1. General Architectural Programs:

1) Science and Technology Innovation Exchange

2) Sci-tech and Finance Exchange

3) Sci-tech and Art Exchange

2、Landscape Design and Public Space

1)  Environmental Planning and Design

The overall design area is around 11.6 hectares. With a good view of long-reaching hills, the island enjoys appealing waterfront spaces and forest offering shade to the public. The landscape should be highlighted in design as an interactive medium between human and ecological environment, enhancing public engagement to the natural landscape. Given a condition that the water level during the flood season exceeds the flood limit, the design should well respond to both safety and ecological issues.

2) Green Land Plot (A Triangle Plot at West Entrance)

Intended as the main entrance of the site, the plot has a design area of almost 7,916 square meters. A security pavilion in this plot could be included into the design scope. The plot is planned for green space, not for construction. Yet it is acceptable to design facilities with landscape together, if it is conducive to the overall spatial planning for the project.

3) Neighboring Waterbody (A Fishpond)

Currently, a fishpond exists between the triangular plot and the island while an arch bridge connects those two. The water area is around 24,520 square meters. It is required to include this water area into the overall design, taking into account the renovation of the existing bridge, the general traffic flow and its connection with the green corridors around the lake.

3、 Underground Space Planning and Design

The underground space needs rational plan as well. The elevation differences of the site should be fully utilized based on comprehensive analysis. The underground spatial design is not limited to architectural facilities and parking garage.

4. Specific design contents shall be subject to the Design Brief released with official competition announcement.

This competition starts with open call. All local and international design agencies with relevant design experience are eligible for the application. It is encouraged to join hands into a design consortium (should consists of professional architects, city planners, landscape designers, hydrology and water resources engineers, etc.). None of the members of a consortium is allowed to sign up in its own name or in the form of another consortium. Application by individuals or teams of individuals will not be accepted.

Teams with similar design experience will get priority.

The designers involved in this competition shall be officially enrolled in the agency. The chief designer shall be experienced of having directed several projects of the same kind and be engaged in the entire process of this competition. At least one proficient Chinese speaker should be assigned in the design team for better understanding the regional backgrounds and regulations in China if it is an international team.

Applicants should submit the Prequalification Documents according to the competition requirements.

The chief designer directing the project shall attend the milestone presentation meetings. Should the chief designer present during the competition be inconsistent with the one specified in Prequalification Documents, the organizer has the right to disqualify the team from the shortlist and competition.

Phase 1: Application & Prequalification

The organizer and client will set up a Selection Panel for Prequalification. The Selection Panel will evaluate the Prequalification Documents submitted by the design teams from perspectives of certificates, portfolio, design team and working approaches. Six teams will be in the shortlist for subsequent concept design in Phase 2. And two alternatives will be selected (in order) simultaneously, for being the substitutes if any of the 6 teams withdraw from the competition.

The six teams in the shortlist shall submit the Participation Confirmation on time. Should any of the teams withdraw from the competition not due to force majeure, the organizer and client have the right to disqualify the team from their any other competitions.

Phase 2: Urban Design & Architectural Concept Design

The six teams shall submit the deliverables meeting the requirements of the Design Brief. The Concept Design Phase Evaluation Panel will select three of the six teams to the next Concept Development Phase. At the same time, the planning and design conditions and architectural statistics will be specified and fixed based on the researches and urban design strategies from the six teams.

Phase 3: Concept Development

The three teams shall submit the deliverables meeting the requirements of the Design Brief. The Concept Development Phase Evaluation Panel will select two of the three teams. The client will determine the order of the top two ultimately. The first one will be the first-prize winner, whose proposal will be the final proposal.

Six teams shortlisted through Prequalification will each receive an honorarium of RMB 1 million for completing the Urban Design and Architectural Concept Design Phase. Three teams completing the Concept Development Phase will each receive an honorarium of RMB 1 million.

The first-prize winner will receive a prize of RMB 3.5 million, and is responsible for the final refined deliverables and design development subsequently by taking advantages of all other proposals. The final achievement should be confirmed by the client. The second-prize winner will receive a prize of RMB 0.5 million.

The official competition announcement will be released in late June. The specific competition contents are subject to the official announcement. Please contact Ms. Yang for any consultation.

Ms. Yang: +86 13828863492; competition@adroit.net.cn