FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHTING DESIGN CONCEPT FOR “THE WHITE QUARTER” IN THE HISTORICAL PART OF BELGOROD
OPEN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
THE WHITE QUARTER
PICTURESQUE ARCHITECTURE IN THE HEART OF BELGOROD
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
IDEA:
The key idea of “The White Quarter” project is to transform the quarter into the heart of bustling city life. It implies the creation of publicly accessibly area that is full of diverse functions, services, and attractions. Ensuring a new quality of the environment and the facilities, their uniqueness for Belgorod also form an integral part of the project.
The key idea of “The White Quarter” project is to transform the quarter into the heart of bustling city life. It implies the creation of publicly accessibly area that is full of diverse functions, services, and attractions. Ensuring a new quality of the environment and the facilities, their uniqueness for Belgorod also form an integral part of the project.
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[ FINALISTS ]
26 DEC
2024
2024
[ START THE COMPETITION ]
FORMAT:
International, two-stage, open.
Stage I - acceptance of Applications and selecting the Finalists based on their portfolios and essays.
Stage II - developing the Competitive Bids by the Finalists, Ranking the Finalists’ competitive bids based on the Jury’s assessment, Selecting the Winner of the Competition.
International, two-stage, open.
Stage I - acceptance of Applications and selecting the Finalists based on their portfolios and essays.
Stage II - developing the Competitive Bids by the Finalists, Ranking the Finalists’ competitive bids based on the Jury’s assessment, Selecting the Winner of the Competition.
PURPOSE:
Choosing the best Concept of the lighting design of the building facades and territory of The White Quarter in the historical part of Belgorod.
Choosing the best Concept of the lighting design of the building facades and territory of The White Quarter in the historical part of Belgorod.
ORGANIZER:
Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Construction Assistance Centre of Belgorod region” (ANO CAS of Belgorod region)
Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Construction Assistance Centre of Belgorod region” (ANO CAS of Belgorod region)
ABOUT COMPETITION
The Competition is open to all participants who meet the requirements specified in Clause 5 of the Rules. The Competition will result in the selection of Participants, Finalists and the Winner.
1. Purpose of the Competition
To determine the best Concept of lighting design of the building facades and territory of the White Quarter in the historical part of Belgorod.
2. Subject of the Competition
Development of the Concept of lighting design of the building facades and territory of the White Quarter in the historical part of Belgorod. Within the framework of the Competition the Finalists selected by the Jury shall develop the Concept defined by the Program.
3. Schedule and terms of the Competition
The Competition consists of 2 stages. The Competition schedule is defined in Appendix 1 to these Rules.
4. Powers of the Organizer
The Organizer shall perform the functions related to conduct of the Competition, including:
- publication and placement of the notice of the Competition;
- receiving messages, information and documents from Applicants, Participants and Finalists, including Applications and Competitive bids;
- publication of notifications and notices related to the Competition;
- creation and maintenance of the Competition website;
- organizing and conducting preparatory and familiarization activities;
- interaction with the Jury members;
- preparation of the materials for the Jury meetings, including the Catalogue of Registered Applications.
- organization of the Jury meetings;
- providing explanations of the Competition documentation to the Applicants, Participants, Finalists and the Winner;
- keeping the minutes of the Jury meetings;
- passing a decision to terminate the Competition
5. Powers and principles of the Jury's activity
2.5.1 The powers of the Jury include:
- evaluation and comparison of the applications, selection of the 3 Finalists of the Competition;
- evaluation and comparison of the Competitive bids prepared by the Finalists, Ranking of the Competitive bids;
- disqualification of the Participants.
5.2 In its work, the Jury is guided by the principles of professionalism, independence of opinions and objectivity of judging, as well as by the provisions of the Competition documentation. The Jury members perform their activities free of charge.
Jury decisions are made by the majority of votes, voting is conducted for each project separately. In the event of a tie, the chairperson's vote shall prevail.
6. Applicable Law
The relations of the parties (Applicants, Participants, Finalists, Organizer) in connection with the Competition shall be governed by the laws of the Russian Federation. The provisions of Article 447 and Chapter 57 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation are not applicable to the procedure and rules of the Competition.
7. Validity of the Competition Rules
These Rules become mandatory for each Applicant from the moment the Organizer accepts the Application submitted by them.
8. Introduction of amendments to the Rules
9. The Organizer, on their own initiative, has the right to pass a decision to amend the Competition Rules no later than 10 (ten) working days before the deadline for acceptance of Applications.Changing the subject of the Competition is not allowed.
9.2 Within 2 (two) working days from the date of the decision to amend the Competition Rules, such amendments are published by the Organizer on the Competition Website and from that moment shall become binding for each Competition Applicant.
10. The Competition Documentation
10.1 Composition of the Competition Documentation.
The Competition Documentation includes the following sections, each of which is an integral part thereof:
- Invitation to participate (Notice of the Competition);
- Section I: These Rules;
- Section II: The Competition Program (Terms of Reference), including the “Composition of the Competitive Bid”.
10.2 Procedure for publication of the Competition Documents
-- Section I (Competition Rules) of the Competition Documents shall be published on the Competition Website in the public domain on December 24, 2024.
-- Section II (Competition Program (Terms of Reference) and draft Prize Winner Agreement with the Finalist are posted on the Website of the Competition when 3 (three) Finalists have been selected.
11. Providing explanations
Any Applicant or Participant or Finalist may submit a request to the Organizer for clarification of the provisions of the Competition Documents. Such a request shall be submitted in writing or electronically to the address specified in these Competition Rules or submitted via the Competition Website.
The Organizer shall provide a response to the request for clarification of the provisions of the Competition Documents in the form of an electronic document within 5 (five) working days from the date of the receipt of the specified request.
The Applicants’ requests shall be received no later than 5 (five) days before the deadline for the acceptance of Applications. The Organizer is not obligated to respond to requests received after this deadline.
Delay in providing responses cannot be considered a reason for extending the deadline for submitting an Application or Competitive Bid.
12. Dispute Settlement
All disputes that may arise from the relations of the parties in connection with the Competition are subject to resolution in the court of Belgorod in accordance with the jurisdiction determined by the procedural legislation of the Russian Federation.
13. Language
The official language of the Competition is Russian. Competitive bids shall be submitted in Russian, or in Russian and English languages.
In case of discrepancies between the Russian and English versions of the Competition documentation, as well as any documents related to the Competition, the Russian version shall prevail.
14. Addresses
14.1 The address of the Competition website:
konkursbk2025.ru (or for english version: konkursbk2025.ru/en-us)
14.2 The address for sending Notifications and Applications (amendments to the submitted Applications), Competitive bids (amendments to the submitted Competitive bids), requests for clarification of the provisions of the Competition Documents:
ANO “ Belgorod region Construction Assistance Centre”
25 Slavy Avenue,
308015, Belgorod, Russia
Phone: 8 (4722) 501-031, +7-991-405-24-31
E-mail: centr@css31.ru (with the remark “THE WHITE QUARTER Competition”).
1. Purpose of the Competition
To determine the best Concept of lighting design of the building facades and territory of the White Quarter in the historical part of Belgorod.
2. Subject of the Competition
Development of the Concept of lighting design of the building facades and territory of the White Quarter in the historical part of Belgorod. Within the framework of the Competition the Finalists selected by the Jury shall develop the Concept defined by the Program.
3. Schedule and terms of the Competition
The Competition consists of 2 stages. The Competition schedule is defined in Appendix 1 to these Rules.
4. Powers of the Organizer
The Organizer shall perform the functions related to conduct of the Competition, including:
- publication and placement of the notice of the Competition;
- receiving messages, information and documents from Applicants, Participants and Finalists, including Applications and Competitive bids;
- publication of notifications and notices related to the Competition;
- creation and maintenance of the Competition website;
- organizing and conducting preparatory and familiarization activities;
- interaction with the Jury members;
- preparation of the materials for the Jury meetings, including the Catalogue of Registered Applications.
- organization of the Jury meetings;
- providing explanations of the Competition documentation to the Applicants, Participants, Finalists and the Winner;
- keeping the minutes of the Jury meetings;
- passing a decision to terminate the Competition
5. Powers and principles of the Jury's activity
2.5.1 The powers of the Jury include:
- evaluation and comparison of the applications, selection of the 3 Finalists of the Competition;
- evaluation and comparison of the Competitive bids prepared by the Finalists, Ranking of the Competitive bids;
- disqualification of the Participants.
5.2 In its work, the Jury is guided by the principles of professionalism, independence of opinions and objectivity of judging, as well as by the provisions of the Competition documentation. The Jury members perform their activities free of charge.
Jury decisions are made by the majority of votes, voting is conducted for each project separately. In the event of a tie, the chairperson's vote shall prevail.
6. Applicable Law
The relations of the parties (Applicants, Participants, Finalists, Organizer) in connection with the Competition shall be governed by the laws of the Russian Federation. The provisions of Article 447 and Chapter 57 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation are not applicable to the procedure and rules of the Competition.
7. Validity of the Competition Rules
These Rules become mandatory for each Applicant from the moment the Organizer accepts the Application submitted by them.
8. Introduction of amendments to the Rules
9. The Organizer, on their own initiative, has the right to pass a decision to amend the Competition Rules no later than 10 (ten) working days before the deadline for acceptance of Applications.Changing the subject of the Competition is not allowed.
9.2 Within 2 (two) working days from the date of the decision to amend the Competition Rules, such amendments are published by the Organizer on the Competition Website and from that moment shall become binding for each Competition Applicant.
10. The Competition Documentation
10.1 Composition of the Competition Documentation.
The Competition Documentation includes the following sections, each of which is an integral part thereof:
- Invitation to participate (Notice of the Competition);
- Section I: These Rules;
- Section II: The Competition Program (Terms of Reference), including the “Composition of the Competitive Bid”.
10.2 Procedure for publication of the Competition Documents
-- Section I (Competition Rules) of the Competition Documents shall be published on the Competition Website in the public domain on December 24, 2024.
-- Section II (Competition Program (Terms of Reference) and draft Prize Winner Agreement with the Finalist are posted on the Website of the Competition when 3 (three) Finalists have been selected.
11. Providing explanations
Any Applicant or Participant or Finalist may submit a request to the Organizer for clarification of the provisions of the Competition Documents. Such a request shall be submitted in writing or electronically to the address specified in these Competition Rules or submitted via the Competition Website.
The Organizer shall provide a response to the request for clarification of the provisions of the Competition Documents in the form of an electronic document within 5 (five) working days from the date of the receipt of the specified request.
The Applicants’ requests shall be received no later than 5 (five) days before the deadline for the acceptance of Applications. The Organizer is not obligated to respond to requests received after this deadline.
Delay in providing responses cannot be considered a reason for extending the deadline for submitting an Application or Competitive Bid.
12. Dispute Settlement
All disputes that may arise from the relations of the parties in connection with the Competition are subject to resolution in the court of Belgorod in accordance with the jurisdiction determined by the procedural legislation of the Russian Federation.
13. Language
The official language of the Competition is Russian. Competitive bids shall be submitted in Russian, or in Russian and English languages.
In case of discrepancies between the Russian and English versions of the Competition documentation, as well as any documents related to the Competition, the Russian version shall prevail.
14. Addresses
14.1 The address of the Competition website:
konkursbk2025.ru (or for english version: konkursbk2025.ru/en-us)
14.2 The address for sending Notifications and Applications (amendments to the submitted Applications), Competitive bids (amendments to the submitted Competitive bids), requests for clarification of the provisions of the Competition Documents:
ANO “ Belgorod region Construction Assistance Centre”
25 Slavy Avenue,
308015, Belgorod, Russia
Phone: 8 (4722) 501-031, +7-991-405-24-31
E-mail: centr@css31.ru (with the remark “THE WHITE QUARTER Competition”).
PRIZE FUND
5 000 000 ₽
[ THE TOTAL PRIZE FUND OF THE COMPETITION ]
The 2nd-prize Finalist will receive an award in the amount of 1,000,000 rubles.
A Contract for developing the Concept will be signed with each Finalist of the second stage of the Competition. The Finalists will be paid 500,000 rubles each as a compensation for the Concept development and participation in the Competition.
An award equaling 2,000,000 rubles will be paid to the Winner of the second stage of the Competition.
The 3d-prize Finalist will receive an award equaling 500,000 rubles.
- An event square with an amphitheatre and a fountain;
- A concert hall for 500 seats;
- A shopping gallery;
- The “White Hill” art object with a research-and-education centre, a lecture hall, a restaurant and an observation deck;
- A hotel;
- Belgorod cuisine centre;
- A-category retail and office premises
- An underground parking lot with a capacity of more than 1 thousand parking spaces and an underground tunnel;
- A green area.
The White Quarter project is being implemented as part of the Integrated Territorial Development (ITD) within the boundaries of: Svyato-Troitsky Boulevard, Slavy Avenue, 50th Anniversary of Belgorod Region Street, and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Avenue, on the total area of 7 hectares.
ABOUT OBJECT
The White Quarter will allow a creation of 900 jobs. The area will contain the following:
The development concept envisions the creation of an open publicly accessible space full of various functions, services, and places of attraction.
The construction of the White Quarter is scheduled for 2025 on the site previously occupied by the 1950s houses that were demolished after being recognized as dangerous.
A unique facility will be constructed in the city centre, which will include a lecture hall, a concert hall, a shopping and entertainment centre, a hotel, and office buildings.
ABOUT THE OBJECT
The White Quarter project is being implemented as part of the Integrated Territorial Development (ITD) within the boundaries of: Svyato-Troitsky Boulevard, Slavy Avenue, 50th Anniversary of Belgorod Region Street, and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Avenue, on the total area of 7 hectares. The development concept envisions the creation of an open publicly accessible space full of various functions, services, and places of attraction.
The construction of the White Quarter is scheduled for 2025 on the site previously occupied by the 1950s houses that were demolished after being recognized as dangerous. A unique facility will be constructed in the city centre, which will include a lecture hall, a concert hall, a shopping and entertainment centre, a hotel, and office buildings.
The White Quarter will allow a creation of 900 jobs. The area will contain the following:
1. An event square with an amphitheatre and a fountain;
2. A concert hall for 500 seats;
3. A shopping gallery;
4. The “White Hill” art object with a research-and-education centre, a lecture hall, a restaurant and an observation deck;
5. A hotel;
6. Belgorod cuisine centre;
7. A-category retail and office premises
8. An underground parking lot with a capacity of more than 1 thousand parking spaces and an underground tunnel;
9. A green area.
There are no plans to build new residential facilities in The White Quarter. The maximum height of the objects planned for construction does not exceed 6 storeys. The total built-up area will equal about 100,000 square metres.
The architecture of The White Quarter should be a tribute to the region’s nature and history. Building facades and landscaping elements are planned to be designed in light colours. They will symbolise the chalk hills. Roofs of the buildings are envisioned as green areas covered with plants.
The key idea of The White Quarter project is to transform the quarter into the heart of bustling urban life in the region’s centre. This implies the creation of an open publicly accessible territory full of various functions, services, and places of attraction. An integral part of the project is ensuring a new quality of the environment and facilities, their uniqueness for Belgorod.
THE OBJECTS’S LOCATION IN RELATION TO THE CITY CENTRE AND TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY
The Object of the Competition includes all the facilities located in the Project area and scheduled for construction within the framework of the Project implementation.
The development area is located 170 metres from Sobornaya Square, which is the central square of Belgorod. Its boundaries include Slavy Avenue in the north, 50th Anniversary of Belgorod Region Street in the east, Svyato-Troitsky Boulevard in the south, and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Avenue in the west.
The history of the quarter’s development dates back to the 17th century when the third Belgorod fortress was built here. The city was constructed around that fortress. At present, the boundaries of the quarter coincide with the territory of three cultural heritage sites, which are also places of interest: ‘Old Belgorod’, the Location of the Belgorod Fortress on the bank of the Veselitsa River’ and the Location of the Holy Trinity Monastery’.
The total area of the quarter is 7 hectares. Of these, the area occupied by existing residential
buildings that is not subject to change amounts to 1.05 hectares, and the area occupied by public buildings which is not subject to change equals 0.74 hectares.
The part of the existing residential development in the Quarter that will be preserved includes:
- the 5-storey residential building at 34 Bogdan Khmelnitsky Ave.
- the 5-storey residential building at 65 B Slavy Ave. / 36 Bogdan Khmelnitsky Ave.;
- the 5-storey and 9-storey residential building at 47 Slavy Ave.
Buildings and objects of regional and city-wide significance that will be preserved:
The diocesan centre of the Orthodox Christian religious organization ‘Belgorod and Stary Oskol Diocese’ (including the following cultural heritage objects: St. Joseph’s Cave, Bishop Nikodim’s Tomb, The Underground Gallery), and the “Watchtower” restaurant.
The construction of the White Quarter is scheduled for 2025 on the site previously occupied by the 1950s houses that were demolished after being recognized as dangerous. A unique facility will be constructed in the city centre, which will include a lecture hall, a concert hall, a shopping and entertainment centre, a hotel, and office buildings.
The White Quarter will allow a creation of 900 jobs. The area will contain the following:
1. An event square with an amphitheatre and a fountain;
2. A concert hall for 500 seats;
3. A shopping gallery;
4. The “White Hill” art object with a research-and-education centre, a lecture hall, a restaurant and an observation deck;
5. A hotel;
6. Belgorod cuisine centre;
7. A-category retail and office premises
8. An underground parking lot with a capacity of more than 1 thousand parking spaces and an underground tunnel;
9. A green area.
There are no plans to build new residential facilities in The White Quarter. The maximum height of the objects planned for construction does not exceed 6 storeys. The total built-up area will equal about 100,000 square metres.
The architecture of The White Quarter should be a tribute to the region’s nature and history. Building facades and landscaping elements are planned to be designed in light colours. They will symbolise the chalk hills. Roofs of the buildings are envisioned as green areas covered with plants.
The key idea of The White Quarter project is to transform the quarter into the heart of bustling urban life in the region’s centre. This implies the creation of an open publicly accessible territory full of various functions, services, and places of attraction. An integral part of the project is ensuring a new quality of the environment and facilities, their uniqueness for Belgorod.
THE OBJECTS’S LOCATION IN RELATION TO THE CITY CENTRE AND TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY
The Object of the Competition includes all the facilities located in the Project area and scheduled for construction within the framework of the Project implementation.
The development area is located 170 metres from Sobornaya Square, which is the central square of Belgorod. Its boundaries include Slavy Avenue in the north, 50th Anniversary of Belgorod Region Street in the east, Svyato-Troitsky Boulevard in the south, and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Avenue in the west.
The history of the quarter’s development dates back to the 17th century when the third Belgorod fortress was built here. The city was constructed around that fortress. At present, the boundaries of the quarter coincide with the territory of three cultural heritage sites, which are also places of interest: ‘Old Belgorod’, the Location of the Belgorod Fortress on the bank of the Veselitsa River’ and the Location of the Holy Trinity Monastery’.
The total area of the quarter is 7 hectares. Of these, the area occupied by existing residential
buildings that is not subject to change amounts to 1.05 hectares, and the area occupied by public buildings which is not subject to change equals 0.74 hectares.
The part of the existing residential development in the Quarter that will be preserved includes:
- the 5-storey residential building at 34 Bogdan Khmelnitsky Ave.
- the 5-storey residential building at 65 B Slavy Ave. / 36 Bogdan Khmelnitsky Ave.;
- the 5-storey and 9-storey residential building at 47 Slavy Ave.
Buildings and objects of regional and city-wide significance that will be preserved:
The diocesan centre of the Orthodox Christian religious organization ‘Belgorod and Stary Oskol Diocese’ (including the following cultural heritage objects: St. Joseph’s Cave, Bishop Nikodim’s Tomb, The Underground Gallery), and the “Watchtower” restaurant.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
STEP III
UPLOAD THE FORMS AND FILL IN THE PORTFOLIO IN THE PERSONAL ACCOUNT
STEP II
REGISTER FOR YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT
STEP I
Study the Competition Documentation:
Invitation to participate
THE COMPETITION SCHEDULE
STAGE I
1
26 December 2024
The Competition is declared open,
Submission of Applications begins
Submission of Applications begins
2
27 January 2025г.
Deadline for submission of Applications
3
31 January 2025
The Organizer analyzes the Applications and draws the Catalogue of the Applications registered
4
7 February 2025
The Jury meeting, selection of Finalists, Publishing the results on the Competition website
STAGE II
1
14 February 2025
Signing the Prize Winner Agreement with the Finalists
2
14 February – 11 April 2025
The Finalists’ work at the Competitive Bids
3
8 April 2025
Submission of Bids begins
4
11 April 2025
Deadline for submitting the Bids
5
14 – 21 April 2025
Preliminary Assessment
6
7 May 2025
The Jury Meeting
7
9 May 2025
Announcing the Competition results
THE JURY
- Xiong WenjiePresident of the Jury
PhD in Architecture, General Manager and Design Director of RAYA Design Shenzhen
China-Japan - Zhu JinhuaDeputy Director
of Dezhou Municipal Housing
and Urban-Rural Development Bureau
China - Dr. Batool Mofaq KadhimChairwoman of Al-Farahidi University Board of Directors
Iraq - Ljubiša FolicProfessor, Doctor of Science,
Serbia - Syaza SurainiPhD, Researcher, School of Housing, Building and Planning, University Sains
Malaysia - Rajendra KumarArchitect and urbanist,
India - Natalia KlimovaHead of the Organization Committee of A.V. Kuzmin Council of Chief Architects of subjects and municipal entities of the Russian Federation, partner of AK and Partners Architectural Laboratory, Honoured member of the Presidium, counsellor at the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences
Russian Federation
CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING THE PARTICIPANTS’ COMPETITIVE BIDS:
CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING THE COMPETITIVE BIDS:
THE ESSAY:
- The content of the Essay and the validity of the ideas
- Originality of the ideas proposed
- Availability of visual materials appropriate to the Essay.
THE COMPETITION CRITERIA
- Evaluation of architectural solutions.
- Originality, content and realisticity of ideas.
- Compliance with the Terms of Reference.
- Compliance with the idea and theme of the Competition.
- Completeness of the project idea disclosure. Creating conditions for building a competitive economy of the project.
- Originality of the project idea (novelty and individuality).
- The quality of lighting design solutions.
- Innovativeness of the proposed solutions in the field of lighting design.
- Realisticity and feasibility of the project in terms of existing technologies and the possibility to apply them. The originality of the proposed solutions.
- Correspondence of the proposed design solutions to the territorial, historical and cultural context.
- The economic efficiency of the project implementation.
PORTFOLIO:
- Relevance of the projects presented in the portfolio to the declared theme of the Competition
- The degree of implementation of the portfolio projects
- Evaluation of the architectural solutions, originality, content and realisticity of ideas.
Assessment criteria
1.Criteria for assessing the Competitive Bids:
1. Portfolio.
1. Relevance of the projects presented in the portfolio to the declared theme of the Competition.
2. The degree of implementation of the portfolio projects.
3. Evaluation of the architectural solutions, originality, content and realisticity of ideas.
2. Essay
1. The content of the essay and the validity of the ideas.
2. The originality of the ideas proposed.
3. The availability of visual materials appropriate to the essay.
3.Criteria for assessing the Participants’ Competitive Bids:
1. Compliance with the Terms of Reference.
2. Compliance with the idea and theme of the Competition.
3. Originality of the project idea (novelty and individuality).
4. Completeness of the project idea disclosure.
5. Creating of conditions for building a competitive economy of the project.
6. The quality of lighting design solutions.
7. Innovativeness of the proposed solutions in the field of lighting design.
8. Realisticity of the proposed solutions in terms of existing technologies and the possibility to apply them.
9. Correspondence of the proposed design solutions to the territorial, historical and cultural context.
10. Realisticity and feasibility of the project in terms of existing technologies and the possibility to apply them. Originality of the proposed solutions.
11. The economic efficiency of the project implementation.
4.Criteria in respect to the lighting-and-colour environment:
1.An integrated approach to planning, design, implementation and use of outdoor utilitarian and architectural and artistic lighting, illumination of advertising media, illumination of information structures, and festive lighting design of the quarter
2.Informational efficiency - creating a system of focal and reference points in the lighting environment of the quarter by means of artificial lighting, based on the functional content, iconicity, characteristic features and ways of organizing public space.
3. The rationality of the lighting solution – a reasonable choice of lighting means and techniques, depending on the idea or concept; compliance of the lighting-and- colour solution with utilitarian and practical tasks; its energy efficiency.
4.Ensuring visually comfortable and safe lighting-and-colour environment of the quarter, normal visual conditions for pedestrians, as well as optimal quantitative and qualitative parameters of lighting which are regulated by the current norms.
Harmoniousness of the lighting-and- colour environment, which is aesthetically complete and psychologically favourable for residents.
5.Other factors at the Jury’s discretion.
1. Portfolio.
1. Relevance of the projects presented in the portfolio to the declared theme of the Competition.
2. The degree of implementation of the portfolio projects.
3. Evaluation of the architectural solutions, originality, content and realisticity of ideas.
2. Essay
1. The content of the essay and the validity of the ideas.
2. The originality of the ideas proposed.
3. The availability of visual materials appropriate to the essay.
3.Criteria for assessing the Participants’ Competitive Bids:
1. Compliance with the Terms of Reference.
2. Compliance with the idea and theme of the Competition.
3. Originality of the project idea (novelty and individuality).
4. Completeness of the project idea disclosure.
5. Creating of conditions for building a competitive economy of the project.
6. The quality of lighting design solutions.
7. Innovativeness of the proposed solutions in the field of lighting design.
8. Realisticity of the proposed solutions in terms of existing technologies and the possibility to apply them.
9. Correspondence of the proposed design solutions to the territorial, historical and cultural context.
10. Realisticity and feasibility of the project in terms of existing technologies and the possibility to apply them. Originality of the proposed solutions.
11. The economic efficiency of the project implementation.
4.Criteria in respect to the lighting-and-colour environment:
1.An integrated approach to planning, design, implementation and use of outdoor utilitarian and architectural and artistic lighting, illumination of advertising media, illumination of information structures, and festive lighting design of the quarter
2.Informational efficiency - creating a system of focal and reference points in the lighting environment of the quarter by means of artificial lighting, based on the functional content, iconicity, characteristic features and ways of organizing public space.
3. The rationality of the lighting solution – a reasonable choice of lighting means and techniques, depending on the idea or concept; compliance of the lighting-and- colour solution with utilitarian and practical tasks; its energy efficiency.
4.Ensuring visually comfortable and safe lighting-and-colour environment of the quarter, normal visual conditions for pedestrians, as well as optimal quantitative and qualitative parameters of lighting which are regulated by the current norms.
Harmoniousness of the lighting-and- colour environment, which is aesthetically complete and psychologically favourable for residents.
5.Other factors at the Jury’s discretion.
GALLERY
OUR PARTNERS
The Administration of Belgorod
The Government of Belgorod region
The Union of Architects of Russia.
Construction Assistance Centre of Belgorod Region
International Academy of Architecture.
Moscow branch.
Moscow branch.
Council of Chief Architects and Engineers of the Russian Federation and Municipalities
named after A.V. Kuzmin
named after A.V. Kuzmin
CONTACTS
7 (4722) 501-031
belkvartal31@mail.ru
25 Slavy Ave., Belgorod, Belgorod region, Russia
Working hours: 9.00 am - 6.00pm
Monday - Friday
belkvartal31@mail.ru
25 Slavy Ave., Belgorod, Belgorod region, Russia
Working hours: 9.00 am - 6.00pm
Monday - Friday