Ji.hlavský festival announces an architectural competition
Competition: The Ji.hlava Festival announces a competition for the architectural design and realization of festival spaces
During a decade of collaboration with MFDF Ji.hlava, the architects Josef Čančík (ECHTarchitektura) and Vít Šimek (H3Tarchitekti) imbued the festival venues and public space in Jihlava with a distinctive and unforgettable character, gaining the respect of festival visitors and the architectural community. They expanded their architectural concept to include targeted interaction with the city and its residents, giving festival architecture—a unique form not only in the Czech context. From a factory chimney with an observation deck, an eternally burning fire pit, a shelf for storing memories of the past, to interiors created using classic colored fruit crates, festival visitors will long remember these elements.
We are very pleased that this fragile type of architecture has been included in the Czech architectural yearbook, and we sincerely thank Josef, Vít, and their collaborators for a playful and inspiring decade! We are now seeking architectural partners (and buddies) for the next ten years. Sign up and show us what an original festival architectural concept should look like according to you. We look forward to it!
Task
The aim of the competition is to find a creative and sustainable form of individual elements in the interior and exterior so that they visually correspond with each other, meet all functional requirements, and allow for variation depending on the needs arising from the context of individual spaces.
Festival architecture includes the following points:
Cultural House of Trade Unions (DKO)
The most frequented festival building, which hosts two festival cinemas, a VR Zone, a café/bar, and an intermediate floor serving as a relaxation zone during the day and a party stage at night. Along with the interior, we place emphasis on the design of the entrance to the building and the space in front of the DKO, where we want to maintain a small "square" with food stalls.
Outdoor signage for festival cinemas
Festival screenings and other events take place in more than 10 buildings scattered throughout the city. The signage of individual locations aims not only to facilitate navigation for visitors but also to make the festival visible and enliven the city.
Interior navigation
In several buildings, the festival utilizes multiple rooms. For easy navigation of visitors, it is important to address interior navigation in a straightforward manner as well.
Accreditation desks and other furniture
Since festival activities take place in spaces that serve other purposes year-round, it is necessary to build a background that meets the needs of festival operations. These may include the equipment of accreditation desks, video libraries, temporary cafés, etc. Currently, the festival has constructions of accreditation desks and shelving that can continue to be used.
VR Zone
An exhibition space that contains a VR cinema and individual spatial VR installations. Currently, the festival has basic constructions for dividing the space, which it would be desirable to continue to work with.
Installations in Masaryk Square in Jihlava
We perceive festival architecture not only as a functional element but also for its potential to enliven the public space of the city. The main square in Jihlava can thus serve as a space for temporary installations.
Basic information
The design competition is announced as a two-round event.
1st round
In the first round, we ask for the submission of a portfolio and a textual elaboration of the conceptual solution (which may be supplemented with partial visualizations).
The deadline for the first round is March 31, 2019. Please send your materials only electronically to the email iveta@ji-hlava.cz, and you may direct your additional questions to the same address.
By April 7, 2019, we will select finalists whom we will invite for a meeting to provide more detailed information about the festival's possibilities and needs.
2nd round
In the second round, finalists will be thoroughly acquainted with the festival's requirements and expectations for the individual spaces, budget for architecture, and floor plans, so they can create detailed design solutions.
The deadline for the second round is May 5, 2019.
Date of the festival, installation, de-installation
The 23rd edition of MFDF Ji.hlava will take place from October 24 to 29, 2019
The installation of architecture will take place in the week of October 14, 2019
The de-installation of architecture will begin on October 29, 2019
Prizes
1st place – sketch fee 10,000 CZK + commission for the realization (i.e., design, installation, de-installation) of festival architecture. Long-term collaboration is welcomed.
2nd place – sketch fee 5,000 CZK
3rd place – sketch fee 5,000 CZK
More information >
During a decade of collaboration with MFDF Ji.hlava, the architects Josef Čančík (ECHTarchitektura) and Vít Šimek (H3Tarchitekti) imbued the festival venues and public space in Jihlava with a distinctive and unforgettable character, gaining the respect of festival visitors and the architectural community. They expanded their architectural concept to include targeted interaction with the city and its residents, giving festival architecture—a unique form not only in the Czech context. From a factory chimney with an observation deck, an eternally burning fire pit, a shelf for storing memories of the past, to interiors created using classic colored fruit crates, festival visitors will long remember these elements.
We are very pleased that this fragile type of architecture has been included in the Czech architectural yearbook, and we sincerely thank Josef, Vít, and their collaborators for a playful and inspiring decade! We are now seeking architectural partners (and buddies) for the next ten years. Sign up and show us what an original festival architectural concept should look like according to you. We look forward to it!
Task
The aim of the competition is to find a creative and sustainable form of individual elements in the interior and exterior so that they visually correspond with each other, meet all functional requirements, and allow for variation depending on the needs arising from the context of individual spaces.
Festival architecture includes the following points:
Cultural House of Trade Unions (DKO)
The most frequented festival building, which hosts two festival cinemas, a VR Zone, a café/bar, and an intermediate floor serving as a relaxation zone during the day and a party stage at night. Along with the interior, we place emphasis on the design of the entrance to the building and the space in front of the DKO, where we want to maintain a small "square" with food stalls.
Outdoor signage for festival cinemas
Festival screenings and other events take place in more than 10 buildings scattered throughout the city. The signage of individual locations aims not only to facilitate navigation for visitors but also to make the festival visible and enliven the city.
Interior navigation
In several buildings, the festival utilizes multiple rooms. For easy navigation of visitors, it is important to address interior navigation in a straightforward manner as well.
Accreditation desks and other furniture
Since festival activities take place in spaces that serve other purposes year-round, it is necessary to build a background that meets the needs of festival operations. These may include the equipment of accreditation desks, video libraries, temporary cafés, etc. Currently, the festival has constructions of accreditation desks and shelving that can continue to be used.
VR Zone
An exhibition space that contains a VR cinema and individual spatial VR installations. Currently, the festival has basic constructions for dividing the space, which it would be desirable to continue to work with.
Installations in Masaryk Square in Jihlava
We perceive festival architecture not only as a functional element but also for its potential to enliven the public space of the city. The main square in Jihlava can thus serve as a space for temporary installations.
Basic information
The design competition is announced as a two-round event.
1st round
In the first round, we ask for the submission of a portfolio and a textual elaboration of the conceptual solution (which may be supplemented with partial visualizations).
The deadline for the first round is March 31, 2019. Please send your materials only electronically to the email iveta@ji-hlava.cz, and you may direct your additional questions to the same address.
By April 7, 2019, we will select finalists whom we will invite for a meeting to provide more detailed information about the festival's possibilities and needs.
2nd round
In the second round, finalists will be thoroughly acquainted with the festival's requirements and expectations for the individual spaces, budget for architecture, and floor plans, so they can create detailed design solutions.
The deadline for the second round is May 5, 2019.
Date of the festival, installation, de-installation
The 23rd edition of MFDF Ji.hlava will take place from October 24 to 29, 2019
The installation of architecture will take place in the week of October 14, 2019
The de-installation of architecture will begin on October 29, 2019
Prizes
1st place – sketch fee 10,000 CZK + commission for the realization (i.e., design, installation, de-installation) of festival architecture. Long-term collaboration is welcomed.
2nd place – sketch fee 5,000 CZK
3rd place – sketch fee 5,000 CZK
More information >
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