21st INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016

Open anonymous competition pursuant to articles 847, 848 and 849 of Act No. 40/1964 Coll. the Civil

Procedure Code as amended, and the Copyright Act No. 185/2015 Coll., in the SR, and Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Procedure Code, in the CR

The Student competition is held under the auspicious of mayor of Svätý Jur Ing. Šimon Gabur

The Organizer of the competition would like to take this occasion and thank Mgr. arch. Lucie Marušicová (Commission for regional development, construction and cultural monument preservation at the Municipal Board of Representatives at Svätý Jur) for providing valuable information and professional cooperation in preparation of the competition terms of reference, Academia Istropolitana Nova for providing spaces, wine maker Braňo Bahna (Vinocentrum) for his assistance in organizing the excursion, and Ing. arch. Robert Barco (Eurosense) for providing cartographic documentation.

Competition Organizer: Slovak Republic : Xella Slovensko, spol. s r.o., Zápotočná 1004, 908 41 Šaštín-Stráže Czech Republic : Xella CZ, s. r.o., Registered address: Hrušovany Vodní 550 664 62 Hrušovany u Brna Competition secretariat: Slovak Republic: Mgr. Silvia Frimmelová, Xella Slovensko, spol. s r.o., Obchodno-poradenská kancelária, Bajkalská 25, 827 18 Bratislava Phone: +421 2 581 030 58 Fax : +421 2 581 030 59 e-mail : silvia.frimmelova@xella.com Czech Republic : PaedDr. Hana Šimánová, Xella CZ, s. r.o., U Keramičky 449, 334 42 Chlumčany Phone: +420 377 973 127 Fax : +420 377 973 153 e-mail: hana.simanova@xella.com Competition Secretaries: Slovak Republic: Ing. arch. Ľubica Selcová, PhD.

Ústav architektúry obytných budov Fakulta architektúry STU Bratislava, Nám . Slobody 19, 812 45 Bratislava, Phone: +421 2 572 764 25, fax : +421 2 529 215 33, e - mail: lubica.selcova@stuba.sk Czech Republic: Ing. arch. Aleš Vaněk, Katedra architektury FSv ČVUT Praha, místnost D-1102 / ateliér D Thákurova 7, 166 34 Praha 6 Phone: +420 224355308 e - mail: ales.vanek@fsv.cvut.cz Academic Supervisor: Ing. arch. Ľubica Selcová, PhD. Faculty of Architecture, STU Bratislava, SR Competition Objective: To support creative abilities of university students by competitive confrontation of ideas and views and deepen knowledge concerning Ytong construction system, Ytong Multipor heat-insulation boards and Silka lime-sand building blocks, and possibilities of their practical application by presentation of high-quality contemporary architecture in context of vineyard region´s landscape Participants: Students (and/or students´ working groups) of Architecture and Structural Engineering at technical colleges, art schools and universities who have not been granted diploma of the 2nd level of university studies in any of these fields of study. Registration: Timely registration: from the first week of October to the first week of December 2015 Later registration: from the first week of January 2016 to the last but one day prior to the submission deadline. Last date of registration: the last but one day prior to the submission deadline. Prizes: 1st prize: . . . . . . . . . .2 000 EUR 2nd prize: . . . . . . . . ...1 000 EUR 3rd prize: . . . . . . . . . . . 500 EUR The jury has the right not to award any of the prizes and/or to distribute the allocated sum in a

different way. Information on the venue and date of the award ceremony will be given to the

competition participants at least 14 days in advance. All competition prize-winners are obliged to

take part in the award ceremony to give a brief presentation of their design.

Media Awards: Media partners of the competition will award prizes to the competition designs selected by them based on their own deliberation. The prize can thus be awarded to any of the competition designs which has met the Competition ToR, regardless the jury verdict. Announcement of the Competition Results: Information on the venue and time of the award ceremony will be given to the participants at least 14 days in advance. All competition prize-winners are obliged to take part in the award ceremony to give a brief presentation of their designs. The students will be notified of the outcomes of the jury´s evaluation after the end of the judging panel´s session and notifying media of the official evaluation results. Information on the venue and time of the award ceremony will be given to the participants at least 14 days in advance. All competition prize-winners are obliged to take part in the award ceremony to give a brief presentation of their designs. Competition Jury Architect (CR) Architect (CR) Architect (CR) Architect (CR) Architect (SR) Architect (SR) Architect (SR) Architect (SR) Architect (SR) The jury membership is arranged for by the Organizer. The chairman of the jury will be elected by the jurymen before the beginning of the judging panel´s session. All decisions of the jury are free and incontestable and there is no legal appeal admissible. Prior to evaluation of the competition projects the jury members are obliged to become acquainted with the competition terms of reference and evaluation criteria. Guidelines for the Competition Design Submission For the sake of anonymity the competition designs and each and every part thereof must bear six-digit identification code (1 cm high and 4 cm long) in the upper right corner. Inadmissible are the following identification codes: a sequence of digits 123456 and vice versa, or a sequence of the same digits, such as 111111 or 202020. Participant´s name, date of birth and exact address, including telephone number and e-mail address, university, field of study as well as the lecturer´s name provided the design originated under his/her guidance shall be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing only the identification six-digit code. Competition Background Information The competition background information will be available on websites www.ytong.cz and

www.ytong.sk or on websites of individual faculties. Maps and annexes will be provided to the

competition participants who fill in the registration form on the website.

Questions and Additional Information

In the course of the competition, the competition participants and fellows can ask the Organizer and

academic supervisor of the competition questions concerning the ToR through facebook.

Form of Deliverables Competition designs shall be submitted rolled not folded; use of backing paper is not allowed.

Admissible are maximum two posters of A1 format:

Poster 1 – presentation drawing of A1 upright format – obligatory part

Poster 2 – complementary drawing of A2 landscape format – optional part

The competition designs shall also be handed-over in electronic form on CD in pdf format (one A1

upright and A2 landscape format). Legends, explanatory notes and accompanying text on the

drawings, if any, shall be only in the English language, except for local geographical names given in

the official competition terms of reference.

Copyright Copyright belongs to the design´s author. The Organizer reserves the right to publish the designs and

mention the author´s name without his/her consent. The ownership of the prize-winning designs

passes to the Organizer.

Judging Criteria: As per the terms of reference individual anonymous designs prepared by the competition participants will be judged by an independent jury based on generally valid criteria of the applied architectural solution to the given task. Verdicts of the jury are outcomes of close majority deliberation of the jurymen; all decisions of the jury are free and incontestable and there is no legal appeal admissible. Verdict of the jury concerning winning designs, including ranking and prize award with brief reasoning is, nevertheless, made public together with the participant´s identification data. The competition open evaluation session will be held within 90 days after the competition deadline, at the latest. To ensure the right of participation, the Organizer is obliged to publish the date, time and venue of announcement of the jury´s verdict through individual faculties 7 days in advance. The Organizer has the right to give publicity to the award ceremony and results of the competition based on its deliberation. Individual designs will be judged according to the following criteria: - the design idea, approach - complying with specific features of the vineyard, approach to the environment and morphology of the site - urban-planning solution of the buildings and open-air museum in the context of the whole area - architectural and space solution, general layout and functional scheme of designed buildings - comprehensibility and force of graphic interpretation of the design Submission Deadline Slovak Republic: By 22.02.2016, 16:00 hours to the competition secretariat to Mgr. Silvie Frimmelová, obchodno-

poradenská kancelária, Bajkalská 25, 827 18 Bratislava;

Czech Republic:

to the competition secretary Ing. arch. Aleš Vaněk, katedra architektury FSv ČVUT Praha, Thákurova 7, Praha 6, místnost D – 1102 - ateliér D.

By submitting the competition design and the sealed envelope containing personal data bearing the identification digital code as per the above-mentioned terms the participant expresses his/her unqualified consent to the given regulations and terms of this competition and waives his/her right to any legal action.

21st INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016

COMPETITION THEME :

REFRESH SPACE IN VINEYARD Wine Centre for Adventure and Open-air Museum in Vineyards of Svätý Jur

Motto:

”Wine and architecture have a lot in common in sense perception of their characteristics, providing experiences and creating feelings and favourable climate. They are part of cultural heritage”

(Ján M. Bahna, architekt)

INTRODUCTORY IDEAS AND INSPIRATION

Drama, controversy and bipolarity of the terms of reference are a challenge Regular and net rows of grapevine vs. hardly accessible, rocky plot of broken topography in a hollow

Historical vs. modern methods of viticulture Interior vs. exterior exhibition

Modern exhibition in form of multimedia performance vs. traditional forms of exhibition in the vineyard watchman´s hut and open-air museum

Modern constructions vs. archetypal vineyard watchman´s hut Terraced vs. pavilion layout of buildings

Vertical dominating features – view-points vs. horizontality of landscape architecture of the buildings Merge of the buildings with the landscape vs. exhibitionism in the landscape

Utility architecture vs. architecture of symbols

Transformation of the life-cycle of a bunch of grapes and experiences into architecture has different forms.

Tradition, history and local habits of viticulture transformed into modern landscape architecture. Wine and architecture are connected by “terroire“.

The term of “terroire” means unique geographic character of the product (namely wine, coffee, tea, tobacco, chocolate, corn or tomatoes): unique character of wine from one region or vineyard,

resulting from unique combination of geological and climate conditions, or human activities. The set of all environmental factors affecting qualities of the crop grown in specific habitat

Let architecture, similarly to grapevine, “grow” strongly affected by the general character of the locality and surrounding environment, let the form and layout of the architecture be influenced by

the landscape typology in which it is embodied, by orientation, direction of wind, kind of soil, energy of the sun.

Without human contribution – of an architect or vine-grower and wine maker - wine could not originate: they complement natural components of the terroire and put their unmistakable character

into it.

Wine and experiences _Experience of stay or work on the vineyard flooded with sun, its strong positive energy stemming

from those incredibly vital plants called grapevine, withstanding wind and rain, often dependent on water from the very depth of the Earth, taking energy from the sun to concentrate it in their sweet

grapes. _Experience from discovery of Svätý Jur´s history and tradition of viticulture

_Experience from discovery and comparison of traditional and modern wine making and wine storage by being involved in the process

_Experience from discovery of taste and smell of tasted wine complemented with savour of food.

A. COMPETITION TERMS OF REFERENCE

Objective The task of the competition terms of reference is to design so called wine-lovers´ destination typical of its exceptionality, special character and informality which are added value for the visitor, attracting the whole family, in other words: to revive interest in viticulture of Svätý Jur, sustain tourism in form of agro-tourism or currently popular oeno-tourism, in particular. Tradition of viticulture can be newly interpreted by contemporary architecture which should be inspired by traditional technology and forms; it can, however, revive conventional typology, and experiment with new relation between grapevine cultivation and surrounding landscape of vineyards. Reasoning The description of the competition task has to start with ideas inspired by documents of Svätý Jur Viticulture Association involved in activities related to the project “Open-air museum of viticulture” that is part of the terms of reference (ToR). Educational trail together with the open-air museum of viticulture will serve for presentation of vine-growing and wine making tradition. Research of the Slovak Academy of Science (2009-2011) documented the existence of unique historical structures of vineyards that had no analogy in Malé Karpaty region. These are preserved medieval landscape structures, such as extensively tended pole and wire vineyards, orchards and chestnut plantations mainly in hilly landscape, a small-scale mosaic of plots with more or less preserved runes, dry walls, terraces, catch-water structures, original wells, sheds and vineyard watcher´s huts. Namely these features are the reason for construction of the open-air museum of viticulture in open landscape, but also the experience centre of vine-growing disseminating awareness of grapevine and viticulture that even during bad weather will become the resort of education and entertainment offering a possibility of active spending of leisure time.

B. THE SITE

Locality and area Community lands of Svätý Jur are part of Malé Karpaty vine-growing region and they are characteristic by steep slopes with small terraced vineyards situated on sun-heated southern, south-eastern and south-western slopes of Malé Karpaty. Thanks to their tradition of vine growing and wine making it is called Tuscany of Malé Karpaty. The plot in question situated at Panciere on Bratislava´s crofts is accessible on foot, by car or bicycle from Svätý Jur centre along Letohradská Street or from Bratislava´s crofts. It is also accessible from Svätý Jur educational trail on foot or by bicycle. The site is sloping, rocky, with detectable terraces and uneven terrain of former vineyard. The location on the hill summit is strategic also from views of the surrounding countryside point of view. The plots Sloping plots with hollows and scours, bushes and stones difficult to access are a challenge. The plot that is not of permanent use for growing grapevine can provide space for unconventional architecture. The plot that was probably never used as a vineyard will serve for viticulture presentation and to general public. Our ancestors cultivated these stony baulks by picking out stones and building terraces with runes and walls. Where grapevine could not be planted they placed buildings – sheds or vineyard watchman´s huts from which watchmen could safeguard the vineyard against thieves and pests.

Plot A _destined for the open-air museum of viticulture is part of the property of the Town of Svätý Jur, _plot No.2815, currently in lease of Svätý Jur Viticulture Association Plot B _ destined for the experience centre of vine growing and wine making

_ difficult to access plot with broken topography, unsuitable for a vineyard, situated in a hollow, covered with bushes and trees of natural seeding that can be cleared,

_ plot No.2793, 2799/1-2, 2800, 2804/1, 2806, 2808, 2816. Plot C _extended possibility to place the experience centre and open-air public space _plot No.2803/2-9.

C. COMPETITION TASK

The refresh space in vineyard will consist of exterior exhibition – open-air museum of viticulture and interior exhibition – wine experience centre Exterior exhibition will consist of scenic setting of the open-air museum of viticulture with various possibilities of use: it will introduce the tradition of viticulture in an attractive way to all age categories. The topography of the site enables to design a lookout platform with views of the surrounding landscape. Interior exhibition will be situated into a building or a set of designed buildings of the experience centre, which will offer the visitors of all age groups experiences of grapevine growing and wine making in form of traditional or multimedia exhibition and presentation, wine tasting or other social interaction together with beautiful view of the landscape of vineyards in any season of the year. The buildings´ architecture can combine tradition with innovation the way good wine complements well chosen food. The only existing building is the traditional vineyard watchman´s hut that can be somehow incorporated in the design.

D. CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME – SPACE AND LAYOUT OPTIONS OF THE DESIGN

The terms of reference are divided into two tasks - binding parts of each competition design: 1. The area of the open-air museum of viticulture _ plot No. 2815_ exterior exhibition _ with various possibilities of use: _landscape exhibition of grapevine cultivation in a model vineyard (presentation of original ways of grapevine growing and vineyard cultivation, growing of traditional species of grapevine typical of Svätý Jur), _orchard _ examples of traditional species of fruit trees connected with vineyard (vineyard peach, medlar, quince, nut or almond), _stone runes and walls supporting terrace shaped terrain. _relaxation zone for visitors of all age groups with a shelter for get-togethers and seasonable events, wine tasting or activities of the viticulture association, fire place, _ traditional vineyard watchman´s hut – with possibility to furnish it with traditional interior of the watchman´s hut, or another exhibition; it can also be used as permanently open shelter for cyclists, tourists, visitors, and the like, _lookout platform over the open-air museum with view of the surroundings 2. Buildings of the wine experience centre Interior exhibition of the centre of wine and experiences can consist of one multifunction building with one joint entrance, or of one building with more entrances and different functions, or of more buildings – pavilions with independent entrances with following possible use:

_exhibition space for multimedia or traditional exhibition focused on history and development of vine growing and wine making (historical and modern ways of planting vineyard, demonstration of grapevine species, vineyard tending, demonstrations of work in the vineyard, way of picking of grapes, etc.) _space for demonstration of wine making and storage: picking of the grapes, de-stemming, pressing, fermentation, wine “fining”, filtration, aging in barrels – arbitrary form of presentation or performance, or direct involvement of the visitor into mini-scale production with a possibility to be placed underground, the layout of exhibition spaces can copy the spaces for wine making and storage _archive and wine salon of Svätý Jur wines, _multifunction space for exhibitions (art and wine), presentations, picture shows, concerts, seminars, _space for wine testing and refreshment – combination of food and wine, visual contact with the vineyard and exhibition space, storage and preparation of simple refreshment from home production, _multifunction space for experience programmes for various age groups, _entrance hall with information desk, cloak room and rest rooms for visitors, _wine shop, bookshop selling books with wine topics, souvenirs, _ utilities The scope of use is definitely not limited to the above-mentioned options. The competition designs can contain further, not mentioned, use relating to the competition theme.

E. RESTRICTIONS, LIMITS AND REGULATIONS

On the plots of the open-air museum of viticulture besides public space landscaping only small-scale constructions of recreational character in the vineyard may be designed. The building of the centre of wine and experiences will be situated in rather broken topography with difficult access that is not suitable for planting a vineyard. Dimensional solution of the buildings, relation to the landscape Dimensional solution of the buildings should respect natural character of the vine-growing landscape and its morphology and prefer principles of landscape architecture using terrain unevenness, with optimum one underground and one above-ground floor in terrace layout, except for the lookout platform which can create a dominating feature in the landscape. There is a number of options of the exhibition building´s design consisting of more solitary exhibition units dispersed in the landscape, or one compact building meandering through the landscape, ascending and descending above and below the level of broken terrain, a building “submerged into the landscape” – cut into the hill or levitating above the adjacent terrain with the aim at disturbing the landscape morphology as little as possible – i.e. the architecture should be derived from the topography of the site. Architecture of the buildings Bipolarity and dramatic features of the ToR can reflect in the architecture of the buildings. Archetypal constructions of local architecture of vineyards (traditional vineyard hut with a cellar) can be transformed into a modern stone-glass building with inspiring view of the landscape. Dominating features _Existing vineyard hut as an archetypal landscape dominating feature (originally there was a hut of the watchman who safeguarded the vineyards during vintage season against thieves and pests) _Designed outlook point (can breach the limit of one above-ground floor), which as a walkway leads above the vineyards

E. TRAFFIC AND COMMUNICATION SOLUTION

The site is situated in locality Panciere on Bratislava´s crofts and it is accessible: _ along Letohradská or Bratislava´s crofts Street on foot, by car or bicycle from the centre of Svätý Jur; _from Svätý Jur educational trail on foot or by bicycle. Preferred access is on foot or by bicycle. The design does not prefer access by cars, since there will not be parking possibilities except for several emergency parking places for short-term parking of handicapped visitors or supply, and except for necessity of emergency and rescue teams intervention. _Supply and waste transport shall be designed along Bratislava´s crofts Street.

F. CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL SOLUTION

Construction and material solution is not restricted in any way and it is in competency of the designer based on responsible professional assessment resulting from the concept and purpose of the building. Application of assortment of construction materials Xella - Ytong, Silka, Fermacell and/or Multipor is desirable. Material concept of the buildings and small-scale architecture in the open-air museum or the terraces can be developed in sense of symbiosis of the traditional and the contemporary, and underline the local colour of the traditional materials of the vineyards, such as wood, stone, clay as well as contemporary ones, such as steel, monolithic concrete and glass that may be used in form of large “windows to vineyards” – southward oriented glazing facilitating maximum effect of passive heat gains. The window to vineyards can represent a strong design as well as expressive instrument of the architecture.

G. ECOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Ecology and sustainability Advanced architectural solutions offer a possibility to apply intelligent technologies and innovative materials, alternative ways of power generation and its efficient and effective use in line with principles of ecology and sustainable development in construction engineering. Universal design The experience centre as well as open-air museum have to be barrier-free and opened to the

handicapped as well as seniors or families with children in prams.

H. ENERGY PERFORMANCE SOLUTION

Energy performance design In the design, increased attention should e paid to energy efficiency of the construction as well as the whole facility operation. It should be efficient as to energy management, intelligent, effective in its layout, orientation towards cardinal points, material and structural design and technologies and cost-effective during construction and operation. Energy performance design of the building partly submerged under the broken terrain level can consist in specification of the building´s compactness rate, taking advantage of optimum orientation toward cardinal points, ideal design of glazed surfaces on facades, using innovative technologies in

facades design, solar gains, type of shading, ventilation, way of heating, application of renewable and

non-traditional materials, etc. Large part of the construction will be situated underground and together with green roof can contribute to heat losses reduction. Energy self-sufficiency In the past, each rural farm used to be energy self-sufficient. Its inhabitants provided not only for energy, but also for support. It is necessary to put efforts in partial energy self-sufficiency in the design of the experience centre building. It could be a real self-sufficient house – it means the house not connected to electricity network and/or gas pipeline or heat distribution network, which becomes necessary when a construction is located far from populated areas. There is no technical infrastructure built directly to the site, not even electricity connection. Therefore, the building or the set of designed buildings should as priority use their own alternative sources of heat as well as electricity (bio-fuels, recuperation, solar system, photovoltaic system, heat gains from glazed walls) and other alternative technologies. Water management of the building shall include own well, ecological waste water treatment plant (e.g. root treatment plant) or efficient utilization of rain water.

I. FORM OF DELIVERABLES

Documentation shall be submitted in rolls on minimum 1 poster and maximum 2 posters as follows: poster 1 – presentation drawing of A1 format (upright position) – obligatory part poster 2 – complementary drawing of A2 format (landscape position) – optional part The competition designs shall also be submitted in electronic version on CD in pdf format Descriptions on drawings and all complementary texts can be only in the English language, except for geographic names mentioned in the competition ToR. . Poster 1_presentation_obligatory_ representative image of the design for public presentations, exhibitions and publications: _General layout of the area showing broader relations and urban-planning links _ Urban-planning and architectural study of the open-air museum of viticulture and the wine centre of experiences, i.e. idea and conceptual schemes, characteristic ground plans, sections, views, visualisation, 3D images _ explanatory notes and complementary texts in English Poster 2_complementary and optional _ serves only for the needs of the competition evaluation by the jury and can contain: _other more detailed drawings clarifying the competition design that could not be placed on the obligatory presentation poster

Specification _the competition designs shall use uniform abbreviated English title of the competition theme: REFRESH SPACE IN VINEYARD Wine Centre for Adventure and Open-air Museum in Vineyards of Svätý Jur _complementary texts, legends and/or accompanying notes shall be part of the posters and shall be written in English (not applicable to local names and designations mentioned in the competition ToR) _the scope of the obligatory documentation is binding. _graphic form of the documentation (digital/manual) is not specified. _competition designs shall be presented on CD in digital form (pdf or jpg). _submitting of a physical model or part thereof is not obligatory, but it is not excluded from the jury consideration. _ The Organizer´s requirements shall be specified in more detail during a lecture and excursion that will take place on 20 – 21 October at Svätý Jur and it will be possible to register for it on the websites.

J. ANNEXES Maps and photo-gallery represent important part of the competition ToR and are available for loading on the competition websites: _DTM (detail cartographic survey) in form of topographic borders and elevation points in Esri shp and AutoCAD dwg formats _orthophotograph map of 2012- 10cm resolution, and of 2014 -20cm resolution in jpg+jgw and dwg format _logo of the maps´ author Eurosense, which has to be used on Eurosense data outputs together with copyright – Orthophotograph map (and/or digital model of the terrain) © Eurosense Competition websites www.ytong.sk www.ytong.cz Facebook Recommended literature _Kolektív autorov: Architecture and Wine. Galerie j. Fragnera.Praha.2013.ISBN 078-80-9044-84-8-3 _Heinz-Gert Woschek (Ed.), Denis Duhme, Katrin Friederichs: Wine and Architecture: High-tech, Tradition and Aesthetics. Detail.2012 _Turccsány, Juraj a kol: Svätý Jur 1209-2009. Dejiny písané vínom.Vydavateľ Mesto Sv. Jur.2009.ISBN 978-80-970198-5-3

Prepared by:

doc. Ing. arch. Ľuba Selcová, PhD. Academic supervisor of the competition