2008/2009 NKBA Student Design Competition Hits the Beach
The National Kitchen & Bath Association is proud to present the 2008/2009 NKBA Student Design Competition. This year, NKBA student members will be challenged to use their knowledge and skills of kitchen and bath to design a safe, functional, and adaptable space for active seniors. The Fosters are building their dream home, a reversed living floor plan at a North Carolina beach, and are asking for help in creating their ideal kitchen and master bath. The challenge is to meet all of the Fosters' current needs, including a baking center for Grandma to share her secrets with her two granddaughters (ages 7 and 9), as well as accommodating the couple's special needs as they age. Students will be using the NKBA Planning Guidelines, with an emphasis on the Access Standards, as they plan the new spaces.
The Association would like to extend a very special thank you to our sponsors, American Woodmark and Sub-Zero/Wolf. This competition would not be possible without their support. A winning entry in this competition will provide increased industry visibility, peer recognition, and valuable publicity opportunities. Judged by a panel of industry professionals, the NKBA Student Design Competition acknowledges the talent of kitchen and bath designers to plan safe, functional, and personalized spaces that incorporate imaginative design statements and aesthetically pleasing solutions.
The winning entries in both the kitchen and bath competition will be recognized by their peers and industry professionals at a special ceremony held during the 2009 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference (K/BIS®). Equal prizes will be given for both the kitchen and bath competitions. The winning designs will be featured in the NKBA Design Competition Winners Publication and awarded the following prizes:
First Place: $2,500 Scholarship
Second Place: $1,500 Scholarship
Third Place: $1,000 Scholarship
Award winners will receive complimentary registration to K/BIS® 2009, which will include the awards ceremony, two nights' hotel stay, and transportation to the event.
To compete in the 2008/2009 NKBA Student Design Competition, download the registration form and accompanying floor plans now. Contact NKBA Customer Service at (800) THE-NKBA to receive a copy of the registration form in the mail.
Who Can Enter:
- Entrants must be NKBA student members and enrolled in a college or university on the date of postmark. Award recipients must also be current NKBA members.
- Except for experiences derived from an internship, entrants must neither have worked in a professional design capacity (including interior design, architecture and related fields), nor have been paid for design services rendered.
- Projects entered must be completed individually by the student designer. No co-designers are permitted in the competition.
Students may enter one or both of the competitions. Entries must be postmarked by December 1, 2008.
Floor Plans
Frequently Asked Questions
Bathroom opening between master bedroom and master bathroom:
"The opening may be relocated and enclosed with a door." Can the door to the entrance be a wall slider (like a barn door) on the bedroom side of the wall? This would mean that the door goes BEYOND the "footprint" as it would be on the OUTSIDE of the bathroom wall.
No. The door may not go beyond the "footprint". You may use a pocket or bi-fold door
Bathroom walls:
"The exterior walls are constructed with 2" by 6"s and the interior walls are a 2" by 4" construction." The north bathroom wall (with windows) is drawn at 4 ½" like the other walls. It should be a 6" exterior wall, shouldn't it? Can the 4 ½" interior walls that need to be increased for bathroom plumbing simply be drawn and labeled as 6" plumbing walls, or should they actually be shown as "furred out" walls on the construction plan?
All exterior walls are 2x6's. All drains (3 inch) go down, not up through the walls, so they fit in a 2x4 wall cavity. The vent can be a 2 inch pipe and connect to the vent stack (3 inch) pipe in the attic. If you decide your mechanics requires a 2x6 wall, the change would need to be indicated on the construction plan as furred out or new construction.
Bathroom venting:
Can the circular vent that is centered in the ceiling of the portion of the bathroom that has windows be changed?
Since the house is under construction, you may choose to relocate the vents; however, if doing so the new location should be noted on the mechanical plan and the fact and the reason it was altered should appear in the design statement.