01MENTAWAI ONE PRESENTS / GLOBAL CASTING CALL
THE ISLANDIS THE CANVAS.YOU CREATEWHAT COMES NEXT.
Great places are never the work of one imagination. A global invitation to the creators, makers, operators and restless thinkers who see what could be.
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A world of ideas. One shared invitation.02INDONESIA / SIBERUT / MENTAWAI BAY
AN EXTRAORDINARYISLAND.AN OPENINVITATION.
From a global perspective to a very particular place. Mentawai Bay, on Siberut Island, Indonesia. Nature, culture and community form the starting point.
Destination vision · illustrative imagery
The canvas is a place, before it is a plan.03THE FRAMEWORK / A CONCEPTUAL SPATIAL STUDY
WE CREATETHE FRAMEWORK.YOU SHAPETHE EXPERIENCE.
A shared framework brings places, infrastructure and purpose together. The landscape sets the rhythm. Connected neighbourhoods create the setting. Your idea gives a place its reason to exist.
Design study · not an approved masterplan or allocated premises
Places set the scene. People give them meaning.04THE POSSIBILITIES / 01 / THE EMPTY SPACE
A FRAMEWORK.A BLANK SPACE.NOW IMAGINE.
An open pavilion. A structure waiting for a purpose. What would you create here? Keep scrolling to see the same space take on three different lives.
Conceptual architecture · no commercial space is being offered
One space. More than one possible future.04THE POSSIBILITIES / 02 / THE MAKERS
CRAFT BECOMESAN ENCOUNTER.
A working atelier brings the space to life. Materials become objects, visitors become participants, and the people who make things become part of the experience.
Illustrative experience · developed through a contributor’s idea
The same pavilion. A living makers’ atelier.04THE POSSIBILITIES / 03 / THE CULINARY THEATRE
FOOD BECOMESA PERFORMANCE.
The workshop gives way to a communal table, a chef’s counter and the warmth of an evening gathering. The architecture remains. The experience changes completely.
Illustrative experience · not an approved operating concept
The same pavilion. An entirely different atmosphere.04THE POSSIBILITIES / 04 / A MOMENT OF STILLNESS
SPACE TORECONNECT.
The tables recede. Plants, quiet platforms and open space invite another rhythm. A place shaped by nature, with the experience defined by the people who bring it to life.
Illustrative experience · one of many possible contributions
The same pavilion. Another way to be here.05A DIFFERENT MODEL / HTEM PARTICIPATION
LESS CONVENTIONALLEASING.MORE SHAREDOPPORTUNITY.
Connect individual ambition with shared infrastructure and a destination-wide purpose. HTEM participation may include no conventional base rent and revenue participation, with capital, operating and commercial obligations agreed for each opportunity.
Proposed arrangements · subject to approvals and individual agreements
A shared framework. Individually agreed responsibilities.06THE COMMUNITY / INDIVIDUAL BRILLIANCE, COLLECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT
MANY IDEAS.ONE LIVINGDESTINATION.
Food, craft, learning, culture and wellbeing connect into something larger. Cultural and community-led contributions need appropriate local participation, leadership and approval.
Conceptual network · no approved precinct allocations implied
Creativity works best when it belongs to a shared purpose.07THE OPEN CALLS / TWO WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE
FIND YOUROPPORTUNITY.OR PROPOSEYOUR OWN.
Respond to a defined brief, or bring an idea that was never on the plan. Explore our illustrative catalogue to see the kinds of places, experiences and open ideas the programme could support.
Prototype catalogue · formal applications are not yet open
5 illustrative concepts
Illustrative briefs only. Formal calls and applications are not yet open.
08THE INVITATION TO ACT / YOUR IMAGINATION BELONGS HERE
THE NEXTCHAPTERCOULD BE YOURS.
Start with the experience you want to create, who it serves and why it should exist. Prepare a personal concept note while the formal contributor process is developed.
Personal draft only · nothing is submitted by this prototype
Define the framework. Invite the genius. Govern the outcome.