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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 info@matterbetter.com 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.