Open Competition for the Design of an Urban Block in the Centre of Belgorod

The competition site is quite a large urban block (around 300 x 200 m), located in the very heart of the city. The task is to replace the low rise buildings that now occupy the site with a more dense development. Though the construction of high towers is very popular in Russia with developers, the city would like to limit the maximum building height limited to 15-20 meters. At the same time it is obvious that a certain density is required to make the project viable. The task of the competitors is to find the optimum between density and quality and offer the city a recipe for redeveloping the city center as a whole, making it at an attractive place to live and work.

The participants are asked to make a masterplan for the site. Deliverables are:
- Axonometric drawing 30/30 degrees 1:500
- Plans, elevations, sections 1: 500
- Detailed design of an important public space 1: 200
- Street views and views from within the block.
- A model scale 1: 1000 on a 10 mm base of 24 x 36 cm

The prize fund is 50.000 USD

It is necessary for competitors to register and pay a registration fee of 50 Euro. You can register at the site of the Belgorod Municipality www.beladm.ru/konkzastr/send/en/