Yarışmalar-Competitions

Yarışma Özeti(Summary):
There will be two phases of competition. Beginning in November 2003, Phase One will be an international open invitation seeking conceptual designs for the building and its site relationships. Submissions will consist of no more that 7 sheets of 11 X 17 inches, bound on the short end ("landscape"orientation). No deviation from submission format will be eligible for Jury consideration, including large posters. Submissions should show the project's design philosophy and approach to site and technical issues, 2 floor plans, 2 building elevations, 2 sections, 1 site plan, 2 perspectives, and a Budget Estimate for Construction. Phase One submissions must be anonymous when judged, with attributions written only on an Entry Form sealed in an business-size envelope affixed to the inside final cover of the submission brochure.

Tip (Type): 
Open, two-stage

Kimler katılabilir (Open to): 
All

Katılım ücreti (Entry Fee):
US$50 pros / $25 students

Ödüller (Awards):
Design commission

Juri (Jury):
Ralph E. Johnson, Julie Bargmann, Marian Byrnes, Raymond J. Clark,
Laurie Hawkinson, Brian MacKay-Lyons and James Wescoat Jr.

İletişim Bilgileri (Contact): 
Web: http://www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/fcec/

There will be two phases of competition. Beginning in November 2003, Phase One will be an international open invitation seeking conceptual designs for the building and its site relationships. Submissions will consist of no more that 7 sheets of 11 X 17 inches, bound on the short end ("landscape"orientation). No deviation from submission format will be eligible for Juryconsideration, including large posters. Submissions should show theproject's design philosophy and approach to site and technical issues, 2 floor plans, 2 building elevations, 2 sections, 1 site plan, 2 perspectives, and a Budget Estimate for Construction. Phase One submissions must be anonymous when judged, with attributions written only on an Entry Form sealed in an business-size envelope affixed to the inside final cover of the submission brochure. After viewing all the submissions, the Jury will recommend five schemes to advance to Phase Two. Each of the five competing teams will receive an honorarium of $20,000 (plus $1,000 in travel) to cover Phase Two and the development of Schematic Design proposals. The submission requirements for Phase Two are Plans, a Site Plan, Sections, Elevations, Perspectives and a model at 1/16" = 1'-0" scale.

The Jury will recommend a final winner to CDOE, which will negotiate a contract for services. The construction is to follow quickly so that the FCEC can be complete by Winter 2006.

The Environmental Center will house exhibit spaces to serve a variety of visitor populations (adults, children, students). The formal Main Exhibit Space's public, educational functions will be supplemented by a Temporary Exhibits Space, an Auditorium, a Volunteer Work Space, two Classrooms connecting to an Outdoor Deck, and an all-purpose Children's Room. Visitors' use of the Center will be supported by ancillary spaces of the Lobby/Reception, a Cloak Room, Public Toilet Rooms, Kitchenette and Lunchroom/Cafe. Support to education programs will be provided by Storage spaces adjacent to the Lobby, the Main Exhibit Space, Classrooms and Auditorium. It should be remembered that the Lobby and other circulation zones must accommodate large groups visiting the Center.

The Center's research, site management and education will take place in a communal Staff Office for 10 people, the Center's Director's Office, Lab of 6 work places, and Lab Office for two visiting scientists. Administration support spaces include a small Kitchen, a Staff Shower room with private Staff Toilets, and Supply and Server Closets. The Building Maintenance Room should be adjacent to the Service Entrance used for staff access, which should be remote from the Main Entrance used by visitors.

Relationships Given the modest size of the Center's square footage (23,700 square feet), it is desirable that when appropriate, spaces have the flexibility to serve more than one function. The Center's Conference Room serves for both daily work needs and for more public use such as community meetings, etc. Flexibility of purpose is also desired for the Classrooms, Children's Room and Dining Room and the Auditorium, which should double for lectures, conferences, and local groups' meetings. It is also desired that as often as possible, the Center's spaces have direct relationships to the surrounding site, both for views and for direct access to the outdoors. Indoor/outdoor flexibility, for spaces to be able to be completely open or enclosed depending on the season, is preferable for the Classrooms and Auditorium, both of which connect to an Outdoor Deck. Submissions may also propose other spaces to have similar indoor/outdoor flexibility.

The Center's purpose, to explicate the Calumet site and the general nature of our relationship to the environment, means that the Environmental Center must be built for easy maintenance and withstanding the often messy results of site walks, lab research and group visits. It is also possible for the "back of house" spaces to have a more visual relationship to the public areas of the Center, in order to open up understanding of the essential operations of the staff.

Web: http://www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/fcec/