Projects

Open All-Russian Competition with International Participation for a Concept of a Tourism Cluster in the Village of Oymyakon

15 May – 30 August 2019

Oymyakon Rd, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

The Open All-Russian Competition with International Participation for a Concept of a Tourism Cluster in the Village of Oymyakon was initiated by the Trust Fund of Future Generations in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the LETO Competence Center for Issues of the Urban Environment of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) with the support of the Government of the Republic of Sakha and Oymyakon municipal distric ulus (district). The operator of the competition is the Agency for Strategic Development CENTER.

The Competition will bring together Russian and international experts in the fields of architecture, design, and development of tourism clusters, in order to uncover the potential of Oymyakon as a world center for extreme tourism. In the development of the concepts, competitors will have to take into account the extreme climate of Yakutia, where temperatures can reach as low as -70°C and it is winter for 9 months of the year.

Objective

Development of a concept of the Oymyakon tourism cluster via an Open International Competition. Oymyakon is famous as one of the Poles of Cold and is on the list of inhabited places with the most extreme conditions for human life. The notorious cold of Yakutia attracts tourists from all over the planet, including world celebrities. Oymyakon has already seen visits from Hollywood actors Tom Hardy and Ewan McGregor.

Format

Open, two-stage.

Russian companies can take part in the nationwide competition with international participation.

Competition documentation is available in Russian and English.

Participants

Professional organizations in the sphere of architecture, design, and elaboration of concepts for the development of public spaces and tourism clusters, carrying out activity in Russia.

Participants. Professional organizations in the field of architecture, design, development of concepts for the development of public spaces and tourist clusters operating in Russia can participate in the competition.

Jury

Representatives of state authorities of the Republic of Sakha, experts in the field of architecture, tourism, real estate and urban development.

Irina AlekseevaChief Architect of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

«We are convinced that it is impossible to design for such difficult conditions without relying on local expertise, nor without employing actual experience in the design of real facilities, so in this instance both competitions involve collaboration. In the case of the competition for Lenin Square, it is a joining of national firms with local architects, while in the case of Oymyakon, collaboration between international companies and Russian experts».

Finalists

According to results of the selection stage, three (3) finalists were selected on the basis of a relevant portfolio and essays, and were engaged in the development of proposals.

Prize fund

The total prize fund was 2,200,000 rubles.

Each finalist was paid a reward for the concept development in totaling 400,000 rubles, including all applicable taxes and fees.

The finalist taking third place was received 200,000 rubles, including all applicable taxes and fees.

The finalist taking second place was received 300,000 rubles, including all applicable taxes and fees.

The winner was received up to 500,000 rubles, including all applicable taxes and fees.

Winner

Consortium led by ASADOV Architectural Bureau (Russia. Moscow)

Consortium members
KNIGHT FRANK (Russia, Moscow; UK, London)
LSTK-Project (Russia, Yakutsk)
RussiaDiscovery (Russia, Moscow)

2 place
Consortium led by MLA+ (Russia, St. Petersburg; Netherlands, Rotterdam)
Consortium membersdesign unit: (Russia, St. Petersburg)
TS-Center (Russia, Yakutsk)
PROMKOD (Russia, Moscow)

3 place
Consortium led by BAZA14 (Russia, Yakutsk)
Consortium members
Megabudka (Russia, Moscow)
Shtab Urban Projects Center (Russia, Moscow)
NLTR Praktika (Russia, Moscow)

Jury

Aysen NikolaevHead Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Chairman of the Jury
Irina AlekseevaDirector of Architecture and Urban Planning Management for the Head of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Chief Architect of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Irina VisokikhMinister for Entrepreneurship, Trade and Tourism of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Nadezhda ZamyatinaPhD in Geographic Sciences, Leading Researcher of the Faculty of Geography at the MSU and Center for Humanitarian Area Studies of the Russian Research Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage
Mikhail KeremyasovDeputy CEO of the Non-Profit Organization "Trust Fund for Future Generations of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)"
Terentiy KornilovDirector of the Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
Sergeii MestnikovCEO of the Non-Profit Organization "Trust Fund for Future Generations of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)"
Evgeniya MurinetsAdvisor to the President of the Union of Architects of Russia, Director of the Urban Policy Institute
Semen NikiforovChairman of the Union of Architects of Yakutia
Mikhail OkhlopkovChairman of Self-Regulatory Organizations of the Union of Builders of Yakutia
Anna PetrovaHead of the Department of Design at the Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts
Maria SkryabinaHead of LETO Competence Center for Issues of the Urban Environment of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Denis ShlesbergCo-founder of the branding agency Artonika, co-creator of the tourist brand of Russia
Pavel ZhbanovCoordinator of the Center for Monitoring the Improvement of the Urban Environment, Vice-Rector for Project Management of Moscow Architectural Institute
Natalia TyukavkinaCEO of the National Tourist and Information Center "Yakutia"