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The customer of the competition is the Foundation for the Development of the Izhevsk City supported by the Government of the Udmurtian Republic and the Izhevsk City Administration.

The Operator: the CENTER Lab International Urban Laboratory.

Photo: Foundation for the Development of the Izhevsk City

Goal of the Competition

To select the best concept for redevelopment of the cultural heritage site “The Main Building of the Arms Factory” with a change of its functional purpose.

Objectives of the Competition

• To specify the functional and intended use of the facility, taking into account the previously developed Concept of the best use of the Main Building of the Arms Plant, its service and financial and economic model.
• To propose a functional and planning structure reflecting the complex multifunctionality with the provision of premises of the main, auxiliary, service, and technical use.
• To develop a redevelopment concept with architectural and artistic design of the exterior and interior of the facility.
• To provide landscaping and architectural solutions to improve the adjacent territory.
• To draw a roadmap with a schedule of activities to implement the redevelopment concept.

Participants

Professional organizations in the field of architecture, design, content and functional programming of public buildings (new construction, reconstruction, restoration, redevelopment) experienced in handling objects of cultural heritage.

Jury

The Jury includes the customer’s representatives and experts in the field of architecture, urban planning and construction, design of public spaces, socio-cultural programming and cultural heritage.

Prize Fund

The total prize fund of the Competition is 12,500,000 rubles.

Each Finalist (1, 2, 3 places) receives 1,000,000 rubles.

The winner receives 9,500,000 rubles for finalizing the Competition proposal.

Photo: Foundation for the Development of the Izhevsk City

August 22   The jury of the Open Nationwide Competition for the Design of the Redevelopment Concept for the Main Building of the Izhevsk Arms Factory selected three finalists. They are: 

1. The Consortium of “AB “KHVOYA” OOO, HORA architectural bureau, IP Balykina Sofia Sergeevna (individual entrepreneur), “Urban Context” OOO, “NIIPI SPETSRESTAVRATSIYA” OOO

2. Individual participant: “Architectural bureau “Studio 44”” OOO.

3. Individual participant: “Dal’” OOO.

On September 18-19, the orientation seminar for finalists was held in Izhevsk.  Within the frameworks of the seminar meetings were held with the representatives of the customer, executive authorities, public figures of the capital of the Udmurt Republic. This set of measures provided the participants with most complete information about the facility they are working with.

Photo: Igor Tyulkin

Preparation of competition proposals by the finalists will be completed on November 19, and on December 11 in Izhevsk, following in-person defending of the projects, the jury will choose the winner of the competition.