Design Competition

Arts Pavilion Design Competition

The Competition

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (the "WKCDA") invites interested design teams (the "Participants") to take part in a Single Stage Design Competition (the "Competition") for an Arts Pavilion to be situated at the West Kowloon Cultural District (the "WKCD").

The Arts Pavilion (the "Pavilion") will be used as an exhibition and event pavilion for organizations and interested artists, designers and other parties planning to stage independent exhibitions and events.  It will also be the primary home for exhibitions and programmes organised by M+, Hong Kong's museum for visual culture, before the completion of its museum building in late 2017.

Subject to the approval of the WKCDA Board and conditions outlined in the "Implementation of The Winning Entry" of these Competition Documents, the Competition intends to lead to the award to the First Prize-winning team of the contract for consultancy services for the detailed design and implementation of the Pavilion until its full commissioning.

The objective of the Competition is to select a design proposal for the Pavilion that creatively responds to the Design Brief and requirements set out in the Competition Documents. The WKCDA seeks a design that is cost-effective, original, inspiring, highly-buildable and sustainable.

Design Requirements

The Pavilion should be embodied with a design that is innovative while serving content-driven, programmatic and functional needs.

Accommodation

A general accommodation showing proposed floor areas of the Pavilion is listed below, subject to changes in future development:

Cost Effectiveness

The design for the Pavilion should be an architecturally innovative solution that demonstrates cost effectiveness in its design to meet the WKCDA's budget of HK$20 million (in money-of-the-day prices (MOD)) for the construction, excluding fees and other project expenses, of the Pavilion. The WKCDA's independent quantity surveyor will conduct an independent cost assessment of proposed designs to ensure that proposed Pavilion design can be designed and built within the stated budget to meet the Value for Money criteria below.

Assessment Procedure & Criterion

This will be a single stage competition. All submissions from the Participants will be adjudicated according to the assessment criteria listed below. Subject to agreement on the contractual terms and the full scope of duties, it is the intention of the WKCDA that the First Prize winner will be appointed as the design consultant for the Pavilion upon the WKCDA Board's approval and endorsement of the recommendation of the Jury Panel.

Jury Panel

Submission entries shall be anonymously adjudicated by a panel of seven jurors co-chaired by Mr. Rocco YIM and Dr. Lars NITTVE.  

The Jurors

WKCDA reserves the right to replace or substitute any Jury members without prior notification to the Participants.

Independent Professional Advisor (Honorary)

The WKCDA has appointed Professor Bernard V. Lim, JP 林雲峰教授, as the Independent Professional Advisor (Honorary) ("IPA") for the Competition.

Eligibility

Lead Participant

1. Open to all interested design teams, for example, architects, designers, artists, or other related professionals - to take part as Lead Participant(s).

Professional Services

2. Individual, or group participants who are not HKIA Registered Practices will be required to partner with a HKIA Registered Practice.

A list of HKIA Registered Practices is shown below:

http://218.188.25.84/corporate_member/contact.php

3. The participating design team shall include a Hong Kong Authorized Person (AP) and an Registered Structural Engineer (RSE), both registered under the Buildings Ordinance, and a building services engineer.

A List of Hong Kong AP/RSE is shown below:

http://www.bd.gov.hk/english/inform/index_ap.html

4. Each Lead Participant is permitted to submit only one entry, but each provider of professional services is permitted to submit another entry as Lead Participant.

Schedule

The Schedule of the Competition is set out as follows:

The WKCDA reserves its right to alter the above Schedule.

Prizes and Results

Three winning entries and six commendation entries will be selected. The results of the Competition will be publicly announced through the Competition Website. Participants of the winning entries and commendation entries will be notified directly of the results by the Administrator. The prizes of the winning entries and commendation entries are:

Registration

Interested parties shall first register for the Competition by submitting a scanned copy of the duly completed and signed Submission Forms contained in Attachment C to the Administrator by email. The Entry Form must be received by the Administrator at or before 12:00 noon on 28 October 2013 (Monday) (Hong Kong Time).

Registration Email:

registration_pavilion@wkcda.hk

Competition Enquiries

Participants may seek clarifications or make enquiries regarding details of the Competition before 12:00 noon on 21 October 2013 (Monday) (Hong Kong Time). Other than the specified period, the Administrator will not respond to any enquiries or requests for clarification from any Participants relating to the Competition.

All enquiries must be made formally in writing to the Administrator by email in English to the e-mail address set out below. The Administrator may publish the queries and responses on a specified section of the Competition Website to make them known to all Participants. There will be no individual replies. Verbal queries will not be entertained. It is the responsibility of each Participant to check the WKCDA's Website during the Competition for latest information and responses related to the Competition.

Email address for enquiries:
pavilion.designcompetition.enquiry@wkcda.hk

For full details of the Arts Pavilion Design Competition, please refer to Design Competition Brief, Rules and Conditions(English only).