Open competition for the realisation of Mobile Floating Architecture

Promoter:
Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) Fürst-Pückler-Land GmbH
Seestraße 84-86
01983 Großräschen
represented by: Prof. Dr. Rolf Kuhn (Managing Director)
Tel:    035753 – 370 19
Fax:    035753 – 370 12
E-mail:    [email protected]

Supervisor of competition:
Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) Fürst-Pückler-Land GmbH
Seestraße 84-86
01983 Großräschen
Mr   Michael Feiler
Tel:    035753 / 370-271
Fax:    035753 / 370-12
E-mail:    [email protected]
Webpage: http://www.iba-see.de

Function of the competition:
The south of the Federal State of Brandenburg was the energy centre of the former GDR. Here, millions of cubic metres of soil are moved during the extraction of lignite and recultivation of the area after mining. The empty opencast mines are now being developed into the largest artificial lake district in Europe with a sheet of water of about 14,000 ha. In order to increase the water tourism the chain of lakes shall become navigable and a good experience. The 10 future lakes will be connected with each other by 13 channels. Floating architecture is a part of the regional development concept of the Lusatian Lake District. However, the available designs are suitable in Lusatia to only a limited extent. The Mobile Floating Architecture will become relevant only when the mobility and autarky are increased considerably.
Fully developed and distinctive Mobile Floating Architecture is to be constructed, sold and used in Lusatia. A new living, housing and recreation concept is to be developed in the water landscape which will become typical and famous for the Lusatian area.
To make a stay on the lakes possible it is necessary to develop flexible and mobile forms of floating architecture for which flexible berths are available at various locations.
The topic of the competition is the design of a mobile floating house to be used as a holiday house or dwelling house in the Lusatian Lake District. The houses should have a possibly high degree of autarky and mobility. The design should typify the life on the water.

Kind of competition:
The competition will be implemented as an open competition for realisation (in accordance with GRW 1995 – Amended version of 22.12.2003).

Admission region:
The admission region includes the European Economic Area and Switzerland. The competition will be held in German and English.

Participants:
All natural persons and legal entities who, at the day of the prize competition, are resident in a member country of the European Economic Area or Switzerland and have the right to use the occupational title of an architect, engineer or designer pursuant to the regulations of their home country are eligible to participate in the competition. One representative eligible to participate has to be nominated as a person responsible for the competition. When working groups participate, each member has to be eligible to participate and has to be nominated individually. The working group has to nominate one authorised representative.

Prizes and purchases:
Total sum: EUR 23,500 (incl. VAT)
1st prize:    EUR 10,000
2nd prize:    EUR   6,000
3rd prize:    EUR   3,500
Purchases:    EUR   4,000

The jury has the right to change the distribution of the prize sum by unanimous decision.

Scope of further work:
It has been planned to charge the prize winner with the further planning.

Time schedule:
Download of prize competition documents     from 21 July 2008
Closing date for written queries           01 August 2008
Written replies to the queries                 08 August 2008
Handing over of competition works         15 September 2008
Meeting of jury                     09/10 October 2008
Announcement of the jury’s decision         13 October 2008