WASTELANDS IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE CITY OF HELSINKI PROUDLY PRESENTS:

HERNESAARI URBAN FURNITURE COMPETITION

COMPETITION AREA:

T Hernesaari is located in the southern coastline of downtown Helsinki, west from Eira and Ullanlinna districts. In other respects the area is bordered by the sea, and a voluminous shipyard zone in the north.

T The area has been formed on the sea since the 1940’s as a result of filling the coastline with soil for the needs of the shipyard industry. Currently the area is utilized by different businesses, industry, harbour facilities, several boating entrepreneurs, a heliport, a cruise ship port and an ice rink.

T Approximately 300.000 tourists pass through the Hernesaari industrial area and the shoreline each summer as they proceed further on to Helsinki city center.

T The path from Hernesaari harbor to the city is in crucial need of urban furniture, useable for taking a break, relaxing, having picnics, enjoying the stunning marine views, exploring maps etc.

T Future development plans for Hernesaari area include residential building, jobs and business-facilities and recreational and tourism services. The area is open for fresh, original and unconventional solutions for urban housing.

T The area is designed to maintain two marinas, the other being a yacht harbour and the other a water sports centre. A trade and activity centre for recreation and boating services is designed to be located in the vicinity of the marinas.

T The cruise ships will get a third berth in addition to the two existing landing stages. A new spot for the heliport is designated to be in a zone built on top of the present water-areas far enough from the residential settlements.

T A park with an area of 5 hectares will be constructed in the eastern shore of Hernesaari. The existing office blocks, granaries and silos are to be preserved.

BUSES+TAXI INFO

PARK

MARKETAREA

CRUISE SHIP PORT

WATER BUS BOAT

RAMPBOAT RAMP

LOCATIONS TO PLACE THE 5 DESIGNED PIECES OF URBAN FURNITURE

ROUTE FROM THE CRUISE SHIP PORT TO HELSINKI CITY CENTER

CAFE

DESIGN SAUNAS

OBJECTIVE:

J The task is to design urban furniture (5 pieces) suitable to the environment of Hernesaari and applicable for temporary use.

J The work should express high professional standards, serving the extensive tourist flows and focusing on public usability, visual attractiveness, continuity and the urban growth of the area.

J Lifespan of the furniture should be at least 10 years.

J The urban environment of Helsinki is very difficult in terms of durability. The climate type is marine urban climate which means rains, wind and salts brought by the winds. In the urban environment there’s also lots of sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, soot, dust and smoke in the air. Urban furniture is also typically placed in uncovered outdoor locations in which case they’re exposed to direct UV-radiation and rain. In these difficult circumstances even high quality furniture needs regular maintenance. To simplify maintenance furniture should have easily replaceable and repairable parts. Maintenance on the spot (cleaning, grinding, painting) should also be made as easy as possible.

J Winning entry will be built during WASTELANDS: XXXII EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS ASSEMBLY in July 2012 as a result of a workshop.

J Furniture should serve multiple purposes: taking a break, relaxing, having picnics, enjoying the stunning marine views, exploring maps etc.

J Participants should also consider the accessibility of the furniture.

PARTICIPANTS:

Q The competition is intended for students in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture and design only.

Q Students may participate individually or form groups of 2-4 participants.

Q Students are allowed to receive guidance for example from a staff member of his/her/their home university in the drafting of a design proposal. If a coordinating teacher is used he/she has to be mentioned as an assistant of the design proposal.

Q The competition is anonymous.

PRIZES:

S 1st 1000 €

S The jury at its discretion, may divide the prize money in other proportions.

SUBMISSIONS:

Q Submissions should contain following materials:

Q Site plan showing exact locations of the furniture 1:500

Q Plan 1:20 [including measurements]

Q Elevations 1:20 [including measurements, material choices]

Q A short description of the main functions and ideas behind the concept.

Q At least 1 perspective view.

Q A separate RTF or DOC text document that contains the contact information of the author(s). The document is to be named HUFC_abc.rtf, where “abc” refers to the name of the proposed design.

Q Additional material supporting the idea such as diagrams and sketches.

Q Submissions should be sent as a PDF document to the following address hufc@wastelands.fi. The PDF document must be print-ready, 300 dpi, CMYK color space, landscape A2 [as many as you wish]. All drawings should be in vector format if possible. Maximum size for the document is 20 MB. The PDF document is to be named as follows: HUFC_abc.pdf, where “abc” refers to the name of the proposed design.

SCHEDULE:

COMPETITION OPENS

QUESTIONS IN BY

ANSWERS BY

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS DEADLINE

COMPETITION RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED

DEVELOPING THE WINNING DESIGN

CONSTRUCTING THE WINNING DESIGN

PUBLICATION PARTY

1ST DEC 201115TH DEC 201131ST DEC 201128TH FEB 2012

15TH MAR 20121ST APR - 1ST JUN 2012

16TH JUL - 27TH JUL 201228TH JUL 2012

BACKGROUND MATERIAL:

T Material pack is available for download in:

http://wastelands.fi/hufc/wastelands_hufc_materialpack.zip

JURY:

J Janne Melajoki, Designer (Student), WASTELANDS

J Ville Mellin, Bachelor of Architecture, WASTELANDS

J Mikko Paakkanen, Master of Arts, An independent jury member appointed by WASTELANDS

J Ransu Helenius, Carpenter/Artisan/Construction Engineer, An independent jury member appointed by WASTELANDS

J Jari Huhtaniemi, Architect, Helsinki City Planning Department

J Arja Saaristo-Wahlberg, Helsinki City Public Works Department

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

Q Fitting to the environment of Hernesaari.

Q Feasibility for temporary (at least 10 years) use.

Q Durability. Meeting the maintenance requirements by The Public Works Department of Helsinki.

Q Structural simplicity. Easy and fast to construct.

Q Innovative and rational functions.

Q Ecological sustainability.

Q Originality.

Q Production costs.

Q Accessibility.

COMMUNICATION:

T Competition language is English

T Questions should be sent to hufc@wastelands.fi by 15.12.2011

T Answers are published on 31.12.2011 in http://wastelands.fi/hufc

RIGHTS:

Q Public Exhibition and Copyright: EASAfinland ry, Helsinki City Planning Department and Helsinki Public Works Department shall retain ownership of all award-winning proposals. Both an online and a gallery exhibition of the proposals submitted are planned to be held following the decision of the Jury. In entering the competition, participants grant EASAfinland ry, Helsinki City Planning Department and Helsinki Public Works Department unrestricted license to exercise the participants’ rights regarding their proposals, including, but not limited to, reproduction, preparation of derivative works, distribution of copies of the proposals, and the right to authorize such use by others.

Q Announcement, Display and Dissemination: All team members and coordinating teachers recognize the competition’s programme as the intellectual property of EASAfinland ry, Helsinki City Planning Department and Helsinki Public Works Department and agree to credit the four organizations by name, as well as the competition itself Hernesaari Urban Furniture Competition, in any subsequent exhibition or publication of the proposal. Participants will be credited on all online and printed material published by the organizers of the competition.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

S The winner(s) will get a tutor position in the WASTELANDS: XXXII EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS ASSEMBLY and is thus responsible for filling that position and organizing the workshop which will result in constructing the furniture. If asked by the jury the winner will also be responsible for further developing the proposal prior to the event. Fee of the development process is included in the price money.

S Competition teams will submit their proposals in the given format and schedule. The teams pledge that their proposal is done by the team members and that it does not breach any copyrights, laws, or professional practices, national or international.

S Competition team members assure that their university enrolment is valid and that they are the only authors of the submitted proposal. Only previously unpublished works will be considered.