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CREATIVE OFFICE
COSTIN.BEEKMAN@CUMULUS.ONE
1.CONTEXT GENERAL LOOK AND FEEL OF DEUTSCHE BANK
PROJECTS

Digital workplace and digital working has just as much of a social

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component as a technological one. If we could for a moment imagine
what the world must look like, if we could see all of the data streams
and bits that transmit through the air, understand all of the moving
parts that make networks and communications and the internet work
across the global (and beyond), we would see a world that is completely
foreign and amazing, and realize just how digital we already are, and
see the path forward.

DB Global Technology is Deutsche Banks technology center in Central

and Eastern Europe. Opened in January 2014, the Bucharest office is
constantly expanding.

DB Global Technology develops cutting-edge software applications for

the Deutsche Banks global operations and represents a platform for
highly skilled software engineers.
We pride ourselves on offering our team members a work place that is
not only state-of-the-art, but also eco-friendly. The center was the first
space in Romania to be awarded the highest LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design) distinction, the LEED Platinum certificate, by
the US Green Building Council (USGBC) a certificate that imposes new
standards for eco-friendly offices on the local market.
Aimed to facilitate a digital environment, the centre in Bucharest sought
to enhance employee experience, productivity and efficiency.
2. VISION OF PROJECT SCOPE
The Digital Workplaces of Deutsche bank are diverse, open, less formal and technology enabled.
These workplaces give employees choice and control to stimulate ownership and clarity of purpose, allow them to connect and
collaborate in a dynamic, entrepreneurial way and live the DB brand and values.
Aim of the competition is to design a new workplace for two of the new floors of Deutsche Bank in an existing building area
where employees could do their best work and innovation would thrive.

The design should encompass all these items:

Foster collaboration and drive innovation;

Cost efficient solutions;
Maintain or increase efficiency of the teams working in the new designed environment;
Provide employees with workspace options that supported different work processes and workstyles, thus giving them
choice and control in their workplace;
Nurture the physical, cognitive and emotional wellbeing of employees;
Work adapted solutions workflow;
Support the organizations culture;
Reflect the companys brand;

3. WINNING SOLUTIONS / DESIGN CRITERIA

The imagined designs should be cost efficient, people orientated, should increase productivity of the people working there and
should fulfil the following principles:

Diversity of workplace settings

Flexibility through more furniture based solutions
Technology enabled
Employee engagement in the design and change process

Each solution should be creative, consistent and should set high design standards, same time.

4. DEADLINES

Official Launch/Poster 17.07.2017

Registration deadline - 31.07.2017
Kick off meeting for competitors 07.08.2017
Submissions 05.09.2017
Shortlisted Entries/ Technical review 06.09.2017-11.09.2017
Displaying the solutions - Auditorium/lobby - 11.09.2017 16.09.2017
Jury decision 18.09.2017 21.09.2017
Announcing the Winners 22.09.2017
Award Ceremony and Exhibition to be discussed
Integration of the winner / winners of the project - start working on the deliverable concept design starting from
22.09.2017 -10.10.2017

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5. HOW TO PARTICIPATE/REQUIREMENTS AND CONSTRAINS

The competition is only for architectural/interior design students.

The solutions submitted are individual, and teams are not allowed.

6. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Submissions will be made in a digital format only by sending the files to the following e-mail address:
costinbeekman@cumulus.one (as attachments or in a file transfer format)

Each team will have to submit the following:

- Plans: Proposed space - planning ; Layout with flooring solutions proposed, The ceiling and lighting solutions proposed
indications will be given by the coordinator architect.

- Sections/elevations expressing the solutions proposed;

- Indication of the furniture selected from the international agreed suppliers indications will be given by the coordinator
architect;

-Renderings with the proposed solutions;

- All the competition drawings size will be A2 / 150 dpi, portrait and they will be submitted in PDF format or JPG format.

- Each competitor will pick a 6 digit number that will be written on each A2 drawing, in the top right corner with Arial Font,
5mm high.

- Each competitor will send in a word file named code containing the team members and their 6 digit number

Any other materials, drawings and sketches are accepted.

7. OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES AND PUBLICATION RIGHTS

Once submitted, all entries become property of the Deutsche Bank Global Technology Centre in Bucharest. The company
reserves the right to publish or use the entries in any way, with proper acknowledgement of the authors.

At the end of the competition, the organizer will exhibit the selected proposals inside Deutsche Bank Building (BOB Building,
Bucharest).The organizer can also compile a booklet on the selected proposals. The booklet will be available in print format
and it will also can be published online.

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8. COMPETITION ADVISORY BOARD- DATA ROOM

Data-room with all the information required, files, brochures, samples will be available from 07.08-11.08, daily from 09:00
AM till 13:00 PM at DB Global Technology premises located in Bucharest, BVD. Dimitrie Pompeiu, 6A, BOB building,
Entrance A, 4th floor. The coordination architect will be able to offer proper information and advice during these sessions.

9. THE JURY

The members of the jury are:

Members of DB Global Technology Andreea Catuneanu , Anca Kalambayi, Marian Popa;

Coordinator Architects Arch. Costin Beekman, Arch Liviu Zagan;
2 university teachers, to be announced later

10. COMPETITION TOOLKIT

All the necessary information regarding the competition will be approached during the kick-off meeting organized by
Deutsche Bank, first week of August, and also these information can be found in the data-room. The coordinator
architect will give all the proper information during data-room sessions and also via e-mail:
costin.beekman@cumulus.one

The registered students will receive an information pack, which is comprised of the following components:

1. A PDF file with the official competition design brief;

2. A set of pictures from the proposed area, with their location marked on a plan;
3. The layout/sections with the space and constrains;

11. NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS

The entries enlisted in the shortlist will be announced on 18th September, 2017.

12. PRIZE/AWARDS

First prize winner/winning solution

Study trip to Zaha Hadid works/projects including a visit to their office in London, UK;
A internship in CUMULUS architecture office during the project developments phase
The opportunity of being involved/working on the finalization real project.

Second prize amount of money; proposed 1500;

Third prize amount of money; proposed 500.

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13. OBLIGATIONS, DISCLAIMER AND EXCLUSION

Jury members, advisory board of Deutsche Bank, the execution team or any other persons involved in the organization
process are not allowed to participate in this competition.