The client that commissioned the Open Nationwide Competition for conceptualizing "Automobile Plant "URAL" JSC’s public space system in Miass, Chelyabinsk region, is "Automobile Plant "URAL" JSC.
The Operator is Agency for Strategic Development CENTER.
Aim of the Competition
To conceptualize a system of public spaces and facade solutions for the fore area of the Ural Automobile Plant by organizing and holding an Open Nationwide Competition.
Objectives of the Competition
Competition Participants
Professional organizations in the field of integrated development of territories and urban planning, architectural design, development of concepts for public spaces and content programming, operating in Russia and capable of attracting specialists in the field of transport planning and cultural industries to the team.
Jury
Representatives of the Client, executive authorities, reputable and professional specialists in the field of urban development and urban planning, architecture, economics, and urban anthropology.
Supervisory Board
External experts in the fields of public administration, urban development, and environment, including representatives of the URAL Automobile Plant.
Prize Fund
The total prize fund is 7,500,000 rubles.
Each Finalist will be paid a fixed reward of 1,000,000 rubles, including all taxes and fees.
November 27 – January 17: preparatory stage of the Competition (preparation of the competition procedure).
January 18 – February 28: the first stage of the Competition.
February 29 – July 8: the second stage of the Competition.
1st place:
Consortium headed by Publica Design Bureau (sole proprietor A.O. Vlasov).
Consortium members:
- Glavproekt Architectural and Design Bureau (OOO "Glavproekt");
- Sole proprietor M.V. Yudina;
- Peripheria Design Bureau (sole proprietor A.K. Bondarenko).
Short description of the concept
The Traces of the Urals Project combines the identity of the URAL as an industrial giant and the beauty of its wild nature. The main idea is to recreate the most distinctive landscapes of the southern Urals – mountains, forests, hills and lakes – in order to demonstrate the URAL in its natural environment and tell about the important role it plays in people’s lives. One of the key changes is the transfer of the bus station to the railway line to create a modern transport hub. In the upper square, two viewing pavilions with a visitors’ center, a cafe, a gallery and a coworking grow out of the relief, and on their roof there are observation decks from which you can watch parades of equipment. The lower square has been transformed into an area of natural zones, and its main feature is a system of interconnected lakes.
Visualisation: Publica Design Office
2nd place:
Consortium headed by OOO AB "A4".
Consortium members:
- STEP.Transport Solutions (OOO "STP");
- PROBEL Design Bureau (sole proprietor E.Y. Belous).
Short description of the concept
The fundamental conceptual solution for reconstruction of Predzavodskaya Square by the consortium of OOO AB “A4”, STEP.Transport Solutions and PROBEL Design Bureau is to change the existing planning structure, which is to merge two parts of the square separated by a road. Such a solution can revive the functionality of the square and give it greater importance on an urban scale. By changing the existing transport scheme, the issue of improving traffic around the square is solved. In particular, we are talking about minimizing the number of traffic lights, organizing a roundabout and optimizing the width of the roadway. The project provides for reduction in the number of intersections of car routes with pedestrian paths. The created pedestrian routes reflect the shortest and most convenient migration routes and form the basis of the renewed road and path network.
The “conveyor line” metaphorically, as the main element of the plant, permeates the walking route, passes through the hot spots created in the courtyard of the plant – the “Aquarium”, “Red Corner”, “Sixth Point” – and symbolizes movement and development of the plant. The landscaping concept of the Predzavodskaya Square is called “The Facets of the Urals” and reflects the unique natural environment of the city, located among large reserves and national parks. The specifics of the Urals’ nature and protected plants are revealed in various locations of the square thanks to a specially selected range of greenery.
The main idea of the architectural solutions of the existing and planned buildings is a combination of natural, organic and strict elements. The murals on the ends of residential buildings are inspired by the unique character of the Urals’ nature – pine forests, birch groves and mountain landscapes. When developing the patterns on the facades of residential buildings, it was decided to create a stylized landscape that visually combines several buildings into a single canvas. The facades of the new bus station are based on the characteristic vertical elements of the Engineering Building of Automobile Plant URAL JSC and the smooth lines of the mountains and rivers of the Urals.
Visualisation: OOO AB "A4"
3rd place:
Individual participant Plotinka Design Bureau (OOO "209 METROV").
Short description of the concept
The Traces of the Urals Project combines the identity of the URAL as an industrial giant and the beauty of its wild nature. The main idea is to recreate the most distinctive landscapes of the southern Urals – mountains, forests, hills and lakes – in order to demonstrate the URAL in its natural environment and tell about the important role it plays in people’s lives. One of the key changes is the transfer of the bus station to the railway line to create a modern transport hub. In the upper square, two viewing pavilions with a visitors’ center, a cafe, a gallery and a coworking grow out of the relief, and on their roof there are observation decks from which you can watch parades of equipment. The lower square has been transformed into an area of natural zones, and its main feature is a system of interconnected lakes.
Visualisation: OOO "209 METROV"