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THE SUBMARINE
TYPHOON CLASS
OPEN IDEAS COMPETITION TRILOGY. ARCHITECTURAL SCALE
competition brief
30.05.2014
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The Cold War is over and the world has to become
a more friendly space. And we believe its a right
time to get rid of nuclear weapons of mass destruc-
tion aiming to turn the Earth into ashes in several
seconds. One of the symbols of these frightening
times was a Russian Typhoon Class submarine -
the largest nuclear submarine ever built.
This weapon of mass destruction was designed byRubin Design Bureau in 1975 and became a part
of the Soviet fleet in 1980. It has incredible dimen-
sions 175m long and 23 meters wide. By placing
it vertically the Typhoon class submarine could be
compared with Mies van der Rohe Seagram build-
ing or Swiss Re high-rise by Norman Foster.
In 2010 the decision has been made that the re-
BACKGROUND
maining 3 submarines will serve until 2019. In
2013 Russian authorities announced that two of
remaining submarines are going to be utilized in
a close future due to outdating of the electroni-
cal systems on board and high maintenance costs.
The remaining submarine will still serve as a train-
ing facility until 2017. After this period the same
fate awaits them as their predecessors.
The dismantling costs are about 10 mln. USD ac-
cording to the Russian mass media. For this reason
Rubin Design Bureau is looking for alternatives for
a reuse of the submarines. There were alternative
plans to redesign the submarine into a submarine
cargo vessel with 15 000 tons capacity. This pro-
ject has not been realised due to the lack of finance
and practical reasons - not all ports can accommo-
date the submarine. As a result three out of the six
built submarines were already dismantled.
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ABOUT COMPETITION:
matterbetter is researching possibilities of the re-
use and transformation of one of the symbols of
the Cold War, Typhoon Class submarine, through
the series of design competitions on three different
scales: architectural, interior and product.
CURRENT STAGE:
ARCHIT ECTURA L SCALE
DESIGN CRITERIA
Location
There are no restrictions to the location choice
as long as it is possible to reach it by open water
ways. The submarine also can be placed on the
shore within 200m from the waterfront.
Program
There are no restrictions to the choice of the pro-
gram.
Volume
It is possible to use the entire volume of the sub-
marine except for the nuclear compartment that
should stay. Additional volume might be added as
long as the submarine identity is readable in the
design.
OBJECTIVES
The main objectives of the competition are:
- to explore architectural potential and possibilities for the re-use of the nuclear submarine;
- to provide the maximum freedom of design decision making to all participants;
- to generate discussion in the professional environment;
- to create a solution database;
- to inspire and stimulate imagination of the design community;- and last, but not the least to make a world a better place.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
- Creative approach: aesthetics and originality;
- Relation between old and new;
- Usage of current technological developments in terms of structure, materials and technics;
- Functionality;
- Realization of the maximum potential (architectural, spatial, functional) of the submarine;
- Clarity and comprehensibility of the overall design;
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AWARDS
The total price money is 6000EUR.
1st place: 3000 EUR + diploma
2nd place:2000 EUR + diploma
3rd place: 1000 EUR + diploma
Honorable Mentions Award: 7 Awards + diplomas
Editors Choice Award granted individual publi-
cation on our blog and social media pages to three
entries that are carefully selected by matterbetter
editors.
Top 50 Fifty short-listed entries featured in one
single online publication on our blog and social
media pages.
All listed above winning projects will be exhibited in
one of the galleries in Amsterdam (NL) and featured in
the architectural section of the BOOKdedicated to the
Submarine Trilogy Competition.
REGISTRATION
Architects, students, engineers, and designers are invited to participate in
the competition. We encourage you to have multidisciplinary teams.
Participants must register by August 24, 2014.
Early Registration: 60 EUR until 30thof June, 2014.
Standard Registration: 80 EUR from 1st
of July till 31st
of July, 2014.Late Registration:100 EUR from 1stof August till 24thof August 2014.
Teams can be represented by a maximum number of 5 participants. Indi-
vidual entries are also accepted.
After your registration has been approved matterbetter will send you the
unique 6-digid Team Code and a Password (within 24 hours), which will be
necessary for the design proposal submission.
SCHEDULE
30th of May 2014 Official announcement and start of the competition.
30thof May 2014 - Official start of the registration period.
30thof June 2014 Deadline for submission of questions.
24thof August 2014 Registration Deadline.
30thof August 2014 Closing date for submissions.
3thof September 12thof September Jury evaluation.
15thof September Announcement of results*
*top three winners will have to submit additional project materials (dwg/3ds)
within two weeks after announcement of final competition results. This
material will be used as a basis for the next stage of the competition - Interior
design stage and Product design stage.
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REGULATIONS
1. This is an anonymous competition and the
registration number is the only means of
identification.
2. The official language of the competition is
English.
3. The registration fee is non-refundable.4. Contacting the Jury is prohibited.
5. matterbetter, as the competition organizer,
reserves the right to modify the competition
schedule if deemed necessary.
6. Entrants will be disqualified if any of the
competition rules are not considered.
7. Participation assumes acceptance of the
regulations.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The project submission must contain the follow-
ing files:
- A1 horizontal board in PDF (150 dpi) no more
than 5MB, that includes artist impressions, plans
and sections. Participants are encouraged to sub-
mit all the information they consider necessary toexplain their proposal. Maximum 250 words for
project explanation on the submission boards. In
the TOP LEFT corner of the submission board you
sould mention your unique 6-digid registration
number using Arial 24pt font.
- DOC file containing the project statement (600
words max) and your unique 6-digid registration
number in the header.
FILE NAMES
Your submission files (PDF, DOC) should have the
following name: TCS-A-XXXXXX, where XXXXXX
is your unique 6-digid registration number
COMPETITION MATERIALS
Basic material includes a competition brief in PDF
and a vector drawing of the submarine in DWG
that can be downloaded from the competition
page on the matterbetter.com
QUESTIONS AND ASNWERS
We highly recommend our participants to check
the FAQ section on the matterbetter website as
this will provide additional vital information. In
case you still have questions, please send them
to [email protected] with FAQ subject un-
til 30thof June. All answers will be posted in our
blog before 15th
of July.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please see the terms and conditions section on
the www.matterbetter.com
Copyright 2014. www.matterbetter.com. All Rights Reserved.
On behalf of matterbetter team we wish you good luck
and we are looking forward to see your amazing ideas!
Remember - We can change the world. Together.