DESIGN STUDY ATELIER BXL PRODUCTIVE METROPOLIS. specifications for the appointment of two designers

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1 DESIGN STUDY ATELIER BXL PRODUCTIVE METROPOLIS specifications for the appointment of two designers

2 1. contract 1.1. commissioning party vzw Handelskaai 30, B Brussels Contact: Maxime Peeters mpeeters@architectureworkroom.eu 1.2. master architect The appointment of a designer is being done in collaboration with the master architect of the Brussels Capital Region. The master architect is supporting the commissioning party in setting up the procedure, drawing up the specifications and the programme, and in selecting a designer. He will ensure quality control during the entire procedure. Contact: Kristiaan Borret Master Architect kborret@gob.brussels 1.3. designer By designer is meant a freely mixed design team in which at least 1 member is an architect, urban planning expert or landscape architect object of the contract For its seventh edition in 2016, the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) on The Next Economy is focusing within this theme on exploring the possibility of shaping cities and metropolitan regions as platforms for the desired future economy, as a response to the economic crisis and the increasing social segregation occurring in large and medium- sized cities. How can society and individuals, production and consumption, resources and raw materials, use of space and territory, be coordinated better and smarter, and make use of design to contribute to the transitions that will continue to radically and incessantly change the world? The IABR is more than a series of biennial events. It initiates and produces Project Workshops: research & development projects with a multiannual character, always solution- oriented and linked to actual, existing tasks in cities at home and abroad. Atelier BXL Productive Metropolis is an integral part of the research and development track of IABR 2016 and thus of the exhibition, the public programme and other (public) expressions in the context of IABR THE NEXT ECONOMY. Atelier BXL Productive Metropolis is a collaboration between the IABR, (AWB) and Brussels and Flemish actors. Atelier BXL Productive Metropolis explores the relationship between spatial design and (the future development of) the economy in the urban region of Brussels. The starting point here is the conviction that the foundation can be laid in the metropolitan area for the productive city of the future, in which simultaneously social, ecological, economic and spatial gains can be achieved on both sides of the regional border. Atelier Productive Metropolis BXL is searching for a better match between the changing economy and the organisation of space for productive activities in the capital city s metropolitan area. How can spatial quality and the urban economy reinforce one another, and who creates the productive city? Through design research and a programme of policy and stakeholder participation, Atelier BXL Productive 2 / 7

3 Metropolis will search for the desired development models and spatial typologies for this productive city. The totality of the ongoing processes, as well as the spatial and governance challenges in the Brussels metropolis, make this region an excellent testing ground for future spatial models, an example for many other cities and urban regions in Flanders, Wallonia and Europe. Mark Brearley has been appointed Atelier Master. He is a professor at the CASS in London and will use his years of experience in urban development projects to provide substantive guidance to this process. These specifications cover conducting design research for the Brussels Capital Region. Four specific cases are focused on, always in close cooperation with the relevant state actors in Brussels. Each of the two selected teams will tackle two linked sites. Via design, the potential and the necessary spatial conditions will be examined in those areas needed to play a vital role in the development of productive neighbourhoods in the Brussels metropolitan area, where living and working are qualitatively intertwined. Specific spatial proposals are expected, which will be used in the practice of actual development. These programmes will be substantively fed by Urban Meetings in which knowledge is also exchanged with Flemish research projects and with international experts. The interim and final results will be part of exhibitions and public programmes at the IABR Rotterdam and at BOZAR in Brussels. Remuneration for this contract is fixed at 30,000 excl. VAT location Cases (subject to change) Masui (Schaarbeek, Brussels) An industrial district with a multitude of urban workshops, proximity to an urban port platform with construction companies, the North Station and the new developments around Tour & Taxis. This is the neighbourhood of choice for testing new economic principles in construction and the flexible use of land. Birmingham (Anderlecht) The challenge here lies in transforming the industrial sites in a way that does not disrupt the social dynamics anchored in the surrounding neighbourhoods and that mainly focuses on training opportunities, entrepreneurship and the integration of productive activities. Biestebroeck (Anderlecht) The grounds surrounding the Biestebroek Dock are an underutilized district in the southern canal zone. It is an OGSO area (Enterprise Area in an Urban Environment) where redevelopment for housing while maintaining a minimum number of productive activities is paramount. As in other OGSO programmes, here a new blended fabric must be given form that brings together the desired programmes: space for port logistics, economic activities, housing and public facilities. Delta (Oudergem, Elsene, Watermaal Bosvoorde) In the context of elaborating a master plan, thought must be given to developing a mixed area that combines an accessible innovation campus and an urban enterprise area with a residential neighbourhood and a medical centre indicative timing 15/02/2016 (awarding of contract) 15/02/2016 (start of contract) 19/06/2016 (final report) 3 / 7

4 2. Procedure 2.1. nature Since it is a private initiative, this procedure is not subject to the regulations on public procurement. The commissioning party reserves the right to change the procedure, terminate it at any time and not to award the contract or possibly start a new procedure. Terminating the procedure does not give the selected candidates any right to compensation or other claims than payment of the tender fee (article 2.12), and only if the procedure is terminated after the information meeting or if the contract is not awarded. The commissioning party may decide to transfer the rights and duties resulting from this contract to a yet to be created legal entity language The contract documents will be drawn up in Dutch, French and/or English phases The procedure contains the following phases:! call for candidates! selection! tender! awarding 2.4. call for candidates A call for candidates will be made to designers via a newsletter from the master architect and other channels selection Designers will submit their candidacy via mail! to mpeeters@architectureworkroom.eu! no later than 20/01/2016 at 2:00 pm The application consists of! The contact details for you and/or the team you have in mind! A brief description of relevant expertise (max. 2 A4 equivalents recto) The following competences are being sought for this contract: - The ability to design at various scale levels - Experience in conducting design research - Experience with innovative visioning in architecture and urban planning - Knowledge of the Brussels territory and the policy context - Experience in design and research on production in the city and/or the transformation of business sites - Experience with policy preparation research - Experience with a multi- disciplinary approach - Experience with cultural production in function of societal debate In consultation with the master architect, the commissioning party will select 5 candidates to participate in the subsequent phase. 4 / 7

5 2.6. briefing The commissioning party will invite the selected candidates for a briefing on 04/02/2016, at a time to be determined later, at the following address: Schaarbeeklei 636, 1800 Vilvoorde. At the briefing, candidates will be given the opportunity ask questions regarding the contract. The commissioning party will send a report of the questions and answers to all candidates. Additional questions can be sent by mail to mpeeters@architectureworkroom.eu. The answer will go to all candidates. Only written questions and answers sent to all candidates can be considered a supplement to these specifications. The deadline for receiving questions is 2 working days before submission of the tenders submitting a tender The deadline for receipt of the tenders is 11/02/2016 at 2:00 pm. Tenders must be sent to Roeland Dudal Managing Partner info@architectureworkroom.eu Handelskaai 30, B Brussels The tender must be submitted in 5 printed copies, and one digital version in PDF format oral presentation Each candidate that submits a tender will be invited to explain it to an advisory committee, followed by a question and answer session. This will give the commissioning party, assisted by the advisory committee, better insight into the tenders. Candidates will have the opportunity to clarify the intentions in their tender on 15/02/2016, from 2:00 pm. A more precise schedule for the presentations will be announced later advisory committee The commissioning party will make use of an advisory committee in assessing the quality of the tenders. The advisory committee is composed of representatives from: - International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam - the commissioning party - the master architect of the Brussels Capital Region - the Office of the Minister- President of the Brussels Capital Region - the Brussels Planning Bureau (BPB) - The Equipe Canal (Brussels- Capital Region) negotiations The commissioning party retains the right to negotiate in multiple stages and with a limited number of candidates retained on the basis of the quality of their tender. 5 / 7

6 The negotiations will be conducted on the basis of equality of treatment of all candidates invited to the negotiations awarding After possible negotiations, the commissioning party will award the contract to the candidate whose tender it deems most economically advantageous, taking into account the award criteria. The final decision on awarding the contract remains the responsibility of the commissioning party remuneration Each invited candidates who submits a complete and valid tender will receive remuneration of 2,000 excl. VAT. Total remuneration for the candidate to whom the contract is awarded will be reduced by this amount tender The requested form and content of the tender will be sent to the 5 selected candidates at a later date awarding criteria A description of the awarding criteria will be sent later to the 5 selected candidates period of validity of the tender With their tender, the candidates commit themselves for a period of 30 calendar days from the day after the deadline for submission of the tenders intellectual property rights Under the provisions of article 3, 3 of the Act of 30 June 1994 on copyright and related rights, all property rights connected to copyright, and all rights relating to the documents drawn up, the research conducted and its results in execution of this contract, and the data that made this work possible, are transferred to the commissioning party and the master architect. This is a final, exclusive transfer for both the candidates and commissioning party, which is applicable worldwide, covering the methods of use (reproduction, communication through various channels such as internet, exhibitions, publication, etc.), including those not listed in these specifications. It covers the documents drawn up in the course of the procedure and in the context of execution of the contract. Candidates acknowledge that they are creating works at the request of the commissioning party, within the framework of the present contract, and to transfer their property rights in accordance with the above- mentioned provisions, without being entitled to any other form of compensation than that which they receive if all the necessary conditions for participation in the contract are met for the non- selected candidates, or the price of the contract [for the selected candidate]. The remuneration foreseen in this framework covers the transfer of property rights as specified above. 6 / 7

7 3. appendix Any appendices will be sent to the 5 selected candidates at a later date. 7 / 7