competition brief - Ctrl+Space Architectural Competitions
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competition brief - Ctrl+Space Architectural Competitions
WARSAW SPORTS PARK COMPETITION COMPETITION BRIEF ctrl+space OBJECTIVE CTRL+SPACE is an online platform that creates and promotes Architectural Competitions. In the daily practice of Architecture, Competitions play an important part on the formative experience. When applied to concrete needs, by the mediation of context and content, they demonstrate the added value that architectural discussion can bring to the solution of issues of the community. We provide a launching platform for a community of architects that have interest in making a contribution in their specialty field, keep creatively active and give more visibility to their professional practice. We intend to create an ideas exchange platform and bring into light emerging talents. We aim to promote discussion of contemporary architectonic and urban topics applied to a specific need and context among professionals who are motivated to the valorization of Architecture. This is a single stage Ideas Competition with the aim of identifying the best proposal for the regeneration of a Sports Complex and Park in Warsaw's Mokotow district - Poland. This Competition is open to all students and professionals of areas related to Architecture. Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged. We invite you to create innovative solutions to tackle the challenges presented. The winning design will demonstrate a high degree of expression and creativity in fulfilling the program requirements, in accordance with the specific design guidelines here presented. This is an Ideas Competition; therefore all submitted projects should be for Concept Design. All proposals will be reviewed by an international Jury. The awarding shall be made in according to the conceptual merit of the works submited to the Competition. ctrl+space Warsaw sports park open ideas competition View over the Palace of Culture and Science and Parade Square in central Warsaw warsaw at a glance *Written in collaboration with Aleksandra Kedziorek, Curator, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw _ All Images courtesy of the Museum of Academy of Fine Arts Warsaw, a city greatly destroyed by the WW2, is presently bursting with change. Rising into economical prominence in the set of European capitals, it is still in search of its spatial identity. Undergoing a rapid transformation, the city has become a battleground for two clashing visions of urban development: the neoliberal with its appreciation for the ground value and private initiatives, and a more communal vision, underlining the importance of public spaces and accessibility of urban infrastructure. The clash of those two visions became particularly apparent in the case of Skarpa Warszawska (the Warsaw's Scarp), a natural green belt that crosses the capital and forms the backbone of Warsaw's landscape. On the one hand, its empty and highly valuable areas are tempting for developers who are trying to acquire the Scarp's terrain plot by plot in order to use it for commercial purposes. On the other hand, projects such as Warszawska Droga Kultury (Warsaw's Road of Culture) by Artur Jerzy Filip, a trial to create a net of cultural institutions along the green path, attempt to bring it back its urban and cultural significance, and reveal its potential of a public space. In the heart of this debate is the Warszawianka sports centre in Warsaw's Mokotow district. Forming an integral part of the Warsaw's Scarp, the sports centre designed in 1954 is now in a rather poor condition. Sharing its fate with other important pieces of Warsaw's postwar architectural heritage, stigmatized by the association with the communist period and often obliterated, Warszawianka is facing an unknown future. Still used as a public sport complex, it is becoming step by step commercialized, losing not only its public value, but - with new temporary and rather random sport infrastructure - also its architectural shape. Underlining the importance of the spatial concepts lying behind the original project - a unique piece in Polish architecture history - the competition aims to draw attention to the current state of this space, question its reuse and challenge participants to propose new solutions that will enhance the qualities of the location. By drawing the discussion towards the potential of the space, the present assignment aims to explore the possibilities of the existing built environment and to engage future architects in the practices of refurbishment of existing, undervalued structures. ctrl+space Warsaw sports park open ideas competition OLD TOWN NATIONAL STADIUM WARSAW MODERN ART MUSEUM NATIONAL MUSEUM PALACE OF CULTURE AND SCIENCE Departing from this complex context, the competition raises a question of how a contemporary relation between the architecture and the landscape can be established, as well as how the two opposing urban logics can be combined in one project. Even though this exercise is embedded in a very particular setting and a complex historical background, the challenge of designing a public space devoted to sports resonates with the demands of many different locations. The discussion that will be generated will certainly lay the groundwork for future challenges and projects. VISTULA RIVER ŁAZIENKI PARK MEMORIAL OF THE WARSAW UPRISING This challenge aims to provide meaningful answers to the following questions: - How can overlooked urban spaces be regenerated and successfully brought back into prominence? - How can a sportive program positively affect the reactivation of this particular urban sector? - How are architecture and landscape design able to integrate sports into the built environment and influence the sportive activity of the community? - How can the spatial quality and values of the original project be adjusted to meet present needs? Can the refurbishment become another way of architectural preservation? - How can an open space meet the requirements of professional sports /private sector and cater to the needs of the public? How can these two apparently opposite visions of development be combined? Have a better look over the Site INTERVENTION SITE ctrl+space Warsaw sports park open ideas competition site "a spatial-poetic lecture on the Earth, on the possibility of coexistence of Nature and Human Being" The Warszawianka Sports Centre was designed in 1954 by an interdisciplinary team of the Art and Research Unit of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. The proposal submitted for an open competition and developed by architects Jerzy Sołtan and Zbigniew Ihnatowicz, an engineer Lech Tomaszewski, a painter Wojciech Fangor and a sculptor Franciszek Strynkiewicz was based on a concept of landscape architecture carved out in the hill of the Warsaw's Scarp. Composed of soil, green and concrete, the complex was later described as "a spatial-poetic lecture on the Earth, on the possibility of coexistence of Nature and Human Being"; this description by an architect and the designers' friend, Oskar Hansen, perfectly summarized its mostly immaterial value. The work on the project - the first and the founding commission for the Art and Research Unit, later an important actor in Polish design scene - took over ten years, with a number of versions and masterplans developed between 1956 and 1962. The first completed phase of construction of the Warszawianka Sports Centre included a stadium for 7,000 people, grounds pitches, a tennis stadium for 4,000 people, a scorekeepers' building, and an artificial hill. The implementation of the first phase lasted until 1962. A second phase of construction included an outdoor swimming pool, a building for in-door sports games and athletics and the administration offices of the club. The third phase, consisting of an in-door swimming pool, has never been realized. Under the direction of Sołtan, Le Corbusier's follower and assistant between 1945 and 1949, Warszawianka became a project abundant in theoretical issues. By its spatial qualities and intrinsic architectural values, it has since been acknowledged as an outstanding architectural work that integrated different forms of expression and different scales of design within one project. Constituted by a topographic feature - a sequence of terraces that accommodated different sports' functions - the outdoor recreational facilities were designed to integrate the climatic conditions of the site. The areas for swimming and sunbathing as well as the tennis courts were designed to be exposed to the sun but sheltered from the wind. The artificial hill constructed between the sport facilities had mainly compositional role and was supposed to serve as a background, visually organizing the variety of sports' activities. The stadium, of which presently only fragments remain, was shaped like an amphitheater and directed towards the Vistula River. Sitting in the stadium's niche carved out in the hill of the Warsaw Scarp, an individual could lean their back on the slope, and thus metaphorically became an integral part of the landscape - both in the scale of the sports' centre and, with its connection with the Vistula River that crosses whole Poland, also in the scale of the country. ctrl+space Warsaw sports park open ideas competition Spatially, the complex reflected late Corbusian concept of l'espace indicible - an ineffable space evoking unique, semi-sacral experiences. space can be updated to serve present needs and bring back its relevance in the context of the city, as the extremely lauded project that it once was. The excavation and work in the topography required an extensive use of retaining walls. Designed by Lech Tomaszewski, these were treated as an engineering exercise as much as sculpture experiment. The prefabricated elements allowed for considerable savings in concrete use, ease of installation and no need for maintenance. Likewise, they introduced a graphical and artistic aspect to the most mundane functional element, as well as a sustainable and ecological approach, allowing the insects living in the soil still use the area, undisturbed by human's activities. On a wider scope, this is a significant discussion in many countries that experienced a groundbreaking political turn, of what should be done with empty structures of the times that are already gone: if they should be preserved as historical artifacts, upgraded to better fulfill current functional demands or simply acknowledge that their time has come to be dismantled or replaced. How do such structures adapt to a new sociopolitical realm? This definitively was a modernist approach to what a public open space could be. A notable project with a strong artistic value built with the plainest of materials. It departed from an elevated discussion of how could the city be planned for the benefits of the human and at the same time capture more poetic aspects of the landscape. Currently in a state of great decay, although still in use, Warszawianka has not been completely forgotten: a series of voices have been rising in order to reevaluate how this Warszawianka in the memory of the locals has been reduced to the swimming pools, when in fact they belong to a wider urban scheme. This assignment plans to rescue the memory of the place as a broader sportive complex planned in a privileged natural setting for the wellbeing of the community. Despite its present state, it is still a location full of intangible qualities, subtle formal gestures that amplify the feeling of communion with nature and the fellow human being. The competition attempts to preserve those immaterial values through a new refurbishment project. A notable project with a strong artistic value built with the plainest of materials. INTERVENTION SITE ctrl+space Warsaw sports park open ideas competition what types of spaces can be created that foster physical activity and play in the most beneficial way possible? sPORTS PARK In socialist times, Poland was very successful in sports at an international level. The golden age of Polish athletics revolved around football, cycling and boxing. Apart from great government propaganda, sports were for the common people an opportunity for a concrete improvement in life and status. For athletes at a higher level it was a chance to more easily travel outside of the country and experience life in the West. The themes surrounding this competition deal with a series of subjects that are able to inspire strategies and shape the solutions in many different ways. An important topic is the preservation of postwar structures, either buildings or open spaces. The turn from socialism also set in motion a change in value in the appropriation of space; green areas are tempting for development of private housing, in particular in spaces that have been losing its public attraction, as is the case of this Intervention Site. In the specific case of Warszawianka, the connection with the wider urban scale, through the green backbone of the city is an opportunity to bring back some of its former dignity. What is intended is a series of strategies that convey the qualities of the original project, and contribute to making it visible again in the wider context of the city. This also suggests the consideration over new uses of neglected public spaces. The importance of sport in social, economic and spatial terms is continuously increasing. Sports are a catalyst for urban change. Every four years, after the Olympic Games, the discussion of Olympic heritage is raised; what will come out of the new structures and what is the long term impact in the city and the country. On a social level, sportive activity is proven to have a positive impact in tangible and less tangible ways. The general health impact is undisputed, but more extensive benefits can also be found in reduction of health government expenses, improvement of economic activities, reduction of criminality and criminal behavior. Reporting back to the sphere of influence of architecture, the issue is presented of what types of spaces can be created that foster physical activity and play in the most beneficial way possible. Over an analysis of trends, how are these spaces able to evolve, keep up with future needs and maintain their functional relevance over time? Reading sports as a way of self-improvement, in which way can this reflect into a larger society improvement? The economical aspect of the intervention should also be taken into consideration. Strategies should ensure the sustainability of the economic activities and income generation for this particular sector of the city. A long term scheme should be presented to repurpose the sportive facilities and subsequently improve activity levels for the next generation. The winning entry should take into consideration the unique potential of the location, meet the demands of the functional Program and generate an intervention strategy that allows for a successful regeneration of the Warszawianka sports' centre. c l+space ctr ct Warsaw sports park open ideas competition 7. 4. PROGRAM This Competition aims to regenerate the existing structure and constitute a thoughtful improvement to the Intervention Site. In relation with the conceptual values of the original project, the new sports complex should be a combination of sport, art/architecture and the landscape, a project that will be fruitful for the development of the district and give rise to an appealing hub in the context of the city. The Architectural value of the existing elements must therefore be taken into account. The Scorekeeper's Building, the Hill, the Pyramid and the overall shape of the Stadium should constitute an integrant part of the new proposal. A balance between Sport, Architecture and Nature is expected. Here is envisioned a space that can host a series of activities and conceptually be connected to contemporary urban discourse. Overall, a reflection over how a positive impact on the quality of urban life can be accomplished, whether through an incentive to an active lifestyle or with a more direct contact with wild Nature. The Program here presented is a suggestion of a set of different diagnosed necessities that should be fulfilled in order to present a valid solution to this assignment. Two legally protected nature areas, as marked on the plans, should be left untouched. A successful design must integrate these conditions as well as consider new configurations of the required program. Future needs, social, functional and spatial necessities can also be taken into consideration to construct a distinct and more meaningful proposal. Any additions to the defined Program that constitute in a definite improvement of the overall scheme are welcomed. Sportive facilities for professional sports The project should be able to consolidate economical activities in order to assure its independence and economical persistence in time. A series of sportive facilities can be sublet to commercial use: Tennis courts / Football pitch / Volleyball pitch / Athletics course / climbing wall. Spatial solutions for contemporary sport disciplines could be experimented. One of the demands here can be the division of the original Stadium into smaller fields, keeping its original layout and structure. Sportive facilities for informal sports In order to inspire people to take on sports and be more active, conditions should be created to serve a broad spectrum of sports and activities. Here can be considered all types of sports that do not require so rigid structures in order to be practiced, for example: Open-air gym for children and adults; skateboarding park; cycling lanes; obstacle course for parkour; jogging tracks; yoga; 3. tai chi; etc. This will serve to test how Architecture can precipitate sport into an integrant part of everyday living. Locker rooms – 180 m2 This element aims to replace the prefabricated elements currently in use. It is comprised by entrance lobby, changing rooms, lockers and showers separated by gender. As a reference, consider the needs of 25-30 simultaneous users of each gender. Cafe / Restaurant – 100 m2 This element will provide a more relaxed moment and constitute a complement to the overall dynamic activities, a place for meeting up and socialization. A small kitchen and serving area should be considered. Exhibition Space – 50 m2 For the preservation of the memory of the place and honor the original project, this is a small gallery where archival images, a Site Model and other interactive elements can be displayed. This can be a stand-alone element or integrated with the Cafe area. 8. 5. 2. 8. 9.. 1. 5. 6. 5. 5. 5. INTERVENTION SITE LIMITS PROTECTED NATURAL AREA ENTRANCES Sanitary facilities / Public Toilets – 20 m2 In addition to gender-separated toilets, it is mandatory to consider the needs of disabled users. We strive for the universality of access to all citizens; all main services of the buildings should therefore be accessible. 1. Football Stadium / School 2. Tennis Stadium 3. Scorekeepers' Building 4. Restaurant 5. Tennis Pitches 6. Administration Building 7. Warszawianka Swimming Pools 8. Locker Rooms (football school) 9. Artificial hill Park Currently, the thin balance between Nature and built environment has been changed. Nature has become over the years feral and invasive. This is also an opportunity to test how new ecosystems can be positively integrated and maintained, how wilder Nature can take its place in the city. On the other hand, connections should be created to integrate this marginal site into the urban life of the Mokotow district. The stronger these connections are, the more relevant this Park will be to the district. The green surfaces could be able to be appropriated by the public for leisure, games or communal picnics. A successful project should generate a strategy to reduce the seasonality of use of the park and provide a year-long calendar of activities. Also of significance is the integration of sustainable concepts, the coexistence of human presence with the local environment, reflecting the values of the original project. ctrl+space Warsaw sports park open ideas competition XX1234 + SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Registration and Project Submission are handled completely through the Ctrl+Space website and email. All elements related to the competition should be submitted in digital format. The language of the competition is English. All relevant text should be written in this language. REGISTRATION CODE: The entrant individual or team should choose a Registration Code for which to be identified, composed of two Latin alphabet letters and four digits, ex. "XX1234". This code will be mentioned in all the file names submitted in the process. The process is composed of two elements: = XX1234 SUBMIT HERE A1 841mm x 594mm .jpeg 1 LAYOUT BOARD A1 size / horizontal format / 150dpi / JPEG file This file should be named after the Registration Code, ex. "XX1234.jpeg" A4 210mm x 297mm .pdf 1 BOOKLET A4 size / max. 10 pages / pdf file This file should be named after the Registration Code, ex. "XX1234.pdf" SUBMISSION Submission will be made through the SUBMIT page in the CTRL+SPACE website. 1. GO TO http://www.ctrl-space.net/submit.html This is a Layout Board with all the information that the contestant sees fit to adequately communicate their proposal: plans, sections, 3d visualizations, diagrams or descriptions. The image must be tagged in the upper right corner with the Registration Code, in a way that is clear and readable to the judging committee. Apart from the entrant number and project name, no other form of identification is permitted. This document is intended to add more detail and depth to the solution. This booklet should contain all the information that the contestant sees fit to adequately communicate their proposal, textual and graphically. Horizontal format preferable for readability. In order to obtain a fair evaluation, anonymity is required. In any of the submitted documents the names or pseudonyms of contestants are not allowed. The anonymity of the participants is guaranteed by the electronic system for project submission and evaluation. 2. FILL OUT personal / team information 3. ATTACH files (Layout Board + Booklet) 4. SUBMIT and see it fly! After the valid submission of all files, you will be duly notified. By submitting a proposal, the contestants approve of the terms and conditions of this competition. ctrl+space Warsaw sports park open ideas competition JUN JUL AUG SEP Jun. 17th OCT Sep. 17th 5000€ IN PRIZES competition TIMELINE REGISTRATION PRIZES Jan. 17th – Launch of the Competition Jun. 17th – Jul. 16th – First Stage Registration - 40€* Aug. 7th – Guided Site Visit Jul. 17th – Sep. 4th – Second Stage Registration - 60€* A total fund of 5000€ in prize money will be awarded to winning entries and awards of merit, distributed in the following way: Sep. 17th – FINAL DATE FOR PROJECT SUBMISSION (until 23:59 GMT) Sep. 5th – Sep. 17th – Final Stage Registration - 90€* Sep. 18th – Sep. 28th – Jury Evaluation Oct. 8th – WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT *SITE VISIT - Sunday, August 7th 14:00 A site visit will be available to the participants of the competition, accompanied by a member of the Modern Art Museum in Warsaw. Please write to info@ctrl-space.net to express your interest and to be provided with more information. First Prize: 3500€ || Second Prize: 1000€ || Third Prize: 500€ 5 Awards of Merit, with no monetary prize Registration and payment is made through the competition website. All dates referred have as limit 23:59 GMT. Upon validation, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to the registered e-mail with the Documentation Pack - CAD plan, site photographs, maps, aerial images. The prizes include bank commissions, taxes and/or paypal commissions. To all the awarded proposals, online promotion will be made through our Media Partners, a wide array of websites and blogs operating in the field of Architecture, Urbanism and Design. *VAT (23%) included REGISTER NOW ctrl+space WARSAW SPORTS PARK open ideas competition JURY A wide range of knowledge in Architecture and Urbanism was taken in account in order to present a group of professionals with authority in evaluating the subjects and underlying problematic of the proposed competition. The Jury is composed by an international group of architects, whose experience and professional path proves their profound knowledge and ability in Architectural Design. Bogna Swiatkowska - Founder at Bec Zmiana Foundation - Warsaw, Poland Tomasz Fudala - Curator at Museum of Modern Art - Warsaw, Poland The founder of Bec Zmiana Foundation with whom she rolled out a wide number of interdisciplinary projects. Active promoter of contemporary Polish art, architecture and design. The Associate Curator and the Curator of the exhibitions staged as part of Synchronicity project in the years 2008-2016 (That Something On The Horizon. Architecture Of The 21st Century) plus numerous projects rolled out by Bec Zmiana Foundation, including The Experiment Shall Not Be Continued (2012), Public Collection of Art of the Capital City of Warsaw (2012). The editor of many publications released by the Bęc Zmiana Foundation. A member of the Board for Architecture at Warsaw Town Hall. The founder of the national cultural magazine “Notes na 6 tygodni”. Co-founder of experimental magazine “Format P”. The author of numerous articles, interviews, reports, radio and TV programmes dedicated to contemporary popular culture. Tomasz is an art historian and curator at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Fudala has previously worked at the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. 2009-2013 he curates WARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION festival focused on urba1n planning and architecture. He is interested in architecture and the history of exhibitions, which was the subject to his project The Space Between Us (2010). His writings have appeared in of various books and catalogues including “Monika Sosnowska: 1:1” catalogue of Polish Pavilion at the 52nd International Exhibition of Art in Venice (2007), “AR/PS the Architecture of Arseniusz Romanowicz and Piotr Szymaniak” (2013), “Mister Warszawy” (2013) and magazines Domus, Artforum, Odra, Obieg, Czas Kultury, and Autoportret. Patrick Verhoeven - Principal at Mandaworks - Stockholm, Sweden Maria Schirmer - Head of Architecture and Construction Dep. of the Mokotow Patrick's design career spans almost twenty years and includes extensive experience on a variety of city planning and urban design tasks. Raised and educated in the Netherlands, Patrick's design philosophy has brought creative leadership to Mandaworks through his interests in sustainable urban design, landscape sensitivity, and architecture. Patrick has also become an expert in Swedish city planning and urban design as he has spent nearly fourteen years living, working, and running design offices in Sweden. Experiences outside of Sweden, especially in China, have also given him the unique opportunity to work with a variety of urban development projects with high ambitions for sustainability, architecture and landscape architecture. Patrick now calls Stockholm home with his family and alongside his work at Mandaworks Patrick continues to teacher at the Royal Technical University of Stockholm (KTH). district - Warsaw, Poland EVALUATION CRITERIA Apart from the personal evaluation criteria of each member of the jury, some other factors of qualification will be as follows: - Innovation and relevance of the proposal - Aesthetic quality of the overall project - Clarity and comprehensibility of the design. - Functionality, interpretation and application of the proposed program - Technical quality of the project and feasibility in its construction The jury's decision shall be final and irrevocable. *Any contact with any members of the jury is discouraged. All authors of projects that are proven to have tried to influence the decision of any member of the jury will be rightfully disqualified. ctrl+space open ideas competition ? TERMS AND CONDITIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The entrant, individual or team, agrees to abide by the rules of the competition as determined by the Organizer. The organizing committee of the competition reserves the right to reject a proposal if it does not comply with the Submission Requirements. Registered participants in the competition may address their questions to the Competition Organizer to: info@ctrl-space.net This Competition is open to all students and professionals of areas related to Architecture. Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged. Work by individuals or teams are accepted, to a limit of four people per team. The intellectual property rights shall remain the property of the entrant, any disputes that might arise are of their sole responsibility. By submitting an entry, the individual or team associated with the work authorizes the competition organizer to use the work in future promotional activities, with due credits to the authorship. All questions should be written in English, and will be answered privately by email and/or publicly in the FAQ section of the website. It is highly recommendable to regularly consult this section of the website. It may provide additional information, updated information or clarification to the present Competition Brief. This competition will be decided in an open, anonymous process in a single stage by a Jury, whose deliberation is final and irrevocable. The Competition Organizer reserves the right to cancel the competition in the cases when fewer than 5 projects have been submitted or all submitted projects fail to comply with the announced terms and conditions. Upon cancellation of the competition all participants shall be notified within 3 days from the decision to cancel and properly refunded of their subscription fees. For this competition are not eligible all people or businesses who have been involved in its organization. This includes all representatives or employees of the Competition Organizer; jury members or any person with a close relation to the jury members; any other individual that might influence directly the deliberation of the jury members. The payment of the monetary prizes will be made up to 30 days after Public Announcement. The Competition is governed by the present program; all issues that are not clearly stated will be taken up to the Jury Committee that will be empowered to decide. By promoting this Ideas Competition Ctrl+Space – Architectural Competitions does not claim, in any way, rights or ownership over the plot where the competition takes place. This is private property, under which we chose to place this investigation for the purpose of ideas discussion. The organizers do not intend to realize the winning entry. ctrl+space WARSAW SPORTS PARK open ideas competition CTRL + SPACE www.ctrl-space.net ©2016