TERMS OF REFERENCE - Public International Single-Stage Architectural-Urbanistic Open Competition FOR DESIGN OF THE COMPLEX, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES AND RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES IN THE STUDENT CITY COMPLEX IN NOVI BEOGRAD

Subject of the competition - general guidelines and recommendations

As it was stated in the Introduction, the Subject of this competition - conceptual design of the architectural-urbanistic solution for urban revitalization of the Student City complex - includes the Primary Subject of the Competition and the Subject of the Competition at the Survey Level. The difference between these two domains of the competition is manifested mostly in the character of the terms of reference, as well as the required level of elaboration of competition solutions for each of them.

The Primary Subject of the Competition consists of two segments:

The conceptual architectural design for construction of new accommodation capacities for student housing for 1000 students, with a planned GFA of 24,500 m²;
Complete programmatic-design solution for ground floor arrangement design of the Student City complex.

Subject of the Competition at the Survey Level is the conceptual design of the reconstruction of existing accommodation facilities within the Student City complex and of a new identity of the whole complex, which includes assessment of revitalization of the envelope and other existing building structures in the complex, except the Student’s City Cultural Center, which has been placed under urbanistic protection and will be preserved in its current condition.

The scope of the competition is the whole Student City complex. All existing structures within the scope of the competition whose purpose is to provide accommodation facilities, residency and meals to students are planned to be preserved and revitalized / reconstructed, while a group of smaller commercial structures at the corner of Tošin Bunar St. and Zorana Đinđića Blvd (cadastral land plot no. 865/17, 866, 912 and 913, all of them KO Novi Beograd) is planned to be removed.

Graphical presentation of the scope of the competition is available in the competition documents - I INFORMATIVE GRAPHICAL ATTACHMENTS, OVERVIEW OF THE SCOPE OF THE COMPETITION.

Participants are expected to thoroughly take into account the immediate context of the location and the position of the area in question within the urban matrix of Novi Beograd, and carefully consider all interventions within this spatial area - whose contextual specificities have been affirmed long ago - with the aim to create a high-quality solution whose characteristics would ensure efficient use of the space and affirmation of the existing values of the whole area by advancing its functional and ambient features, thereby providing the Student City with a new identity.

Special attention should be paid to the characteristics of the shapes, visuals and meanings of the new construction, having in mind the fact that its planned position ensures a high degree of influence of the appearance of new structures on perception of the setting of the whole Student City within the visual experience from the direction of the Highway, which represents a “picture” of the first impression left by this space on most users and Belgrade citizens.

The proposal of the architectural-urbanistic solution for revitalization of the Student City complex - new construction, reconstruction and design of the area - must be conceived in a way that would create an integrated area with a recognizable visual identity, both functionally and in its design. The proposal of the solution should be characterized by a high architectural quality in the visual sense and regarding the structure of its space, including the implemented materials.

Conceptual and architectural design of new buildings entails creation of a student housing structure, with supporting facilities, in the form of a modern, flexible and communicative space which, taking into account the specific variety of users and their needs, as well as the kind of accommodation that is periodical and temporary, needs to provide conditions for implementation of all these planned purposes.

In accordance with requirements of the program and its purpose, as well as the trends in development of student accommodation facilities structures, the participants are expected to adequately organize the area that is intended for different types of activities - from the point of view of its function, contents, technology and setting - in order to optimally use the capacities and potential of the location and create a rational and attractive architectural solution.?

The new structure should be planned as an integrated spatial, functional and visual whole - in the form of a single volume or a composition consisting of several spatial volumes that are joined together to create an unified entity.

One of the crucial goals of the revitalization of the Student City Complex is to improve its sustainability through several different aspects, including the affirmation of the possible landscaping of the roof surfaces of newly constructed and reconstructed building structures, their activation in the form of outside common green areas, energy potential or other useful facilities, in accordance with the purpose of the building and users’ needs.

Revitalization of the “Student City” complex in the segment that is related to the integrated programmatic and design solution for the ground floor planning includes the design solution, organization and design of open areas - traffic zones, pedestrian zones, recreational and green zones - in accordance with the terms of reference and the intended purpose, with the aim to create an open space with a high functional and contextual value.? Open areas, in the programme sense, should be designed in harmony with the needs of modern student’s lifestyle, taking into account the variety of the ways in which students use such areas and assuming the maximum preservation of greenery found at the location. As part of this segment of competition task it is necessary to define the layout of complex access zones (access routes, porter’s office)

It is also crucial to pay attention to the planning of pedestrian, recreational and green areas within the complex. Participants are expected to improve the existing programmatic and functional structure of open areas and provide conditions for various ways to spend time outside - from quiet zones for study, reading and meditation, to common areas for socializing, sports and other group activities.

Staged implementation of revitalization of the Student City complex is intended to also include revitalization of existing accommodation facilities with the aim to improve the standard of applied materials and usage conditions of this area. The domain of the competition at the survey level - the conceptual design of reconstruction and adaptation of existing accommodation facilities within the Student City complex should be conceived in such a way that would increase the capacity of their sustainability via improvement and modernization of functional and technological characteristics of the existing accommodation facilities with the aim to achieve harmonization with the energy efficiency criteria and implement higher standards of student accommodation. Interventions on existing dormitory structures also includes the reconstruction of the top (mansard) floor, as well as possible extension, within the maximal allowed height of the structures, which is 32.0 m.

The design that is selected at the competition should promote modern tendencies in architecture, shaping and planning of public spaces, including a clear affirmative relationship towards all aspects of sustainability of the planned construction and design with regard to implementation and exploitation of all facilities of the Complex. In this context, it is expected that the proposal of the architectural and urbanistic solution for revitalization of the spatial area of the Student City and its reconstruction, adaptation and construction - apart from achievement of highest standards in the context of specified requirements - will also entail the lowest possible carbon footprint during the construction, exploitation and maintenance of the facilities and the whole area.

Requirements related to spatial layout

A recognizable architectural and urbanistic design in accordance with the purpose, characteristics and significance of the location; this design should correspond to the surroundings;
Urbanistic and architectural design of revitalization of the complex should be conceived in accordance with the recognized contextual values of the whole area and in an affirmative manner, in the sense of physical structure and visual characteristics as well as programmatically, in the sense of disposition of individual facilities;
The character of the complex should be harmonized with the spirit and characteristics of modern architecture;
Primary requirements related to organization of the area are compliance with various requirements related to its purpose and maximal level of flexible use, good spatial structure and easy orientation, simplicity and efficiency of communication concept, both within the buildings and outside;
Movement of users should be logical and in harmony with the dynamics and manner of use of various facilities, as well as the number of their users.
Regarding traffic, incoming and outgoing roads should be organized in a clear and simple manner;
Good traffic access should be ensured without any placement of stationary motor vehicles outside the zones specified by the program;
Good functional connectivity within individual segments and between them in horizontal and vertical planes;
Affirmation of existing natural and created values of settings, as well as recognizable autochthonous landmarks;
Maximal preservation of the existing vegetation;
Application of materials with appropriate physical, functional and environmental characteristics, in accordance with the intended purpose and safety regulations;
The design solution should provide for infrastructural equipping in compliance with the program’s requirements and in a manner that will ensure comfort of the users in this area;
All accesses and surfaces that are intended for movement of pedestrians and maneuver zones should ensure unimpeded movement of people with difficulties in moving and disabled persons.
Traffic matrix of public traffic surfaces from current planning documents, which is available in the competition documents, is a fixed element of the design.

Program elements and guidelines for the competition design

Program elements and guidelines for new construction - student accommodation facilities for 1,000 students

The zone of the competition area and intended for construction of student housing capacities - student dormitory with accommodation units, supporting facilities, appropriate communications, all technical and auxiliary premises is located in the southern part of the Student City complex and includes the area between the regulations of public traffic zones of Studentska Street and the Highway traffic link towards the Tošin Bunar St. and DORMITORY 4. Sport courts for users of the Student City complex are located within this zone, in its current condition. If the proposal of the solution for new construction entails removal of these sport courts from their current location, it is necessary to design them at another location within the complex in accordance with the concept of ground level design of this spatial zone.

Horizontal and vertical regulation of new construction is defined by the zone of new construction and the maximal allowed height of structures, which is 32.0 m. The maximum number of floors of the building structure is a function of its maximum allowed height. The maximum gross developed floor area (GFA) of the planned construction (which includes a possible basement floor) amounts to 24 500 m².

Graphical overview of the zone that is intended for construction of new housing capacities is available in the competition documents - I INFORMATIVE GRAPHICAL ATTACHMENTS, OVERVIEW OF THE SCOPE OF THE COMPETITION ON THE CADASTRAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL BASIS

Planned facilities and the structure of the zone of the new student dormitory within the Student City complex should satisfy the needs for accommodation, appropriate activities and necessary services for 1,000 students in accordance with the standard functioning of student dormitories within the Student Center Belgrade Institution, as well as the criteria of the category IA in accordance with the Rulebook on Categorization Standards for Facilities for Accommodation of Pupils and Students, “The Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” no. 1/2012

The structure of the planned building entails the following: active ground floor, accommodation capacities between the first floor and the top floor, and floor surfaces that are landscaped or activated in some other way for the purpose of functional and/or technological needs of the building. In the case of all roof surfaces that are potentially used as a useful space that requires presence of users, it is necessary to provide appropriate functional and evacuation connectivity by the way of vertical and horizontal communications.

When designing the solution, take into account the needs of all installation systems and technological needs of the facility, including the distribution of central air conditioning in all areas of the facility, and their impact on the final dimensions of the formed spaces, especiallythe height. The minimal clean height for the accommodation facilities unit zone is 2.80 m.

All common areas must be designed in accordance with the provisions of the Rulebook on Technical Standards for Planning, Design and Construction of Building Structures that Ensure Unhindered Movement and Access of Disabled Persons, Children and the Elderly (“The Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, no. 22/15).

The designed solution must satisfy all regulations related to fire protection.

The Rulebook on Categorization Standards for Facilities for Accommodation of Pupils and Students, “The Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” no. 1/2012, The Rulebook on Technical Standards for Planning, Design and Construction of Building Structures that Ensure Unhindered Movement and Access of Disabled Persons, Children and the Elderly (“The Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, no. 22/15) and current regulations on fire protection are attached in the competition documents - V OTHER COMPETITION DOCUMENTS.

Figure 23 Orthographic photography showing the area that is covered by the competition and the zone of new construction

Figure 24 The zone of new construction

Program facilities of the new student dormitory include the following programmatic-functional sections:

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AREA
COMMON AREAS INTENDED FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AREAS
SERVICING AREAS
COMMUNICATIONS AND AUXILIARY AND TECHNICAL AREAS

Regarding the disposition of the facilities, the following is necessary:

Accommodation units should be planned between the first floor and the top floor; the possibility of placing accommodation units on the ground floor as well is not excluded, but in that case it is crucial to ensure privacy and security of the accommodation unit’s internal space in relation to the outside area;
Common areas intended for student activities should be positioned in accordance with the concept of the proposal of the solution, in the form of a functional segment that is separated from the zones with accommodation units, but properly connected to them;
Management and administration areas must be positioned on the ground floor;
Servicing areas should be placed on the ground floor or in the basement of the building;
Technical areas should be designed in accordance with the specific technological needs of such areas.

It would be desirable to plan the roof surfaces as an active and landscaped area so that they can be used as green common areas, or to activate energy potential or for other purposes, in accordance with the needs of the building’s users.?

A . STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AREA

Zones of the building that contain accommodation units should be designed as the primary content of all floors of the building, except the ground floor. It is possible to place accommodation units within the ground floor, but in that case it is crucial to their ensure privacy and security in relation to the outside zone; at the same time, there is no intention to make to make them the primary content of the total capacity of the ground floor.

The design should include accommodation facilities capacity for 1,000 students (1,000 beds) that complies with the standards of today’s student accommodation. Structures of the accommodation units should be designed for 1-4 students per unit, taking into account modern standards of student accommodation within the wider education space that we belong to, as well as the aspects of rationality, economics and energy efficiency of the proposal of the design solutions. Within the total number of accommodation facilities capacities, it is necessary to provide 40 single-bed accommodation units that will be used by users with limited mobility.

ACCOMMODATION UNIT in the spatial and programmatic sense must include the following:

anteroom;
bathroom;
kitchenette (kitchen niche) and
the room.

It is necessary to design an external area - loggia / balcony for each accommodation unit.

The recommended floor area of the accommodation unit is 12.0 - 16.0 m²per user, depending on the structure of the unit and the number of users.

The recommended floor area of the accommodation unit does not include the accommodation units intended for users with limited mobility, where the primary concern for organization of these spaces is the compliance with conditions prescribed by relevant regulations for this category of users, and for which the recommended floor area is 20.0 - 24 m² per user.

Recommended floor areas of accommodation units per user include all spatial and programmatic contents, including the corresponding outside area.

The room within the accommodation unit consists of the residential zone without the anteroom, bathroom and kitchenette / kitchen niche.

The room should be dimensioned and organized in such a way that provides conditions for accommodation facilities and use of the following equipment (in accordance with the number of user):

a bed with minimal dimensions of 200 x 90 cm, for each user;
separate office desk for each user with minimal dimensions of 90 x 60 cm and an office chair, or a joint work surface with an appropriate number of seats with a minimal width of 90 cm per user;
a shelf near/above the bed and/or above the office desk for each user;
wardrobe / closet with shelfs for clothes and laundry, together with sections for hanging of clothes, storage of suitcases and storage of bed sheets, for each user;
it would be desirable to place a night commode or a commode with a compartment for each user within the room.

Beds within a room can only be single-level beds (without bunk beds). The organization of the space in rooms should be planned in such a way as to ensure the possibility of using the space under the bed for storage purposes (e.g. drawers for bed linen, etc.). Closets/storage of some of the listed contents can also be provided in the ante room, depending on the concept of organization of the space of the accommodation unit.

Recommended floor area of the room is 7.0 - 9.0 m² per user, depending on the structure of the room and the concept of the proposal of the design of accommodation units; variations are possible.

The recommended floor area of the room does not include the rooms intended for users with limited mobility, where the primary concern for organization of these areas is the compliance with conditions prescribed by relevant regulations for this category of users.

The anteroom (access space) is the access zone of the accommodation unit, and it is desirable to make the anteroom in such a way that it connects all parts of the accommodation unit.? Within the anteroom, there must be a shared space to store shoes and a coat hanger. Within the antechamber, it is also possible to provide a storage space for suitcases, in which case it is not necessary to provide that space within the closet in the room. Kitchenette can also be located within the anteroom.
Regarding the bathroom in the accommodation unit, and its integral and installed equipment equipment, it must contain the following:
washbasin with dimensions 40 x 50 cm;
toilet with low-mounted or built-in flush cistern;
shower bath with minimal dimensions of 80 x 80 cm with protection from splashing (shower stall or shower curtain);
mirror with a shelf for toiletries or a toilet cabinet whose dimensions match the number of users;
wall hanger for clothes.

The recommended floor area of the bathroom within the accommodation unit should be designed in the range 3.00 - 4.00 m² (possible variation of up to 0.50 m² if the design provides appropriate functionality and adequate space for all the required equipment). The recommended floor area of the bathroom does not include the bathrooms within single-bed accommodation units intended for users with limited mobility, where the primary concern for organization of these areas is the compliance with conditions prescribed by relevant regulations for this category of users.

Within the bathroom, it is crucial to include a space for installation of vertical channels for powered ventilation, regardless of whether the design already allows natural ventilation of the bathroom as well. Preparation of sanitary warm water within the Student City complex is centralized.

Kitchenette / kitchen niche with recommended working length of 120 cm must contain the following equipment:
kitchen sink with a tap with hot and cold water;
standing kitchen cabinet with an electrical hot plate;
space for refrigerator;
hanging kitchen cabinet.

Instead of the kitchen niche within every individual room, it is possible to design a common kitchen for 4-8 users, provided that there is a clear spatial relationship / connection between the kitchen and the accommodation units that it serves. Within the kitchenette / kitchen niche, it is necessary to include a space for installation of vertical channels for powered ventilation, except in the case that direct natural ventilation is provided for this area.

It is desirable to design varying structures of accommodation units (from one bed units to four bed units); it should be pointed out that it would be most optimal if the largest number of units were units with two beds, independent and/or two grouped units with two beds. Grouping of two units with two beds entails a structure within which there are two rooms with two beds each, connected via an anteroom with a shared bathroom and a kitchenette, which nominally creates an accommodation unit with four beds.? It is also possible to group in the same way two single-bed accommodation units, including those that are intended for users with limited mobility.

Concepts that allow flexible organization of accommodation units in order to satisfy the needs of different categories of users (married student couples, disabled users whose stay in the dormitory requires the presence of an assistant, etc.), or to provide necessary conditions for accommodation in specific situations (e.g. COVID 19 epidemic), are a desirable characteristic of the design.

When designing solutions of the accommodation zone and organization of accommodation units themselves, it is necessary to take into account the following:

The size of the glazing in rooms must amount to at least 1/7 of the floor area with a tolerance of ± 10% of the surface, and at least 1/2 of the glazing surface must allow opening (windows with wings that open around the vertical and horizontal axis and a balcony door if the room has a balcony or a loggia).
It is required to provide the possibility of dimming and preventing view from outside (roller shutters, curtains), together with the ability to regulate the amount of light in the room.
Rationality of the designed organization and arrangement of the space of the accommodation unit, taking into account the use of the multi-functional capacities of furniture and equipment elements.

B. COMMON AREAS INTENDED FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Common areas within the building that are intended for students’ activities include work areas and areas for socializing, entertainment and recreation.

Work areas (B1) include reading rooms, drawing rooms and media / internet room;
Areas intended for socializing, entertainment and recreation (B2) include the common room areas, and sport / recreation areas (gym etc.).

It would be desirable to place the common areas for students’ activities within the ground floor of the building, with the possibility of placing these common areas on other floors as well, for example: in a purpose-built segment of the building that complies with the concept of the proposal of the design and which is separated from the accommodation capacities, but appropriately connected to them, or within “extended” communications that are intended for multifunctional and flexible usage, or in some other way.

Apart from the common areas within the ground floor that are specified by the program, it is also possible to design additional common facilities that are intended for all users of the entire Student City complex.

B1. WORK AREA

Reading rooms / drawing rooms……………….……………………………………………………….……………450 - 600 m²

Reading rooms are work spaces that are intended for study, research, writing of school assignments, etc. Equipment of reading rooms consists of office desks and chairs; one working place in the reading room consists of an office desk with dimensions of 80 x 60 cm with an office chair.

Reading rooms are work spaces that are used for preparation of graphical, artistic and other works that also may include team work.? Equipment of drawing rooms also consists of office desks and chairs; one working place in the reading room consists of an office desk with dimensions of 120 x 60 cm with an office chair.

Areas that are intended for reading rooms / drawing rooms should be designed as flexible areas which can easily be joined or split in two using simple procedures.

The reading rooms/drawing rooms should be positioned and organized in such a way that they are provided conditions for uninterrupted work and high-quality daylight, as well as artificial lighting.

It would be desirable for the design to provide a total capacity of reading rooms / drawing rooms for a around 20% of users at the same time, which amounts to around 200 workplaces.

Within the total capacity of this area, it would also desirable to design a specific space that is intended for the media library / internet access - a work area with office desks 80 x 60 cm with chairs and computers for around 15-20 users.

B2. AREAS INTENDED FOR SOCIALIZING, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION

Common room areas……………………………………………………………………………………………….………400 – 500 m²

Living room is a multipurpose multifunctional area that is intended for socializing, entertainment and hobby activities of the students who are using the dormitory.? The living room can be conceived as a separate functional segment, but also as “individual” spaces that are located within the building in accordance with the proposal of the design’s concept. This space is equipped with casual seating elements that are easy to manipulate with, as well as tables for several persons and chairs. Organization and equipment of this space should allow multifunctional and flexible use of those spaces and its simple operational division / merging.

Recreation space……………………………………………………………………………………………..……………….up to100 m²

It is necessary to design a space that is intended for recreational activities of dormitory users, with a form of a fitness center with auxiliary facilities - locker rooms and showers (men’s and women’s) that can be used by 10-15 users at the same time.

Accompanying contents within common areas that are intended for students’ activities include sanitary facilities - toilets, whose capacity should be designed in accordance with the number of users of all areas.

C. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AREAS

Management and administration areas…………………………………………………………………………………up to60m²

Management and administration area entail work spaces that include the following: director’s office with one workplace with the possibility of receiving clients, a meeting room with a capacity of eight seats, clerk’s office with one workplace and with the possibility of receiving clients, and a cashier’s desk with one workplace that is placed in such a way that it can be accessed both from the management area and by students from the hall.

Management and administration areas have to be positioned on the ground floor of the building and designed in the form of flexible office units that are connected via a communication zone. Apart from the aforementioned, it is also necessary to provide auxiliary areas - sanitary facilities and a kitchenette.

D. SERVICING AREAS

Servicing areas include servicing areas that involve both students’ and employees’ activities / access, as well as servicing areas that are used only by employees. All categories of servicing areas should be designed on the ground floor or in the basement of the building.

Servicing areas that involve both students’ and employees’ activities / access (D1) include the following: laundry room (laundromat), bedclothes storage and bicycle storage.
Servicing areas that involve only employees’ activities (D2) include the following: area for the porter and the security service, building maintenance rooms, warehouse with consumables (hygiene products etc.), warehouse for consumables, warehouseman's office, workshop for smaller repairs with a warehouse, general warehouse, premises for employees that work in the servicing areas and storage room for garden tools and equipment (optional).

It would be desirable to design the servicing areas as a block of servicing areas that are connected via a communication route that is connected with the commercial entrance. Servicing areas are to be positioned within the ground floor or the basement of the building in a way that would ensure an adequate level of natural lighting (taking into account their purpose) and natural ventilation. All servicing areas need to be provided with conditions for installation of elements and equipment for powered ventilation.

D1. SERVICING AREAS THAT ARE USED BY BOTH STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES

Laundry room (laundromat)………………………………………………………………….…………………………….70-100 m²

Laundry room, where clothes are washed and dried, is an area that houses washing machines and clothes dryers which are independently used by students, under the supervision of the equipment manager. It is necessary to provide conditions for placement and usage of 45 washing machines + 45 clothes dryers that are placed in vertical pairs (one clothes dryer above one washing machine), as well as one work position for the equipment manager. It would be desirable to provide within this area a segment for drying of clothes (hanged on drying elements) with an appropriate spatial, organizational and technological capacity. The washing room / drying room area should be designed within the ground floor or the basement of the building in the zone with servicing areas, and should be positioned in such a way that student can access it without passing through the areas that are intended for employees only.

Bedclothes warehouse……………………………………………………………….……. approximate floor area 60 m²

The bed linen warehouse consists of a block of several interconnected rooms - for receiving dirty bed linen and for storing and issuing clean bed linen. Since the reception of dirty bed sheets and issuance of clean ones requires student access, the block with bed sheets storage should be designed in the ground floor or basement of the building in such a way that it has a good connection with communications used by students. The structure of the bed linen warehouse includes: a room for clean bed linen with shelves for bed linen storage and areas for issuing clean bed linen, i.e., collecting dirty bed linen, with communication desks. Within the area for collecting dirty bed linen, boxes for temporary storage of delivered bed linen should be provided. Dimension the space of the bed linen warehouse in accordance with the accommodation capacity of 1,000 students - a set of bed linen for one user includes two sheets, a pillowcase, a pillow and a blanket, and for 1,000 students, 2,000 sheets and 1,000 pillowcases, pillows and blankets are needed. The warehouse should provide conditions for storing 50% of the specified quantity for replacement purposes. It is necessary to organize the warehouse area in such a way that during the work process the “paths” of clean and dirty bed linen do not cross.

Bicycle / scooter storage…………………………………………………………………………….…………………up to 100 m²

Bicycle storage should be provided on the ground floor or in the basement of the building. It is necessary to provide conditions for storage of elements used for parking/storing of bicycles with a sufficient capacity for 50-60 bicycles.

D2. SERVICING AREAS THAT ARE USED BY EMPLOYEES ONLY

Premises for doorman and security service…………………………………………………………………..….up to 15 m²

The area for the receptionist and the security service is an office space with two work positions that is located on the ground floor of the building and connected with the reception desk.

Building maintenance rooms………………………………………………approximate floor area per room is 0 m²

Building maintenance rooms are sanitary facilities with a slop sink and a storage (closet) for maintenance materials. This room should be designed on each floor of the building, i.e. each floor of each building section / block, desirably near vertical communications.

Warehouse for materials……………………………………………………………………..………………………..approx.15 m²

The warehouse for materials (hygiene products, etc.) is a space intended for the storage of different types of materials, primarily products for the hygienic maintenance of the facility (disinfectants, soaps, pastes, toilet paper, towels, mechanical products for maintaining hygiene (cloths, water-absorbing cloths, buckets, mops...). A warehouse for materials must include shelves for storage. This area is to be positioned on the ground floor or the basement of the building, with a good connection with the commercial entrance.

Warehouse for consumables …………………………..…………………………………..………………………..approx. 15 m²

The warehouse for consumables is intended for the storage of consumables (toilet tanks, sinks, toilets, toilet seats, faucets, shower heads and hoses, various types of lamps, fuses, switches, spare parts, etc.) for the needs of the repair of the aforementioned elements in the facility and includes storage shelves from the equipment. This area is to be positioned on the ground floor or the basement of the building, with a good connection with the commercial entrance.

Warehouse-man's office …………………………..………….………………………..….............................up to 15m2

The warehouse-man's office is a workspace with one workplace. This premise should be positioned on the ground floor or basement of the facility, connected by a warehouse for bed linen and consumables.

Workshop with warehouse……………………..……………………………………………………………………..approx.60 m²

Workshop with a warehouse is an area intended for small repairs within the building; it requires a working zone for repairs with a work desk and machines with one work position, as well as a warehouse for consumables, with a total floor area of 50-100 m². The workshop should be positioned on the ground floor or the basement of the building, within the block with servicing areas.

Premise for employees in services………………………………..…………………..……………………………….50 - 60m²

The space for employees in the service facilities includes a space for rest and food consumption with a kitchenette, employee wardrobes (male and female) with lockers for clothes (two compartments for each employee - separate compartment for the clothes in which they come to work and separate one for the clothes they use at work) and a sanitary area with toilets and showers. This area should be dimensioned for 20 users and positioned on the ground floor of the building, within the block with servicing areas.

Storage room for storing garden tools and equipment…….………………..................................up to 30m²

A storage room for the storage of garden tools and equipmentintended for the maintenance and servicing of free and green areas of the complex (shovels, rakes, shovels, brooms, mowers, trimmers, garden hoses, salt for sprinkling pedestrian and vehicle surfaces in winter conditions, etc.) should be a room positioned in the ground floor or basement of the facility with direct access from the outside. Access should be organized in such a way as to ensure easy and efficient use of equipment for complex maintenance and delivery of necessary materials (e.g. salt for sprinkling pedestrian and vehicular surfaces in winter conditions). This content, in terms of its positioning within the new student accommodation facility, is optional, i.e., it is possible to plan it within the new facility or the reconstructed space of the existing accommodation facilities or in another way.

E. COMMUNICATIONS AND AUXILIARY AND TECHNICAL AREAS

Communications within the building structure include entrances / accesses, halls and the area with vertical and horizontal communications. The position and connections of the system of communications should be designed to provide appropriate interconnections between facilities in accordance with their purpose, comfort in use, and easy spatial orientation. Positioning and dimensioning of communication paths must be performed in accordance with evacuation criteria and regulations related to fire protection. All areas that are used for communication have to be designed to be available to all categories of users in accordance with appropriate regulations in this field. It is desirable to design the areas that are used for communication in such a way that they have natural lighting as much as possible.

Pedestrian accesses to the structure should be designed in accordance with the concept of the proposal of the solution - from the direction of internal zone of the complex and from the direction of the Studentska Street. Vehicle approaches to the building, for delivery and emergency vehicles, should be designed from the direction of the Studentska Street.

Entrances to the structure include main entrances used by students, employees and visitors, commercial / technical entrance that is used for delivery and other technical needs, as well as an appropriate number of exits within evacuation routes, which also include the previously mentioned main and commercial entrances.

A windbreak space should be designed at the approach to each entrance. This windbreak space has to be appropriately dimensioned, depending on the the type of entrance and the number of users. If the approach to an entrance of a building requires delevelling in relation to the level of the approaching terrain, it is mandatory to design a ramp that would overcome the difference in level in accordance with regulations that define the criteria for unimpeded movement of persons with reduced mobility.

A hall area has to be designed within the zone of each entrance that serves as a main entrance to accommodation units.

Apart from its function of “extended communication”, the hall, which has to be appropriately dimensioned in relation to the number of users, includes the following facilities:

Reception desk with a counter, a work surface, and elements that are used to keep keys / cards, which is connected to the office of the receptionist and the security;
An area where students can spend some time waiting, within which it is necessary to provide seating elements.
Area intended for a small grocery store for the needs of student residents of the dormitory

Depending on the concept of the design, it can also include additional content.

Blocks of vertical communications include stairways and an appropriate number of elevators, depending on the capacity of the zone with accommodation units. Within the individual blocks of vertical communications, it is necessary to provide a freight elevator, in such a way that each segment of the facility, from the access to the last floor, is served by a freight elevator. It is not necessary to design elevators within the blocks of vertical communications that are primarily designed to ensure compliance with evacuation regulations. Blocks of vertical communications should be provided in such a way that they create a connection between all floors, from the ground floor (basement if provided) to the highest floor, in accordance with the needs of individual contents and evacuation regulations.

Horizontal communications need to be designed in accordance with the purpose and designed to take into account the number of users, in the form of comfortable and cozy areas which may include - depending on the role that they serve - auxiliary “brake-out” facilities like places to sit, work and socialize in small groups, etc.

Auxiliary areas, apart from all the previously mentioned auxiliary areas within various facilities, it is necessary to provide an appropriate capacity of sanitary blocks in all zones of the structure that include common areas, servicing areas etc.

Technical areas include all areas that are necessary for maintenance of installed systems required by this type of building structure - heating substation, electrical room, generator room, REK room. Technical areas need to be designed in accordance with technological requirements and positioned in the basement or the ground floor of the building; in the case of special technological requirements, they can be placed on accommodation floors as well.

Apart from compliance with strict standards related to specified requirements, and a carbon footprint that needs to be as small as possible during the construction, exploitation and maintenance of the structure and the whole area, the proposal of the architectural design of the new student dormitory needs to also achieve the following:

Integration of the architectural and energetic concept of the structure, as well as the justification of the proposal of the constructional solution, and the rationality of construction and costs of exploitation of the structure;
Affirmative (communicative) relationship in the context of the existing structure within the Complex with the proposal of the reconstruction of this structure and the total function and setting of the Student City as a whole;
High quality of conditions for accommodation, work and social life of students and employees, in accordance with specified needs;

Connection with the immediate surroundings.

TABLE OVERVIEW OF PLANNED FLOOR AREAS PER FUNCTIONAL SEGMENTS

FUNCTIONAL SEGMENT / FACILITY			recommended floor area NET

A. STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AREA
STANDARD ACCOMMODATION UNITS FOR 960 STUDENTS different structures of accommodation units (one-bed to four-bed) Recommended floor area of the unit 12.0 - 16.0 m² per user			11 520 - 15 360 m²
ACCOMMODATION UNITS FOR USERS WITH REDUCED MOBILITY 40 single bed accommodation units (separate units or two grouped single bed units) Recommended floor area of the unit 20.0 - 24.0 m² per user			800 - 960 m²
ACCOMMODATION AREAS IN TOTAL			12 320 - 16 320 m²

B. COMMON AREAS INTENDED FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES
B1. WORK AREA
Reading rooms, drawing rooms, media library			450 - 600 m² in total
B2. AREAS INTENDED FOR SOCIALIZING, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION
Common room areas			400 - 500 m² in total
Recreation area			up to 100 m²
COMMON AREAS INTENDED FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES IN TOTAL			950 - 1200 m²

C. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AREAS			up to 60 m²

D. SERVICING AREAS
D1. SERVICING AREAS THAT ARE USED BY BOTH STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES
Laundry room (laundromat)			70 - 100 m²
Bedclothes warehouse			around 60 m²
Bicycle / scooter storage			up to 100 m²
D2. SERVICING AREAS THAT ARE USED BY EMPLOYEES ONLY
Area for the receptionist and the security service			up to 15 m²
Building maintenance rooms			40 - 50 m² in total
Warehouse with consumables			around 15 m²
Warehouse for material			around 15 m²
Warehouse-man's office			up to 15 m²
Workshop with storage			around 60 m²
Premises for employees that work in the servicing areas			50 - 60 m²
*Pantry for storing garden tools and equipment			around 30 m²
SERVICING AREAS IN TOTAL			440 - 520 m²

E. COMMUNICATIONS AND AUXILIARY AND TECHNICAL AREAS			3 000 - 4 000 m²

* optional content

TOTAL MAXIMAL GFA OF THE STRUCTURE

24 500 m²

Recommended net areas per user, functional segments and facilities, which are specified in the Chapter 6.2.1 and the Table Overview of Planned Floor Areas per Functional Segments, are approximate.

Variations are allowed in the context of possible redistribution of facilities within the accommodation and common areas intended for students, which depending on the design concept may include flexible and multifunctional use of the area of “extended” communications, provided that specified requirements and standards for recommended floor areas are met and that the proposal of the spatial usage is satisfactorily explained.

Regarding floor area and capacity, the planned total maximal GFA of 24, 500 m² and the requirement to provide accommodation for 1,000 users constitute strict limits for the design of the new construction.

Program Elements and Guidelines for the Ground Floor Arrangement of the Complex

The conceptual programmatic design solution for the ground floor arrangement of the entire Student City Complex includes a proposal for the organization and design of traffic, pedestrian, recreational and green areas of the Complex with the aim of improving the existing spatial-program and visual characteristics of the ground floor and forming a functionally and ambience valuable open space that meets needs of purpose.

The ground floor design solution should primarily, along with all others, satisfy all communication needs of the Complex.

When designing the program solution, the existing manner of using the space and the importance of certain positions in the “mental map” of the users should be kept in mind, such as, for example, a large plateau or “square” in the eastern part of the Complex.

When formulating the solution for the ground floor, the existing seedlings of tall greenery that need to be preserved should be considered. It is necessary to tend towards maintaining the existing capacity of green areas in the Complex. In case of green areas, provide a horticultural arrangement in accordance with the concept of the planned solution.

The organization and structure of the ground floor, belonging to the Student’s City Cultural Center, is retained in its current state and needs to be implemented in the planned solution.

Road Traffic – Approaches and Mobility

The key preference for the use of the Student City Complex, in the sense of sustainability, foreseen through multiple aspects of the competition task, also refers to the affirmation of minimizing the movement of motor vehicles within the Complex.

In the current situation, access to the Student City Complex is realized through three car entrances/exits. Road entrances provide access from:

Studentska Street - The main (blue) gate, intended for users, employees and visitors, provides direct access to the parking lot (positioned parallel to Studentska Street) and to the central plateau, formally and factually, the most frequent meeting point in the Complex;
Tošin Bunar Street - Technical (economic) entrance, intended for users and employees, provides direct access to the supporting and service facilities of the Complex - kitchen/restaurant and boiler room. This entrance provides access to the informal parking space next to the boiler room, as well as to the informal parking space in the northern part of the Complex, behind the Dormitory 1 building.
Zoran Đinđić Boulevard, which provides road access to the Student’s City Cultural Center, primarily for the technical needs of this content.

The positions of the existing points of road access to the Complex proved to be adequate in that context, and it would be expedient to keep them in their existing positions, with the possibility of “calibration”, except for the road entrance from Tošin Bunar Street, which must be kept in the existing position. It is also possible to consider the introduction of another road access from Studentska Street, intended primarily for new accommodation facilities.

It is vital to provide all the necessary conditions for the access of emergency vehicles (fire brigade, ambulance, emergency interventions) to all contents of the Complex in accordance with the relevant regulations, as well as for supply and maintenance vehicles, in a controlled mode.

Stationary Road Traffic

In the context of minimizing the movement of motor vehicles through the Student City Complex, stationary traffic positions should be kept on the edges of the Complex perimeter.

The current number of marked parking spaces is 80, they are positioned along Studentska Street and next to the sports fields in the southern part of the Complex. In addition to the use of marked parking lots, three informal positions for vehicle parking are also continuously in use - along the southern wall of the boiler room building, in the northern corner of the Complex, north of Dormitory 1 and along the road access/southern wall of the Student’s City Cultural Center.

According to the competition solution, the number of parking spaces in open parking lots should be envisaged according to the criterion of 1 PS per three employees, for a capacity of 350 employees. Open parking lots should be planned along the edges of the Complex perimeter, excluding the option of creating a single open parking space.

To meet the needs of stationary traffic, it is possible to envisage an underground garage within the Student City Complex. It is necessary to position the underground garage in accordance with the needs of the functioning of the entire Complex and in such a way that the existing tall greenery is preserved to the maximum possible extent. If an underground garage is planned in the competition solution, it is necessary to bear in mind that the construction of the garage is not the subject of this phase of the revitalization of the Student City Complex and that, in the context of the phased realization, in the first phase it is necessary to foresee the satisfaction of all parking needs according to the prescribed criteria on external parking lots, as well as planning an adequate conversion of the external parking lots for the situation when the underground garage is realized.

Pedestrian, Recreational and Green Areas

Pedestrian accesses to the complex are in the current state from the directions of all roads in the area - Tošin bunar, Studentska, and Bulevar Zorana Đinđića, via vehicular-pedestrian and pedestrian entrances, as well as one pedestrian access positioned in the immediate vicinity of the highway interchange that provides access to the complex from the south side, in the zone between dormitories 3 and 4. The Student City Complex is surrounded by a solid green hedge, and the only possible access to it is thru predetermined positions - entrances. In the aforementioned context, it is necessary to carefully consider the positions of pedestrian accesses, both the existing ones, in terms of their eventual repositioning, and the planned ones, in accordance with all the needs of the existing and planned contents. It is necessary that the system of pedestrian communications within the Student City Complex ensures a good connection of all contents (in accordance with their position and purpose) with the access zones of the Complex and with each other, as well as comfortable movement for all categories of users.

Free spaces – pedestrian, green and recreational, in the programmatic sense, should be provided following the needs of the modern life of students, taking into account the variety of ways in which they use that space and implying the maximum preservation of the green fund existing on the location. Special attention should be paid to the planning of the use of those areas.

The participants are expected to improve the existing program-functional scheme of open spaces and provide conditions for various forms of outdoor living, from quiet areas for rest, relaxation, study, reading, meditation, and outdoor work, to common spaces for socializing, sports, and other group activities.

As part of the formulation of the new ground floor layout of the pedestrian areas, the reconstruction of the existing “Fontana” cafe should also be envisaged in terms of its positional and form alignment with the proposal of the solution.

The sports and recreational facilities in the Complex, apart from those that students have the opportunity to use within the SRC “11. April”, are currently located within the location intended for new construction and consist of two basketball courts with bleachers and one futsal field with bleachers surrounded by a common fence and jogging trail about 220 meters long.

As part of the ground floor arrangement, it is necessary to foresee a jogging trail of greater length (not necessarily in the form of separated, dislocated content) in accordance with the concept of the solution. Also, if the planned solution of the new construction involves the removal of the existing sports fields, it should be tended to replace them within the planned solution of the Complex. It is also necessary to bear in mind that all sports fields intended for ball sports located in urban areas require fencing with a solid transparent fence 4.0 to 6.0 meters high.

The possibility of creating a bicycle trail within the Complex and connecting it to the network of bicycle lanes in the surrounding area should be considered.

Outdoor Furniture and Equipment

The subject of the competition task is the design of outdoor furniture as part of the ground-floor arrangement of the Complex, which necessarily contains elements for rest (sitting, lying down, communication), elements for working outdoors, elements for parking bicycles/segways/scooters (in the access areas to the facilities), lighting elements, wastebaskets, as well as other elements depending on the specific needs of individual units. Regarding the lighting that is needed, first of all, for the sake of public safety, movement control and the lighting of possible signs and instructions, it should be borne in mind that lighting is an important factor in creating a social atmosphere, and it can also be a valuable resource in affirming the ambience.

Elements of outdoor furniture, cladding and furnishing of the ground floor should be made of durable, resistant, permanent, sustainable and chromatically and aesthetically adequate materials, in accordance with the purpose and concept of the proposal of the solution.

Within this segment of the competition task, it is also necessary to visually define the zones of entry into the Complex in terms of form and visually (ways of access, reception desks, etc.).

Within the complex, as part of a new facility or a proposal for the reconstruction of existing accommodation facilities or in another way, it is necessary to provide space for the storage of equipment and tools for the maintenance and servicing of free and green areas of the complex (shovels, rakes, shovels, brooms, lawnmowers, trimmers, garden hoses, salt storage for sprinkling pedestrian and vehicle surfaces in winter conditions, etc.) positioned in harmony with the overall organization of the complex space.

Program elements and guidelines for the reconstruction/adaptation/revitalization of existing accommodation capacities (survey level of the competition)

The revitalization and reconstruction of the existing accommodation facilities - DORMITORY 1, DORMITORY 2, DORMITORY 3, and DORMITORY 4 is envisaged with the aim of improving their sustainability, which, in addition to compliance with energy efficiency criteria, also includes improving the standards of use of the relevant accommodation spaces, common, service and other contents of these facilities, by users and employees.

It is expected from the competitors that the conceptual solution proposal for the reconstruction and adaptation of the existing accommodation facilities within the Student City Complex will be designed in such a way as to ensure an increase in their sustainability capacity through the improvement and modernization of the functional and technological characteristics of the existing spatial structures with the aim of harmonizing with energy efficiency criteria and reaching a higher standard of student accommodation facilities.

The structure of each of the 4 dormitories is identical in terms of organization and content, although there are less specific differences in the positions of individual elements (entrance zones, etc.) - it includes two, mutually connected, vertical wings G (GF+5+M) and F (GF+6+M), each with its own main entrance, common and service facilities on the ground floor and accommodation units on all other floors.

The facilities were built in the 50s, with accommodation units that did not include their own but shared, floor-level sanitary facilities that contained sinks and WC cabins, while the showers were outside the dormitories, in the boiler room facility as part of the central bathroom with about 100 shower cabins.

The present state, which implies the same disposition of the contents on the floors, with the fact that the accommodation units now each have their bathroom, is the product of a series of earlier adaptations and significant reconstruction of all 4 dormitories in the period 1985-1997 when a mansard roof was added instead of a flat roof, within which new accommodation units were formed, elevator annexes with 3 passenger and one freight elevator were added on the G wings of all 4 dormitories, and a bathroom was incorporated into the existing structure of each accommodation unit.

According to the period of construction, the buildings were built in a massive system of load-bearing walls, which represents a significant and fixed limitation in the planning of the expected interventions. The floor structure is made of reinforced concrete, fine-ribbed, and the staircases are also made from reinforced concrete.

The proposal for a conceptual solution for the reconstruction of existing buildings aims, first of all, to consider the possibilities for:

raising the standard of student accommodation through the improvement of the organization of accommodation units
improvement of the sustainability and energy efficiency of the buildings through interventions, primarily on the “envelope” of the building, which includes the reconstruction of the existing final floor (mansard) and possible extension within the framework of the maximum permitted height.

When formulating a proposal for the reconstruction and reorganization of the space of accommodation units, it should be aimed that the dimensions and structure of the reconstructed rooms to be in accordance with the basic requirements defined for new accommodation units to the maximum possible extent, bearing in mind the limitations implied by the existing structural system. The accommodation units consist of an entrance hall, a room, a bathroom, a kitchenette and a kitchenette niche, and preferably a terrace/balcony. Double-bed (independent or integrated by a commonante room) or triple-bed rooms should be planned. All program requirements related to accommodation units are presented in chapter 6.2.1. A - Area for accommodation of students, also refers to this segment of the competition task. Improving sustainability in the economic, sociological and social sense is also one of the objectives of this type of intervention.

The objective, related to the improvement of the energy and technological sustainability and efficiency of buildings, which should also be achieved by the conceptual architectural solution of the reconstruction of existing accommodation facilities, refers to the reconstruction of the envelope and external elements of the building. Achieving this objective through the conceptual solution, in addition to improving thermal characteristics with thermal insulation and new facade cladding, reconstruction of the last floor in terms of form and applied materials may involve different approaches that include closing (whole or part) of the terraces of accommodation units and attaching them to accommodation units. In addition to the above, the possibility of building on top of the existing facilities within the maximum permitted height of 32m, implies the need for constructive reinforcement of the existing physical structure, in which context it is expedient to consider the position of the new facade canvases in relation to the existing facade plane, bearing in mind all conditions and limitations.

If construction on top of the facility is planned, the newly formed space should be planned for contents in accordance with the character of the proposed reconstruction and the concept of the solution, either for various new common contents of the users of the specific dormitory or of all users of the complex (including flexible spaces that can provide conditions for the simultaneous presence of 60 to 100 listeners/participants, e.g., for employee training, forums, etc.) i.e., increasing capacity/assumption of some of the existing common content in the complexand/or additional accommodation capacities, respecting all criteria defined for new construction given in chapter 6.2.1.

Planting greenery on the roof surfaces of reconstructed buildings and their activation for the purpose of public use as roof gardens, energy potentials, or for other purposes, in accordance with the purpose of the building and the needs of users of purposeful contents, is a desirable feature of the proposed solutions.

Pay special attention to the structural, visual, and meaningful characteristics that the appearance of the reconstructed buildings will manifest, bearing in mind the formative character of the current visual characteristics of the accommodation facilities within the identity of the Student City.

As part of this survey segment of the competition, and in the context of the planned revitalization of the Student City Complex as a whole, it is necessary to consider the reconstruction of other buildings in the Complex in order to affirm their capacities in the context of sustainability and energy efficiency – restaurant facilities with kitchen, boiler room with tank and cafe - club, primarily in terms of the visual and technological characteristics of the facade and roof covering materials and the overall visual character of those buildings as a structural whole. The Student’s City Cultural Center, since it is subject to urban protection as an ambient of value, remains in its current state and is not subject to intervention within the framework of this competition, both in terms of buildings and the associated ground floor.

Special Program Conditions, Guidelines and Recommendations

Urban Planning – Parametric Conditions

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION - STUDENT STANDARD INSTITUTION - 9.J4.1
Purpose of Areas	× Student standard institution - student dormitory. Spatial whole - Student City belongs to the parent institution Student Center Belgrade, × within this purpose, it contains complementary cultural content, along with sports, commercial, catering, and entertainment content, serving the main purpose of the Complex without endangering the environment and creating noise. × It is possible to use basements and cellars for the auxiliary and technical facilities of buildings.
Number of Structures on the Land Plot	× It is allowed to build several structures on the land plot for the purpose of fulfilling the primary and complementary contents, as well as technical infrastructure buildings, in such a way that they create an integrated architectural and functional whole.
Requirements for the Formation of a Building Land Plot	× Construction plot 9.J4-1 is planned, with an approximate surface area of 103 615m² × Parcellation of the planned building land plot is not allowed.
Plot Occupancy Index	× The maximum plot occupancy index is Z = 50%. × The maximum occupancy index of the underground floors of the buildings is 70%.
Height of the Buildings	× The maximum height of the cornice of accommodation facilities is 32 m in relation to the zero elevation level × The maximum height of the cornice of buildings with accompanying contents is 12 m in relation to the zero elevation level × The maximum height of the cornice of the facility/facilities of the student cultural center is 12 m in relation to zero elevation level. Exceptionally, the maximum height of the cornice can be 16m if the program requires so, in accordance with the technological scheme of the facilities
Construction of New Facilities and Their Position on the Land Plot	× The facilities should be located within the construction zone, which is defined by construction lines in the appropriate graphic attachments containing the direct application of construction rules with elements of detailed elaboration. It is not mandatory to place facilities or parts of facilities on the construction line, but in the space defined by the construction lines. × Considering their position on the land plot, the facilities are free-standing. × The construction line of the underground parts of the facility (garages, etc.) coincides with the above-ground construction line
Distance Between the Facilities on the Land Plot	× The minimum distance of the facility from the neighboring facility on the land plot is one height of the higher facility if the openings of the accommodation rooms are installed, i.e. 1/2 the height of the higher facility if the openings of the auxiliary rooms are installed or if there are no openings.
Ground Floor Level	× The height of the ground floor of facilities can be a maximum of 1.6m higher than the zero elevation level.
Requirements for Free and Green Areas	× The minimal percentage of free and green areas on the land plot is 50%; × The minimal percentage of green areas in direct contact with the ground on the land plot is 30%. × For the purposes of creating technical documentation and determining the position of new facilities, it is necessary to prepare a valorization manual (bio-ecological basis) of the existing vegetation, in order to preserve it to the greatest extent possible. × The potential cutting of fully grown, valuable tree specimens requires the approval of the organizational unit of the City Administration competent for communal affairs, according to the previously obtained opinion of the expert commission for logging. × It is necessary to replant the trees for which felling approval has been obtained, in accordance with technical possibilities, within the framework of the existing Complex or green areas in the immediate vicinity. × The existing vegetation should be renewed. × The reconstruction of the green area should be performed in an appropriate style, in accordance with the position of the facilities and their main purpose. × For greenery, autochthonous types of vegetation should be used, that belong to natural potential vegetation, adaptable to local environmental conditions; it is possible to use exotic specimens that have been confirmed to adapt well to environmental conditions; use nursery-produced seedlings; avoid invasive and allergenic species. × Provide a 1-2% drop of communication surfaces, which enables the drainage of surface water to the surrounding porous soil or rain sewers. × porous or semi-porous sheeting should be used for communication surfaces. × it is possible to form green areas on the roofs of facilities and vertically plant the facades of facilities; green areas on the flat roofs of above-ground facilities should be formed on a minimum of 30 cm of soil substrate, and on the roofs of underground garages on a minimum of 120 cm of soil substrate (which is not included in the total percentage of green areas in direct contact with the ground).
Access to the Complex	× Vehicular and pedestrian access is provided from peripheral roads and the internal traffic network within the Complex; × The required number of parking spaces should be provided, within the land plot, according to the norms: 1PS/3 employees.
Planned Interventions	× on the construction plot, the construction of new facilities for the accommodation of about 1000 students is planned. × it is possible to extend/build on top of the existing facilities, in accordance with the defined construction rules. × if building on top of the existing structural units is planned, it should be realized within the dimensions of the existing facilities and based on the mandatory static calculation of the existing facilities. × existing buildings can be adapted, renovated, and energetically rehabilitated, i.e. reconstruction of the thermal envelope of the building (facade walls, roof surface, and transparent surfaces) in order to raise the category of the facility from the point of view of energy efficiency.
Architectural Shaping	× for the construction of the facility, new technical and technological solutions should be used to the maximum with the aim of more energy-efficient construction. × the architectural expression must be contemporary, suitable for the environment of the open block and the purpose of the whole unit; × energy-efficient solutions should be applied, i.e. a significant percentage of energy should be obtained from renewable sources: heat pumps, solar panels, “green roofs” - extensive and/or intensive roofs should be planned. × the facility can be adapted, renovated, energetically rehabilitated, i.e. reconstruction of the thermal envelope of the building (facade walls, roof surface and transparent surfaces) in terms of raising the category of the facility from the point of view of energy efficiency. × the last floor can be constructed as a full or detached floor.
Conditions for Fencing the Complex	× It is allowed to fence the construction plot in accordance with the technical, technological and safety needs.

Guidelines and Recommendations for Traffic Areas, Stationary and Pedestrian Traffic

Approaches to the facility, as well as all other surfaces inside and outside the facility, intended for pedestrian communication, should be planned so that they are accessible to all categories of users, in accordance with accessibility standards for unimpeded movement and access for people with disabilities, children and the elderly. Access to persons with special needs on the ground floor level by external or internal ramps should be provided.

Harmonize the leveling of new vehicular and pedestrian surfaces with the surrounding space and contents, as well as with the need to meet the efficient drainage of rain water.

Traffic Network

Locations of vehicle access points should be planned so that their position does not represent an obstacle for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians with security.

Vehicle access points should be provided at a minimum distance of 10 m from intersections (the distance measured between the nearest road edges).

For the movement of passenger vehicles, traffic lanes with a minimum width of 2.75 meters should be planned, while for the movement of cargo/firefighting vehicles, it is necessary to design traffic lanes with a minimum width of 3.5 meters.

Parking

The required number of parking spaces is determined based on the norm of 1 PS per 3 employees.

Administrative parking/garage spaces should be designed with dimensions not less than 2.5m x 5.0m, and the space for maneuvering with a minimum width of 6.0m; Longitudinal parking spaces should be designed with dimensions of no less than 2.0m x 5.5m, and a space for maneuvering with a minimum width of 3.5m.

In public parking lots, at least 5% of parking spaces should be provided for passenger vehicles of persons with disabilities/reduced mobility, and at least one space of the prescribed dimensions (for dimensions not less than 3.7m x 4.8m for administrative PS, i.e. 5.9m x 5.0m for double administrative PS) .

Open Parking Lots

It is necessary to envisage the greenery of open parking areas using semi-porous sheeting with a grass cover instead of impermeable sheeting, by planting tree-lined seedlings and/or forming grass gardens.

Trees should be planted in the last third of the parking area, namely:

in the event of perpendicular and parking at an angle, plant one row of trees in every two to three spaces (depending on the type); and
in the event of longitudinal parking, plant one row of trees in every two spaces.

Grass gardens, in addition to standard greenery, can represent a sustainable urban drainage system, i.e. a means of managing rainwater, designed to mimic natural drainage systems.

Underground Garages

When designing underground garages, observe the following elements: the width of the straight ramp along the vehicle lane is min. 2.75 m; the free floor height in the underground garage is min. 2.3 m; longitudinal slope of straight ramps is max. 12% for open and 15% for covered. Provide parking spaces perpendicular to the axis of movement with dimensions of min. 2.5 x 5.0 m with passage width min. 6.0 m, and for longitudinal with dimensions of min. 5.5 m x 2.0 m.

Pedestrian areas

Surfaces for the movement of pedestrians, in the part where they are planned in the form of paths, should be planned with a minimum width of 1.5 m (recommended 2.0 m).

Approaches to the facility, as well as all other surfaces inside and outside the facility, intended for pedestrian communication, should be planned so that they are accessible to all categories of users, in accordance with accessibility standards for unimpeded movement and access for people with disabilities, children and the elderly. Access to persons with special needs on the ground floor level by external or internal ramps should be provided.

Bicycle tracks

Bicycle tracks should be planned in such a way as to ensure the continuity of the routes in relation to the contact area, bearing in mind that the area covered by the competition represents public areas, and has the potential to be included in the system of bicycle tracks, at the level of interconnection of existing and planned routes in the immediate environment. Bicycle paths should be planed with a minimum width of 1.1m for one-way traffic, or 2.2m for two-way traffic, with a minimum distance from the outer edge of the road of 0.75m, and a free profile at a height of 2.5m.

Guidelines and Recommendations in Relation to the Geological-Engineering Conditions

The location in question is located in the geological-engineering region IIC3, which is characterized as conditionally favorable for urbanization.

The engineering-geological properties of these terrains impose certain restrictions on the urbanization of the area. They include parts of the loess plain from elevation 72.0 to elevation 77.5 above sea level. The use of these terrains during urbanization requires larger investments for their preparation.

It is necessary to apply appropriate land improvement measures during construction works of earth excavations on the terrain, that is, to foresee measures to protect the foundations from the influence of underground water, as well as to design an appropriate method of the foundation of the facility.

Guidelines and Recommendations for Installations

Within the facility, it is necessary to provide all the standard spacesintended for installation plants and to provide spatial conditions for the distribution of all installations that this type of facility entails - water supply, sewage, heating, air conditioning (through the central system), ventilation, power installations, network optical installations and video surveillance, all in accordance with regulations on technical safety, fire protection and protection of the human environment.

The planned facility should be connected to the existing or planned public utility infrastructure network.

As for infrastructural equipping, for new facilities, it is possible to provide connection to the communal infrastructure (electric, telecommunication, water supply, sewage, hot water, and gas network) through existing connections in the required capacity.

Technical Requirements and Guidelines

Materialization

New construction, reconstruction, and arrangement solutions should incorporate into their design key construction materials that are available at local construction services and the materials market. In any case, preference should be given to materials from renewable sources, with low costs and environmental impact due to their production and degradation. All materials used for external and directly exposed positions must be durable and have a lifespan of 50 years without the need for constant maintenance. Maintaining basic mechanical resistance on partially protected exterior surfaces, which are not directly exposed to weather conditions, the range of materials used can be expanded with materials that can be replaced or maintained as needed - but must be in easily accessible positions. Other materials used, especially those intended for surfaces that are exposed daily (floors, walls, and wall coverings), should be chosen so that they are easy to maintain and clean (basic cleaning techniques), annual or multi-year renewal of materials (pressure washing, sanding, sandblasting, restoration of colors and shades) and partial replacement due to damage or wear and tear.

Structure

When choosing a structural system and structural materials, the expectation that the structure is designed for the long term rationally and flexibly should be taken into account. In general, the rational structural design provides an optimal relationship between the required spans of the structure, the used construction material, and the complexity of the design. It is also necessary to design adequate seismic protection at the conceptual level, i.e. ensure the basic horizontal stability of the building. Any deviation from the usual (more or less rational) design solutions must be justified and it must be stated in what way the different (unusual) solution contributes to the improvement of the design and operation of the building.

In addition to long-term flexibility, it is necessary to ensure that the building has a clear separation between the primary structure, which guarantees its global stability, and secondary structural and partition elements, which can be removed or replaced without affecting the primary construction system. In this way, it is possible in the long term to adapt the building to other programs not recognized at the time of construction.

Informational design

The design and use of the Student Dormitory should include effective IT support.

General information, orientation and information related to the operation of the building should be easily accessible and explicit so that the movement of students and external visitors is unhindered.

Information regarding the spatial organization of employees can also be adapted to people with special needs by positioning them at the appropriate height and applying Braille signs and sound signaling.

Recommendations for Energy Efficiency

Improving energy efficiency in the construction and exploitation of facilities implies a continuous and wide range of activities, the ultimate objective of which is to reduce the consumption of all types of energy with the same or better conditions in the facility. As a result of reducing the consumption of non-renewable energy sources (fossil fuels) and the use of renewable energy sources, we have a reduction in the emission of harmful gases, which contributes to the protection of the natural environment, the reduction of global warming and the sustainable development of the country. The Law on Planning and Construction recognizes the importance of the energy efficiency of facilities. The obligation to improve the energy efficiency of facilities is defined in the phase of design, execution, use, and maintenance (Article 4). Energy efficiency is achieved by using efficient systems of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, hot water preparation, and lighting, including the use of heat from waste and renewable energy sources as much as possible.

An important energy parameter is the shape and orientation of the facility, which determine its degree of exposure to external influences of the climate (temperature, wind, humidity, sunlight, etc.). By choosing the appropriate shape, orientation and location of the facility, as well as by choosing the right construction and protective materials, the energy efficiency of the facility can be achieved.

When designing and constructing planned facilities, the following energy efficiency measures should be applied:

in designing, avoid the spreading-out of the facility, because a spread-out facility has an unfavorable ratio of the facade surface to the useful surface of the base, so the energy losses are high;
the size of the windows should be optimized to reduce energy losses and provide the rooms with enough light;
protect the parts of the facility that are exposed to strong solar radiation in the summer with greenery and other measures;
rooms with similar functions and similar internal temperatures should be grouped, e.g. auxiliary rooms should be oriented to the north;
design the thermal insulation of the facility using thermal insulation materials, windows and external doors, in order to avoid losses of thermal energy;
natural materials and materials harmless to human health and the environment should be used;
renewable energy sources should be used - use solar energy from a greenhouse, photovoltaic solar cells, solar collectors, etc.
energy-efficient infrastructure should be planned – heating and cooling systems, ventilation, hot water preparation and lighting.

Recommendations for the purpose of achieving a sustainable, resilient and efficient design solution based on reducing the carbon footprint through the use of circular economy principles

General Recommendations

The concept of sustainability of the design is a very broad category with a large number of opportunities to achieve a good result. In the process of preparing the design documentation for the Student City Project, it is suggested to include a number of design components that ensure the desired end result - a high level of design sustainability.

The recommendations are based on a state-of-the-art design approach in two categories, project management and comprehensive design sustainability.

The following is suggested in the project management plan: all professional teams, who participate in the design in any way, should have as much information available as possible in this phase of the design, regardless of whether this information directly affects this phase of the design or the nature of the team's participation in the design. This approach is the first essential pillar of integrated design.

Most of the requirements related to energy properties will be solved at the level of the Main Design and the Execution Design, except for the part that affects the functional and design solution already in this conceptual phase of the design, which needs to be presented in the competition document.

All of the above imposes the need for an integral approach to design, i.e. the cooperation of all professions as early as in this initial phase of the design.

Table 1: Proposed set of Information to form part of competition document

It is recommended that competitors, at earliest stage, are fully informed of project strategies and all future analytical requirements.
1.2	Project strategy
1.3	Proposal of elements for the holistic analysis of the design – specification of elements for the optimization of the design related to the exterior and interior.
1.4	Specification of conditions which the project has to fulfill with regards to certification and circular economy
1.5	Recommendations for the conditions that the new buildings need to fulfil
1.6	Recommendations for the Design Brief format with the list of required projects
1.7	Existing buildings reconstruction methodology

Recommendations for a design strategy based on sustainability principles with concepts applicable to new and existing facilities

*Instructions for competition participants

Competition participants should integrate the strategy suggested below into their design proposals.

Participants' proposals should contain detailed items 2.1 and 2.3.

Items 2.2 and 2.3 will be elaborated in the stage of developing the Detailed Design, which is organized through a special public procurement, independent of this competition.

Table 2: Recommended design strategy

2.1	Create comprehensive project functions picture: Project proposals should include all elements of interactions between project components treated in detail at this stage, and ones to be treated within detailed design during the next one.
2.2	Establish overall energy consumption level for the complex (kWh/m2y). This should be achieved by creating building mathematical model and energy simulation based on LCC of different alternative envelope solutions. Final decision will be left for the investor to decide on a basis of comparative LCC report.
2.3	Create comprehensive project infrastructure picture: The Infrastructure requirements for the complex components that will be treated in the next reconstruction stage should be defined at this stage and integrated into comprehensive, fully reconstructed complex solution.
2.4	Embrace full co-design participation, throughout the planning and design process, of all complex stakeholders (as opposed to standard “public review” practice). Competitors to propose the extent of this approach within this competition phase.

Proposal of the elements for the holistic analysis of the design – specification of elements for the optimization of design solutions for the external environment of facilities (from the aspect of functionality, comfort, aesthetics and surface water control), and solutions for the buildings themselves.

*Instructions for competition participants

All items specified in Table No. 3 will be fully elaborated in the stage of drafting the Building Permit Design and the Execution Design (not the subject of this competition). This table serves as a reminder to the competition participants, and it is up to the competition participants to decide whether they will use some of the specified items in the explanation of their conceptual solution at this stage.

Table 3: Proposal for the elements of the design holistic analysis

Holistic approach (analysis) of design solutions (Important Criteria: Public Health and Well-being)
3.1	Outdoors
3.1.1	Access to each building attractive (inviting)
3.1.2	Location borders are visually and functionally compatible with immediate neighborhood.
3.1.3	Diversity of outdoor facilities for relaxation, recreation, sports and socialization
3.1.4	Users exposure to nature
3.1.5	Vegetation designed to regulate microclimate and air quality
3.1.6	Vegetation designed not to obstruct winter passive heating of buildings
3.1.7	Vegetation reduces air pollution, primarily from traffic
3.1.8	Design will consider vegetation with direct impact on public health
3.1.9	Vegetation is designed to make connection with neighborhood (for biodiversity and visual effect)
3.1.10	Reduction of heat island effect with materialization of outdoor surfaces
3.1.11	Reduction of heat island effect with materialization of building envelope
3.1.12	Reduction of heat island effect with solar radiation control (primarily with nature-based solutions)
3.1.13	Surface water control – does not have negative impact on neighborhood
3.1.14	Surface water control – does not load city infrastructure
3.1.15	Buildings massing optimal for high quality daylighting for all building areas
3.1.16	Buildings massing optimal for winter passive heating
3.1.17	Thermal and visual impact of complex buildings on neighborhood optimal
3.1.18	Buildings and outdoors upkeeping and cleaning defined with architectural design
3.1.19	Studentski grad complex blending in with the neighborhood, matrix to be developed
3.1.20	Analysis of available renewable energies potential at the location
3.2	Buildings
3.2.1	Interior visual quality optimal
3.2.2	Maximal view towards nature secured
3.2.3	Sufficient comfort in internal communications
3.2.4	Noise privacy
3.2.5	Visual privacy
3.2.6	Furniture functional and visual comfort
3.2.7	Colors and textures comfortable for users
3.2.8	Thermal comfort secured primarily by architectural solutions – uniform temperature
3.2.9	Thermal comfort secured primarily by architectural solutions – no negative winter and summer radiation
3.2.10	Thermal comfort secured primarily by architectural solutions – building thermal inertia
3.2.11	Thermal comfort secured primarily by architectural solutions – passive cooling and / or free cooling
3.2.12	Thermal comfort additionally secured by HVAC systems
3.2.13	Indoor noise comfort secured by architectural solutions – maximal allowed reverberation 0.5 sec
3.2.14	Indoor noise comfort secured by architectural solutions – protection from outdoor noise
3.2.15	Indoor air quality – quality vertical and horizontal natural ventilation
3.2.16	Indoor air quality – fresh air intake properly placed
3.2.17	Indoor air quality – permanent monitoring provided
3.2.18	Visual comfort – optimal daylighting secured
3.2.19	Visual comfort – no glare
3.2.20	Visual comfort – optimal lighting systems
3.2.21	Visual comfort – dynamic lighting color
3.2.23	Building shape energy efficient
3.2.24	Envelope insulation quality – walls properly insulated and thermal bridges eliminated
3.2.24	(proposed max. U=0.15 W/m2K – to be validated by building simulation model based on LCC and final insulation level to be approved by the investor)
3.2.25	Glazing insulation quality (max. U=0.8 W/m2K)
3.2.26	Glazing insulation quality – glazing selection optimized for each orientation (8 parameters)
3.2.27	Buildings orientation optimal for comfort and energy consumption
3.2.28	Building summer shading - natural is optimal (adequate vegetation at functional location – optimized by modeling)
3.2.29	Building summer shading artificial (with adequate daylighting)
3.2.30	Winter shading for glare elimination, but with adequate daylighting
3.2.31	Vertical and horizontal indoor services infrastructure accessibility provided
3.2.32	Utilization of renewable energies of all types
3.2.33	Spaces for PV installations ecured at roofs, facades, outdoors...
3. 2.34	HVAC installation protocol for comfort conditions maintenance, optimized for minimal energy consumption
3.2.35	Multifunctional usage of water for vegetation maintenance and interactive positive energy effects
3.2.36	All maintenance points have access through doors and stairs (no climbers)

Specification of conditions and criteria that the design should fulfill in order to meet the requirements of the circular economy

*Instructions for competition participants

In Table No. 4, the basic principles of circular economy, an important criterion in this design, are specified. Competition participants should submit a brief technical description of the methods and solutions used to incorporate these principles into their design.

Table 4: Circular economy criteria

CIRCULAR ECONOMY (CE) DESIGN CRITERIA
4.1	CE Strategy
4.1.1	Design building for longevity, adaptability, flexibility and recoverability
4.1.2	Eliminate waste and pollution
4.1.3	Circulate materials and products
4.1.4	Regenerate Eco System Services
4.2	Materials
4.2.1	The use of BIM simulation to analyze the embodied energy in materials and the potential of material re-use
4.2.2	Use sustainable new materials or recycled materials
4.2.3	Raw material minimal extraction
4.2.4	Minimal conversion of raw materials into construction materials (energy consumption)
4.2.5	Reduce material waste on site during construction process and consider waste recycling
4.2.6	During the building life span introduce preventive maintenance plan with focus on reducing additional material usage
4.2.7	Use modular construction and prefabricated elements where possible
4.2.8	Avoid secondary material treatment (particularly surface treatments) as much as feasible
4.2.9	Use mechanical fastening methods instead of chemical ones
4.2.10	Construction waste management - create and get approved, detailed construction waste reuse and disposal plan
4.2.11	Make detailed plan for minimized environmental pollution during the construction process including sourcing and transport of materials
4.2.12	Introduce construction systems circular economy approach: design systems that will be easily maintained, repaired and replaced, to extend building LC
4.3	Water
4.3.1	Facilitate Indoor and outdoor water use reduction, with design solutions
4.3.2	Introduce Wastewater Management: - Grey water recycling - Black and grey water energy recovery
4.3.3	Introduce rainwater management and reuse
4.3.4	Introduce surface water management and reuse
4.3.5	Design surface water management to suit 50- or 100-year extremes (to be agreed with the investor in collaboration with relevant city authorities)
4.4	Local production
4.4.1	At the co-planning workshops investigate potential interest of users and neighborhood participation in production of flower, small nursery plants and food
4.4.2	At the co-planning workshops investigate potential interest of users and neighborhood participation in maintenance of biodiversity enhancing spots
4.5	Clearly demonstrate the implementation of above CE criteria within the design documentation

Recommendations of the conditions that new facilities should fulfill, taking into account the existing state, and fulfilling the criteria for achieving improved public health and user satisfaction

*Instructions for competition participants

All recommendations from Table 5 should be clearly treated and presented in the proposal of the conceptual solution

Table 5: Impacts between existing and future buildings

5.1	New buildings should not have negative effect on thermal comfort of existing buildings
5.2	New buildings should not have negative effect on visual comfort in existing buildings (daylighting and views)
5.3	New buildings should not have negative effect on noise privacy in existing buildings
5.4	New buildings should not have negative effect on visual privacy in existing buildings
5.5	New buildings should not have negative effect on natural ventilation and air quality of existing buildings
5.6	New buildings should not have negative effect on users of existing buildings exposure to nature
5.7	New buildings should not have negative effect on heat island effects

Recommended terms of reference format with a list of design categories specific to this design

*Instructions for competition participants:

Competition participants can use information from Table No. 6 as an indication of the format of the terms of reference as well as the type of designs that must be completed in the later stages of the design, by the design teams that will be selected through an independent, separate public procurement procedure.

Competition participants can comment on, process, or use any item from this form in their design proposal.

Table 6 - The recommended format of the terms of reference is attached in the accompanying competition documentation - V OTHER COMPETITION DOCUMENTATION,

Methodology of the Reconstruction of Existing Buildings

*Instructions for competition participants:

The methodology and criteria listed below for the participants of the competition represent material that is informative in the later development of the project, with the fact that the criteria that affect the functional solution and form solution should preferably be affirmed at the level of the survey conceptual solution, which is the subject of the contest.

The process of reconstruction of existing facilities, as the first phase, includes the preparation of the Energy Consumption and Comfort Conditions Optimization Design. This design deals with the facility envelope, construction, all interior elements and all installations. The technology of the optimization design implies dynamic simulations of the behavior of the facility for each of the 8760 hours of a typical meteorological year.

The result of this design is the input data for the terms of reference of the comprehensive revitalization of the facility.

The optimization methodology consists of the following items:

0. A detailed assessment of the general condition of the facility
1. Measurements and calibration of the facility model
2. Ranking of energy consumers
3. Reduction of external loads
4. Reduction of internal loads
5. Optimization of energy delivery
6. Optimization of energy consumption
7. Increasing system efficiency
8. Use of renewable energy
9. Introduction of “intelligent” technologies
10. Improvement of comfort conditions

0. A detailed assessment of the general condition of the facility

0.1 Quality of the envelope

0.2 Functionality and quality of installations

0.3 Determined functional problems of the building in all categories - experience of users and operators

0.4 Measurements (calculations) of energy and water consumption parameters in the last three years

0.5 Continuous research measurements of electricity and water parameters in real time, during the use of the building, in a period of 15 calendar days

0.6 Provide a design or make a recording of all installations on the building

Measurements and calibration of the facility model

1.1. “Snapshot” of the facility's functioning

1.2. Continuous measurements on the facility usually last between 7 and 14 days

Parameters relevant to building efficiency and the quality of all comfort components in the building are measured.

Ranking of energy consumers

In order to rank energy consumers, it is necessary to perform continuous measurements of all energy consumers for a period of 7 or 15 calendar days. Based on the measurement results, a ranking should be made that will define the priorities of the interventions.

Reduction of external loads

With passive architectural measures and urban planning solutions, optimization of the building envelope and natural heating and cooling ensure the minimal load on the building's energy system from local climate variations.

Reduction of internal loads

Control of the individual efficiency of energy consumers represents the basic principle of reducing the internal load of the facility's energy systems. A very important component of the reduction of internal energy loads is the control of energy losses in the facility.

Optimization of energy delivery

The choice of the type of energy with which we supply the facility represents a serious potential for reducing facility costs related to energy consumption. This analysis should be performed and the decision should be made at the earliest stage of the facility design because the adopted types of energy sources influence the choice of systems that consume that energy.

(NOTE: This item and the decision on the type of energy is an integral part of the competition solution that is sought through this first phase competition (new facilities). The decision on the type of energy must be coordinated with the future development / reconstruction of existing facilities)

Optimization of energy consumption

Using energy exclusively based on the current demands of consumers (supplying energy exclusively according to the demand of consumer units) is the basic principle of reducing the internal load of the facility's energy systems. Rationalization of the functions of control systems also represents a large, often unused, potential for savings in energy consumption.

Increasing system efficiency

Any system that consumes energy is most efficient if it closely corresponds to the characteristics of the environment in which it operates. The second component of efficiency is the internal efficiency of the energy consumer itself, which largely depends, first of all, on the correct choice, and then on optimal maintenance.

Use of renewable energy

Every urban location has access to certain amount of renewable energy. It is always necessary to complete an analysis of the possibility of exploiting this energy and then an analysis of the costs of the service life of the facility, which defines the profitability of using the existing capacities of that energy.

Introduction of “intelligent” technologies

The introduction of “intelligent” technologies into the functions of the facility implies the following operational conditions:

The facility dynamically adapts to internal and external loads
Providing energy only when, where and as much as needed
Dynamic optimization of capital equipment performance

Modern systems of automatic system control in facilities as well as built-in equipment are equipped for all these functions; it is only necessary to introduce these operational algorithms.

Improvement of comfort conditions

It is important that architectural solutions, first of all, achieve high quality in the following categories of space use:

User's exposure to nature

Visual quality and views

Thermal comfort

Air quality

The amount of space

Ease of communication

Acoustic privacy

Visual privacy

Influence of external noise

Noise inside the space

The comfort of the furniture

Colors and textures

Access to the building

Cleanliness of the building

High-quality artificial electromechanical systems only complement the quality of interior comfort, when it could not be achieved with architectural solutions.

In the competition documentation – V OTHER COMPETITION DOCUMENTATION, as part of the recommendations to the competition participants, the following are attached: Annex 1 - Matrix of Functional and Visual Adaptation of the Design to the Local Urban Environment and Annex 2 - Criteria for the Selection of Vegetation (segments from the comprehensive list)

Economy Requirements and Guidelines

Investment amount

The amount of investment for the construction of a new student accommodation facility within the Student City was defined based on the approximations of the investment project and amounts to EUR 24,500,000 without VAT, and for equipping this facility after construction, funds in the amount of EUR 1,250,000 without VAT are planned.

Efficient building management

When concepting the design solution, keep in mind that the management of the Complex includes three basic levels of costs and inflows: operational costs (costs for ventilation, heating and cooling, lighting and cleaning), maintenance costs and inflows from marketing activities (rentals, etc.). Operating costs include estimated costs.

Long-term economic impact of construction

The design should include materials, technologies and systems that follow the principles of life cycle cost analysis, which means that the costs of their installation, maintenance and dismantling are equally taken into account during their selection.

6. TERMS OF REFERENCE