XXXIII European Architecture Students Assembly easa013 reaction of uemberk - 04/08 - 18/08/13

CONTENT 5 PAVILION COMPETITIONS 7 PURPOSE 13 LOCATION 15 HISTORY 17 GOALS 23 REFERENCES 25 TIMELINE 27 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 33 SPONSORS EASA

Focus on the local, the small and the independent. Lets react!

An international pavilion competition is a sort of catalyst of the EASA event between the organizers, the participants and the sponsors. It starts already prior to the meeting, connects the participants during the meeting and remains at the location after the meeting to commemorate the event and in honour of the hosting venue. Construction of a permanent pavilion or installation is an idea that has been implemented since 2003. The workshop is linked to a specific site for which students offer possible solutions. The proposals are then reviewed and evaluated by a competition committee, convened for that purpose. There have been some very successful pavilion-type and non-pavilion-type competitions carried out up to now: > Econ Pavilion (Friland, 2003) > Kurhaus Pavilion (Bergun, 2005) > Green Room (Letterfrack, 2008) > Loggia (Darfo Boario, 2009) > Hopemill Art Spaces (Manchester, 2010) > Hernesaari Urban Furniture (Helsinki, 2012) > Flow Stage (Helsinki, 2012) The most important fact here is that all of the listed interventions still stand there, they are still visible. EASA bears witness to the fact that with a sufficient input of energy and will and with a bit of professional help you can achieve many things.
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< competition pavilion built ten years ago during the 23rd EASA in Friland

PAVILION COMPETITIONS

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Map points A working area: park B working area: square 1 view from the square (see page 10, 11 and 16) 2 approaching from Ljubljana (see page 12) 3 approaching from the river Krka (see page 14) 4 remains of the church (see page 16) 5 demolished housing (see page 16)

of the former Saint Jacobs church in uemberk, whose foundations are still buried underneath the square. The question of the pavilions permanency will be subject to several optimisations and it is impossible to determine before the solution is known. The solution is supposed to find a possible interpretation of the buildings heritage while suggesting a new, appropriate, contemporary pavillion, which would serve the locals and the municipality. The pavilion will be built during the assembly EASA 013 in uemberk. Programme The programme is linked to the desires of citizens, presented at the workshop on October 5th 2012 in uemberk (described under Goals).

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PURPOSE

Type An open, anonymous, single-stage, student and young graduates up to 5 years from graduating, international competition for the pavilion on the square in uemberk. Object The object of this competition is the selection of an appropriate solution to build a temporary pavilion on the site

The pavilion should be a covered or partially covered, open space for sitting, talking, socializing, presentations, gatherings, musical events and selling locally grown products. We also expect a presentation of the temporal and generational division of use of the pavilion. Please bear in mind that the basic sanitary equipment for public use is already installed in the area of the
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Area The competition is comprised of two working areas with different stages of treatment; area A - core location for building the pavilion and area B - the squares wider working area. While the first area is intended for implementation during the event, the second is only meant for an optional proposal for a possible subsequent solution or arrangement of the towns entire central space. For that purpose, in addition to the pavilion (area A), you may also propose a congruent design of urban furniture and paving (area B). Implementation Implementation is scheduled at the time of the meeting, which is 4th to 18th August 2013. During this twoweek workshop the pavilion is to be built and then officially opened at the end of the event. This will require preliminary preparation of all the necessary plans for obtaining the building permit. Meanwhile the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia will make the necessary measurements and potential excavations of the churchs foundations, which are supposedly still in the ground below the park. By the beginning of the event the terrain will have to be further strengthened and the foundations for the new structure prepared.
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LOCATION

Social If uemberk is the center of the region Suha krajina (Dry Land), the square is the heart of uemberk. The whole town developed around this important social and spatial emptiness, which used to serve as a place for trading, socializing and water intake. Today important public services are housed around the square (municipality, post office, store, restaurant) and the square itself functions as a parking lot. Spatial Spatially speaking the square is sur-

rounded by the castle on the south, the municipality and post office on the north, the restaurant on the west and somehow awkwardly flows towards the river Krka on the east (see page 12). This exact area is the subject of this competition as the squares east part was occupied by the churchs faade and the faade of the demolished block of buildings before the reorganization in the 1960s. The square was completed by a vertical, higher than the castle towers. Upon entering the town through the square, this dominant vertical was the first thing to see; the castles faade was only seen from the square itself. Across from it was the site of a mighty linden tree that once stood there, a symbol of Slovenia, which you could see if you came from the other direction, from the direction of the river Krka (see attachments). In section the visual greenery touches the square and is horizontal to the reinforced retention wall. Before the demolition the main road towards the river Krka ran along the churchs south wall with a steep decline. During reorganization they diverted the road to the other side, tore down the church and built a retention wall in its place, buried the foundations and leveled the square. Today the two levels are connected by stairs (see page 14). >
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The Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia will carry out more precise excavations after acquiring the competitions solution. It is assumed that the foundations are one meter below the surface so excavating is allowed up to half a meter in depth. Otherwise this is an aboveground, single floor object. If planned, the covered area of the object should exceed 30 square meters or be higher that 3,5 meters. Consider the contact between the object and the ground; think of foundation types, like pad or maybe even slab-on-grade foundations.

The new pavilion should be located approximately on the site of the demolished church. Please observe the distance from the road. In the spatial plan this area is marked as a park, but actually this is only visual greenery as the locals do not hang out there. On it there are 3 trees and a (jumbo) billboard, with which the municipality informs its citizens of events inside the castle. Both are temporary and scheduled for removal once renovations start. The same goes with trash bins and other existing urban furniture. You can transfer the advertising space onto the new pavilion. The entire arrangement of the square with parking spaces and the road is temporary; cars are supposed to be removed from the square. You should keep this vision in mind when designing your proposal. You should adjust the floor plan size of the new object to the selected structural system and a fourteen-daylong construction period. The surface of the former object was 175 meters. Detailed paving should be foreseen at the site of the park in which this pavilion is supposed to stand, approximately 570 sqm in size (see attachments). It is desirable to anticipate future paving of the entire square, approximately 4500 sqm in size, with its urban furniture, although this is not required.
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abandoned their castle chapel of Saint Urh, Saint Jacobs church became their chapel. In 1898 Karel Auersperg collected all of the inventory from the church and took it to Soteska - a village near uemberk. The church remained intact after air bombing during World War II and was later demolished - officially because of the reorganization of the square, unofficially because of ideological differences.1 Spatial This was basically a medieval longitudinal church with a three-sided gothic presbytery or - according to the year 1329 - a semicircular completed apse. The nave was apparently changed in the Baroque period; a bell tower was added on its west side and the apse or three-sided presbytery on the east side was replaced with a presbytery with a square floor base. Simultaneously a lower sacristy was added to the east side of the presbytery according to available space on the square. Originally the bell tower had a pyramid hipped roof, which was replaced at the end of the 19th century with a height accentuated and neo-baroque segmented roof.2 _ 1 Text abstracted from Almanac of Suha krajina 2003, author Matija argi 2 Toma Golob, IPCHS, Novo Mesto Regional Office
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HISTORY

Social Saint Jacobs church stood by the castle until 1956. It was supposedly built around 1329 by the castles keeper Jakob Seisenberger in gratitude of his patron saint for safely returning from war. When empress Maria Theresa gave guild rights to shoemakers and tanners in 1760, the rules stated that craftsmen must hold a funeral mass for their deceased colleagues at the altar of their patron saint Jacob. When the Auerspergs

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GOALS

Social To acquire some starting points for this call for proposals the organizers of easa013, in cooperation with the Municipality of uemberk, organized a meeting with the citizens on October 5th 2012. At that meeting the locals pointed out that in the park they mostly want a programme that would bring them to the square more often; a place for informal socializing, a bench, perhaps a smaller fairground to promote local products. They are aware of the fact that a church, which was removed after World War II, used to stand on that spot and think it is appropriate to preserve its memory, but are opposed to the idea of putting a reconciliation monument in its place as they feel it would divide them even more. It was the locals wish to reveal the foundations in the pavement.

The space is full of symbolism, which is dividing the inhabitants. Of course history is important, but it must be expressed in a subtle and painless way. It is important that you design a pavilion, which will be more than just a memory, a pavilion that will live with the community and enable more events at the square. Provide a wise timeline of use for different age and social groups. You can also anticipate new programmes, appropriate for your solution; present them through examples of good practice, which could be applied to uemberks rural environment. The whole idea of building a pavilion and easa013 itself is working with the community. Try to include them into the process, especially during implementation. Perhaps their knowledge and involvement can bring fruitful results at the end. Spatial With the object you are constituting a new east faade of the square that once already stood there and can be seen in the accompanying photographs. Two relationships are essential to solve this task. The first is the spatial relationship square - pavilion - greenery, which is tied to the programme - that is how the newly established pavilion is linked to the events on its ground. The second is the rela-

tionship of the newly erected building towards the neighbouring faades and the existing green backdrop - this is a question of merging newly-formed and existing faades. Identify the spatial axis that once used to coordinate the squareand the symbolic connection to the demolished Saint Jacobs church. Try your best to observe the wishes of locals, who see the park as a symbol, a distinction from built surroundings. In contrast to the castle, which they perceive as a closed object, they want a covered but open and always accessible space. You can foresee storage space and other consistent urban furniture (benches, bins, lights). Costs of maintenance should be bearable. The solution should organize the space as a whole. The intervention should create a catalyst of events on the square; as a place for socializing and playing, for trading and entertainment, for intimacy and memory. The solution should correspond to the space, nature, social context and needs of the local community, it should complement the space and create a certain quality of life outdoors, a so called urban living room We advise you to also read the Tutorpack before making the proposal.
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REFERENCES

Social > The Cook, the Farmer, His Wife and Their Neighbour (Marjetica Potr, Amsterdam project, 2009) > A Vision of the Future City and the Artists Role as Mediator (Marjetica Potr, Harvard lecture, 2012) p.18 > Market - Space - Wall (Tamas Czi gany, Bogyszlo, 2012) Spacial > Altair and square Brezje (Martina Tepina, Marua Zorec, Brezje, 2008) > Reading between the Lines (Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, Borgloon, Limburg, 2011) > Protection of an archaeological site (Oton Jugovec, Otok pri Dobravi, 1973) > Brezjanka (Joe Plenik, Begunje na Gorenjskem, 1939)
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> defining the idea and proposing it to the municipality

> defining the site and restrictions in collaboration with the IPCHS

Stage 1: IDEA from April to June 2012

> studying the location and its cultural and social context, defining possible solutions

Stage 3: CALL from October to December 2012

Stage 2: RESEARCH from July to September 2012

> workshop with the locals and preparing the call for proposals competition-pack according to previous studies

> releasing the competition-pack, answering questions and other issues

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> call deadline, selection of suitable proposal

TIMELINE

> making accurate plans and statics with an architectural studio, correcting the proposal according to regulations

> visiting the site with tutors, IPCHS excavation works, obtaining the building permit, defining agreements with sponsors

Stage 6: BUILDING from July to September 2013

Stage 4: SELECTION from January to March 2013

Stage 5: BUREAUCRACY TIME from April to June 2013

> preparing the site and foundation building

> implementation, workshop during easa013 inauguration and use of pavilion

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Important dates > Call release, 10/12/12 > Registration opens, 10/12/12 > Questions deadline, 24/12/12 > Answers release, 07/01/13 > Registration closes, 04/02/13 > Call deadline, 11/02/13 > Results release, 04/03/13 Technical stuff Bear in mind that the pavilion will be built during the 15-day-long event EASA013 uemberk. Operationally speaking, certain interventions can be prepared prior to the event. You must include approximately 20 participants of the assembly into the execution of the workshop. Use local craftsmens knowledge and local materials (wood, stone) or materials specific to this area in the past (metal, leather); you can also use other materials, depending on the concept (brick, concrete etc).
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three people.We recommend that members of the group know each other and already have experience with organizing or conducting a workshop. We stress the fact that an EASA workshop is a method of working in groups, working with people from different countries and cultures. We expect the applicants to be responsible, communicative and independent people, who would, by gaining the title tutor, become a fundamental building block of the largest European student workshop-type event. Register Please register your team here. This first step is intended to keep a record of how many proposals the organization team can expect until the calls deadline and to have the necessary contact information of the teams at all times. After the registration you will receive a confirmation message from the organizers along with a three digit code. Please bear in mind you need to register no later than one week before the deadline for proposals. Questions Please send your questions to competition@easa013.si until Sunday, December 24th 2012. The answers will be published on our website www. easa013.si and other communication channels no later than January 7th 2013. >
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Due to the cultural heritage and archeological ruins, the area is protected by the Law for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Record number of heritage unit: 2834 (extract in attachment) and the current municipal spatial plan of uemberk (extract in attachment). Teams The proposal should be submitted by an individual or a group of two or

Language The communication language is English.

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format (cropmarks, bleed). Each poster has to have the three digit code and a number from 1 to 8 (three digit code_no. of poster; example for the fourth poster: 123_4), depending on the presentation method. If the posters need to be assembled in a certain way, please attach a scheme with the numbers of the posters. Please combine the .pdf files into one single file before submitting (20MB max). Booklet We ask you to present your project also in an A3 booklet (landscape, 10MB max). The graphic content of the booklet should be the following: > regulatory plan within the area of the square, area marked B (1:500) > floor plan/s of the pavilion within the area of the pavilion, area marked A (1:100) > perpendicular section plans, at least two (2) (1:100) > east faade of the square (1:100) > visualisations, at least seven (7) square panorama (1), view from the street (3), view from the square (1), site view (1), interior (1) - (you can find suitable pictures under the attachments) > details of the construction, as many as needed (1:20) > sketches, schemes, timelines etc., as many as needed

We kindly ask you to fill the booklet with additional support text. The text has to be clear and concise and it can be merged with the sketches, schemes, timelines etc. It should describe the following: > starting points, idea, concept, > usage and functional design of the pavilion, > plan of execution, integration of local knowledge, integration of the participants, > cost-effectiveness and plan of main tenance, > if needed, deviations of the proposal from the guidelines. Submitting the proposals The organizers will provide a server especially for this purpose to which the teams will be able to submit the proposals. Access to this server will only be allowed to registered teams with personal access codes. This system allows the call to be anonymous and eliminates the possibility of missing files. Filling system The proposal should consist of two .pdf files, inserted into your personal submission folder labeled with your three digit code. These folders will be automatically created after your registration. >
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Proposals Submitting a competition proposal is similar to other workshops. It is divided into two parts: posters and booklet. Posters We ask you to present your project on maximum eight (8) posters. The technique of the posters is not determined, only the format is. We ask you to adhere to these restrictions when making it: 500 x 500 mm, .pdf print ready

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Evaluation Committee The committee will be composed of 3 members of the organization team easa013, 2 architects as mentors, a member of the Municipality of uemberk and a member of the IPCHS, Novo Mesto Regional Office: > Ale Kobe, student of architecture, organizer > Aljoa Merljak, student of architecture, organizer > Tadej Pavli, student of architecture, organizer > Aleksander Saa Ostan, architect, multiple-time tutor, professor at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engeneering > Marua Zorec, architect, professor at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture > Vlado Kostevc, municipal consultant, president of the local Tourist Association > Toma Golob, conservation consultant, IPCHS, Novo Mesto Regional Office When evaluating the proposals, the committee will consider the following criteria:

> spatial placement, coherence with other buildings > relation to the preceding object, memory, cultural heritage > usability, multipurpose, programme innovation > use of materials, technology, effec tiveness of construction > cost, maintenance, environmental compatibility The evaluation committee reserves the right not to select any of the proposals, if none fit the criteria or are suitable for the site. Rewards The reward for getting a workshop is above all the invaluable experience one gains, the opportunity to co-create the 33rd EASA and to have your workshop implemented. In addition, for motivation and appreciation of the effort, the winning team will get three free passes for the assembly and a prize of 600,00 EUR. As encouragement the committee will also award an additional 5 proposals with the title of honorable mention. The best six projects will be exhibited in the castle chamber during the assembly and on other occasions. The evaluation committee reserves the right to distribute the awards differently than is described here. >
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They agree to accept the decision of the evaluation committee as final and to transfer all copyrights to the organizers of the competition. They declare that the submitted design is their own work, prepared only by themselves. The posters and booklet must be accompanied by the three digit code and must not have any other identifying marks. Competition proposals submitted without clearly displayed official registration codes will be excluded from the competition. When exhibiting or reproducing the submitted works the authors will be written in the order they were listed on the application. Authors of the best solutions will receive rewards as detailed in this competition. Authors of the winning solution will be invited to participate in the implementation. The winning solution will have to take into account the comments and guidance of the evaluation committee and be coordinated with the selected studio, which will prepare construction documents to obtain the building permit, the Institute for Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia and the organizers of EASA013 uemberk regarding the supply of suitable materials. Obligations By acquiring a workshop the individual or team commits to work conscien-

tiously and responsibly. They must be willing to create optimal conditions to coordinate the workshop; coordination starts with the selection announcement and lasts until the end of the meeting. It is crucial to organize the whole thing the way the organizing team in collaboration with the municipality can handle it. The tutors also commit to join the organizers at least a few days before the commencement of the assembly in order to enable the preparation and organization of the workshop at the best possible level. Attachments > drawing document for booklet and posters > folder with additional historic photos3 and photos of the site for renders > display of the faades around the main square prior to the war and the situation today and evaluation of green spaces3 Links > Surround photography > 3D _ 3 INdok Centre archive and other web sources 4 From the conservational programme for the renovation of the open public spaces in the strict historical center of uemberk, p. 10, IPCHS, Novo Mesto Regional Office
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Copyright By registering and obtaining the competition codes, the authors of the submitted solutions agree to the competition terms and conditions.

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SPONSORS

Organizer and issuer > Association of Students of Architecture EASA Slovenia Project partners > University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture > IPCHS, Novo Mesto Regional Office > Municipality of uemberk > Students Organisation of the University of Ljubljana > University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engineering Media partners > Spem Communications > Trajekt Sponsors and donators > Fibran Nord, d.o.o. > Petre, d.o.o. > Alfa Natura, d.o.o. > GIZ Kranjska klobasa > Illy Slovenia > Arhinova, d.o.o. Supporters > Atelje Ostan Pavlin > Arrea, arhitektura, d.o.o. > Suha Krajina Tourist Association
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