As we have already reported, on November 21, an international jury reviewed 52 portfolios and selected five teams, which over the next two months will develop projects for an architectural and urban planning concept for reorganizing the territory of the Serp and Molot plant.
The list of finalists consists of international consortia:
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LDA Design (Great Britain)
Composition: UHA London (UK), Buro Happold (USA), Prosperity (Russia), LDA Design (UK)
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Ateliers Lion Associés (France)
Composition: Citec Ingénieurs-Conseils SA (Switzerland), TRANSSOLAR Energietechnik GmbH (Germany), GOODNOVA (Russia), Workshop of architect B. A. Shabunin "Ash" (Russia)
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De Architekten CIE (Netherlands)
Composition: KCAP (Netherlands), Karres en Brands Landscape architects (Netherlands)
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MVRDV (Netherlands)
Composition: LAP Landscape & Urban Design (Netherlands), MVRDV (Netherlands), PROEKTUS LLC (Russia), PROMOS (Russia)
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Meganom Project (Russia)
Ingredients: Gustafson Porter (Netherlands), Buro Happold (USA), Systematica (Italy), Project Meganom (Russia)
We asked the jury members about their impressions of judging and what criteria they followed when selecting teams. The organizers shared information about how the qualifying selection took place and how they see the Hammer and Sickle territory in the future.
Sergey Kuznetsov:
Jury Chairman, Chief Architect of Moscow
“This is the second such large-scale site after ZIL. And we tried to take into account all the basic principles underlying the project for the development of the territory of the ZiL plant when developing the terms of reference for this competition. And this, first of all, is the creation of a multifunctional urban fabric, permeable and comfortable, with high quality public spaces and a developed transport infrastructure. This should not be a new peripheral residential area of Moscow. On the contrary, the Hammer and Sickle site should become a development and continuation of the city center and an example of high-quality architecture."
Ricardo Bofill:
Competition jury member, urban architect, President of the Ricardo Bofill Architectural Workshop (RBTA)
“The choice was not easy; we have reviewed many good portfolios of consortia with experience in the renovation of complex industrial heritage, with the necessary knowledge in the field of ecology, economics and transport. With projects made both for Moscow and for other places. This choice is practically scientific research. But I must say that the refereeing in this case was organized very transparently and democratically."
Hildebrand Mahleidt:
Competition jury member, urban architect, Member of the City Planning Council for the Mitte District in Berlin
“I paid attention to teams that are able to deal with different structures, different scales and spaces, not focused on one big idea - in this case, Moscow needs something completely opposite. This is a work that is akin to the work of an engineer repairing a clockwork - here you have to think over all the details, delve into all the little things and peculiarities of a given space in order to find the right solution, and not come up with a "big idea" that can overshadow everything. The idea is certainly needed, but you need to work with it carefully, step by step. I would like the teams to focus their thinking on the genius loci of this place, and not make standard solutions, such as can be offered anywhere."
Karina Ricks:
Jury member of the competition, Transport, Public Finance and Land Use Planning Specialist, Partner at Nelson Nygaard
“We paid attention, first of all, to the teams' experience of working in very large and very difficult territories, comparable to the task. For many of the jury members, the attention paid by the teams to true master planning was important. We were interested not so much in the qualifications of individual team members as architects and designers, not only in their ability to draw beautiful buildings - but rather in the ability to think about the entire system as a whole. How to integrate new districts into the existing environment and create such a system of rules, such a master plan that would work even if some of the buildings change over time.
The five finalists named today are very good teams with a lot of experience, and I look forward to the concepts they will come up with with great interest, since in my opinion the Hammer and Sickle territory is a fantastic place with great opportunities."
Alena Deryabina:
Jury member of the competition, General Director of CJSC "Don-Stroy Invest"
“The tender procedure allowed us to consolidate the opinions, assessments and recommendations of world-class experts already at the stage of drawing up the terms of reference for the competition. As a result, we were able to attract such a large number of teams to participate in the shortest possible time, not only from leading Russian bureaus, but also international consortia, including specialists from various industries. " Alena Deryabina separately thanked the organizers of the competition - NI and PI of the General Plan of Moscow and the members of the international jury, who "impartially, professionally and sincerely worked on the selection of the finalists."
Karima Nigmatulina:
and about. Director of the General Planning Institute of Moscow
“The qualification selection of participants was based on three main parameters: we assessed the office or bureau as an indicator of the stability of the team, we looked at the portfolio in order to understand what architectural and urban planning experience the participant has, and also paid attention to the quality of the consortium that was to be formed. both foreign and Russian specialists."
The finalist teams should start developing the architectural and urban planning concept. They will present the results of their work to the jury by January 31st, and on February 6th the winner of the competition will be announced. The idea proposed in the architectural concept of the winner will be recorded in the urban planning documentation, which will give all the legal grounds for the further implementation of the project. According to the preliminary and most optimistic forecasts voiced by Alena Deryabina, the implementation of such a large-scale project will take at least ten years.
Recall that the competition was announced on September 10, the acceptance of applications for participation ended on November 7, and on November 21, a meeting of the jury of the first round took place, which considered 52 portfolios and, which included well-known foreign and Russian specialists. In total, applications from 52 consortia from 17 countries of the world were submitted for the competition.
