary information of the entry > Free field. If the character limit does not allow for a detailed explanation, please register the relevant details under 1-4.Images/Detail material/Data > Supplemental material.

Relation to previous GOOD DESIGN AWARD works

If applicants wish to resubmit a system or service that has previously won a GOOD DESIGN AWARD after an update or upgrade, please specifically register the improvements compared to the past awarded work on the entry site under 3.Management information > Relation between your previous GOOD DESIGN AWARD. If the character limit does not allow for a detailed explanation, please register the relevant details under 1-4.Images/Detail material/Data > Supplemental material. Additionally.

Participation in the 2nd screening

For the 2nd screening, to ensure an accurate screening based on the three axes mentioned above, please display the system or service in a functional state that aligns with actual user usage. If it is difficult to display the actual product, please prepare materials that clearly demonstrate its real-world usage and operational status. During the screening process, the extent to which the entry has been implemented and provided in society at the time of application and screening, as well as its potential social impact in the present and future, will also be assessed. If the entry has not yet been released at the time of the 2nd screening, please provide a detailed explanation of its design background and reason.

The key screening points for initiative and activity works (Category 19 & 20)

In the screening of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD for initiative and activity works, the Judging Committee is based on the GOOD DESIGN AWARD's perspectives and thinking about design and uses the unique perspectives of this unit to conduct the screening. When registering the entry information, applicants are requested to read and understand the following screening perspectives, to clarify what the design of the entry is, and to register the information required by the jury members at the specified location on the Entry Site.

Screening perspective: five axes

The screening is based on multiple perspectives, including the background, process, purpose, and achievements of the design of the entry.

1. Does it focus on the essential issue?

• What is the part of the focused issue that needs to be solved?

• What is the future after the issue is solved?

• What is the role played by design here?

2. Are the content and mechanisms inevitable?

• Is there a reason to confront the issue?

• Is there an inevitability that the design must be used?

3. Are the performance and outcomes (outputs) rational, clear, and aesthetically pleasing?

4. Are there accumulated tangible achievements? Is it expected to be sustainable?

• Does it meet local and community needs?

• Is it expected to be sustainable?

5. Is it persuasive enough to convince the community as a whole that it is a good design?

Screening perspective: focus on each “period”

1. New initiative and activity (months to 2 years of implementation)
2. Ongoing initiative and activity (3 to 5 years of implementation)
3. Initiative and activity that have been sustained over a long period (implemented for more than 5 years)

1. New initiative and activity (months to 2 years of implementation)
Please describe what kind of issue the work is trying to solve; what kind of mechanism has been created for this purpose; what kind of methods have been used; what kind of changes have been initiated among the people involved; and what are the possibilities for the future. Even if it is a one-time initiative or activity, please describe how it will continue to be effective after implementation.

2. Ongoing initiative and activity (3 to 5 years of implementation)
Please describe the extent to which the activities implemented in the work have had a positive effect on the solution of the issue; what mechanisms have been created; what practical contribution the work has made to the solution of the issue; whether it has contributed to a change in the actions of the people involved; and what effects have been produced at the quantitative and qualitative levels, respectively.

3. Initiative and activity that have been sustained over a long period (implemented for more than 5 years)
Please describe what kind of activities have been carried out so far; how the mechanism to ensure the continued operation of the work in the future is practiced; and what is the outlook for the future. the continued operation of the work is practiced, and what is the outlook for the future.

Registration of specified information

Please register the relevant information in the specified location on the Entry Site.

• The reason/background the design was invented
  Please register additional answers to the following questions. What is the significance of the design in this entry? What is the role of the designer?
  

• Process and achievement of design realization
  Please register additional answers to the following questions. What aspects of the entry achieve local, neighborhood outreach and value creation?
  

• Free field
  1) Overall number of years of entry
  The preparatory period before implementation was ○○ years, and it has been implemented for ○○ years. Why did you apply for the " initiative and activity" category this year?
  2) (In the case of implementation in a specific region) Please describe any specific development plans outside of that region; if not, please describe the general value of the work that can be given back to the public.

Other notes

• 1-4 Images/Detail material/Data (Images/Detail material/Data) > Video for screening
  If uploading a video, please keep it under 5 minutes. The recommended time length is about 1 minute.