The Challenge

Prefabricated tenting structures have proliferated in the last years as the only solution to temporary affordable outdoor shelter. The resulting landscape of street fairs or temporary events throughout cities and neighborhoods has been a spatially, geometrically, chromatically, and materially homogeneous environment that simply enables activities to happen without generating a playful engagement with the city or its citizens.

This competition asks for designs that envision street tents not only as shelters but also as active elements within the collective construction and understanding of the city. StreetFest makes a call to Architects, Artists and Engineers to re-envision the performativity-the material, social, and educational possibilities-of temporary outdoor structures.

The winning entry will have these characteristics:
1. Aspires to reinvent the typical street fair tent
2. Is modular; one unit can become three can become seven, providing scalability and the ability to go from an intimate platform to a larger one
3. Is conscientious of the materials used and their impact on the environment
4. Is easy to produce and install
The selected project will work closely with the StreetFest Task Force committee and will be commissioned to produce, construct, install, and disassemble the final design.

Design Considerations

The design must provide a covered area of 1000-1500 square feet. The competition asks for an amount of 10 units (minimum). While traditional tents have a clear modulation in relation to street vendors and other functions, the competition is seeking designs that are able to provide for multiple spatial configurations, from freestanding units to large collective areas.

Program: The formal configurations or typologies to be developed can vary in form and size and should be able to accommodate the following programs as well as propose new functions:
– Exhibitors who are likely to present workshops, classrooms, exhibits, and/or performances
– Eating/talking areas related to parked food trucks
– Vendors who will sell products
– Several performances areas

Requirements: Due to the outdoor nature of the project and its situation in the public realm, submissions must comply with the following requirements:
– Comply with the NYC Building Code for its type of structure and shall be prepared for permit applications
– Allow for a fifteen-foot wide fire egress lane on every street and allow clearance for all existing fire hydrants
– Provide shelter from wind and water
– Incorporate flexible design parts for vertical coverage
– Structures must be self-standing without the need of making modifications on the street or sidewalk
– Accommodate electric wiring, lighting, and other amenities
– A thorough understanding of the materials used in the project and their life cycle need to be an integral part of the project
– Assembly, disassembly (two hours or less each), storage, and transport need to be an integral part of the design
– The design and proposed installation methodology of the Structure shall be subject to an engineering review and certification by the engineer who is part of the winning team

Other considerations: Original ideas on new tent uses are encouraged

Selection
The jury members include:

Cristobal Correa, Associate Principal

Buro Happold Consulting Engineers

Eva Franch i Gilabert, Director
Storefront for Art and Architecture

Tamara Greenfield, Executive Director
Fourth Arts Block

Robert Hammond,Co-Founder
Friends of the High Line

Steven Holl, Principal
Steven Holl Architects

Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director
New Museum

The decision of the jury shall be final and binding on all parties, and no disputes shall be entertained.

he jury might declare the competition deserted and reject any and all proposals received in response to this competition.

The jury might waive or modify any irregularities in proposals received or any other aspect of this competition.

 

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