COMPETITION BRIEF

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GUIDELINES
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Competition Theme
This year Transparence is looking at the modernization of railway stations - an initiative
already being put into action by the Indian Government.

The theme of Transparence 14.0 is “RAILPORT: Future-Ready”

A railway station is no longer just a place to book tickets and board or de-board a train. It
has become one of the leading service-oriented industries in the country, offering
employment to many, by becoming the center of many service-providing industries,
innovations and start-ups. Stations are expanding to accommodate various facilities for
passengers, to allow for the diverse socio-economic demographics of the end-users.

Modernization of railway infrastructure not just cater to the present demands, but to
accommodate the projected needs of future generations in the next 40 years – which also
includes considerable increase in footfall. This requires adequate services for the
increased number of passengers as well as efficient security systems and management of
passenger circulation and vehicular movements.

Design Problem
The aim of this design competition is to design a Railway Station and do a
conceptual level master-planning of the precinct that can help users through
improved circulation and decrease of conflict areas, thereby making it an effective
and efficient landmark public area in the city. As per the modernization measures
being undertaken by the Ministry of Railways, separate entry and exits for
passengers, and separate arrival and departure area for vehicles will help in
security arrangements and effective circulation and traffic management. Need for
this and appropriate solution for the same will also need to be focused on.

1. MICRO: The railway station, including:

• Main station building that includes offices and services of Indian railways,
public facilities for the passengers, distinct entry and exits
• The common concourse level that connects to all the platforms and has various
amenities for the passengers
• A typical platform design providing different services for passengers. Only a 50 meters
long stretch of the typical platform to be detailed out.

2. MACRO: Overall (conceptual) master planning of the railway station precinct,

including:
• Urban blocks ONLY on Parcel 1 for commercial use: Only a volumetric indication is
required. Buildings need not be detailed out.
• Circulation and landscaping: Only designation of areas as green, built-up, paved
etc. is expected and not detailed landscape plans or master-plans.
• Parking: surface parking + multi-level public parking structure. Demarcate the 5
site allocated for parking and conceptual massing for the structure.
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 GUIDELINES
Bye Laws
• Permissible Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
1.0
This FAR is applicable on the entire 56.7 hectares of land. The development air
rights
of the railway station are transferable to the development parcels i.e. a maximum
of 5,67,000m2 total built up area can be developed on Parcel 1 and for the railway 2
• Total Built-up Area 5,67,000m
station building.
• Maximum Built-up Area of Railway Station building 36,500m2
• Maximum Built-up area for master plan development 5,30,500m2
• Maximum Permissible Ground Coverage (only for parcel 30%
1+2)
N/
• Maximum Permissible Height A
• Heights
• Top for:
of platform from railway track 760mm-1065mm
• Minimum Clear height for platform 4.2m
• Minimum Concourse level height from railway 6.25m Minimum
track
• Minimum green belt area 15%
• Minimum front setback 15m
• Minimum side setback
• Minimum rear setback 12m
• Parking Requirements 3ECS per 100 sq.m of built 12m
area
(Includes surface parking and/or basement parking and/or multi-level public
parking in Parcel 1. Calculate parking in reference to station area only)

Area Program (For Railway Station building)

• Entrance and Ticketing 15% of built-up
area
• Ticketing counters, entrance lobby, cloak rooms, passenger amenities,
Administration 15% ofetc.
Built-up area
Office spaces for railway employees, administration block, etc.
• Arrival Area 20% of built-up area
Arrival corridors and lounges, passenger amenities, retail stores, café, etc.
• Departure Area 50% of built-up
area
Departure concourse, transfers, waiting areas, lounges, passenger amenities, retail
stores, café, food court etc.
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Design Submission
Competition Format
• Transparence 14.0 is open to undergraduate students of architecture and
design. Recent graduates from 2019 are also eligible to participate.
• Teams to comprise of a maximum of three members.
• It is a two-stage competition, First stage: Regional Juries – North, South, East
and West. Second Stage: Grand Finale.
• Teams will be shortlisted by an online jury and would be invited to present (closed
jury) at the Regional jury. The venue for the first stage regional juries will be
communicated to all the participants.
• Top two teams from each region would be invited to the Grand Finale to make a
presentation before a selected panel of jury.

Submission Format
• It is an ONLINE SUBMISSION.
• A maximum of twelve A3 sheets (landscape orientation) with a readable scale of
drawing and legible text. All sheets are to be compiled into a SINGLE PDF (25MB
maximum).
• Your name or any identification should not feature on the sheets. The pdf file
should be named by the participants’ first names followed by the college name.
For instance if abc is the participant from xyz college, the file name would be
“abc_xyz”. In case, abc is sending multiple entries, the subsequent files will be
names as “abc1_xyz” “abc2_xyz” and so on. We will assign ID numbers to each
submission to ensure anonymity.
• Please restrict your word limit on the sheets to 100-150 words per sheet.
• Include the North arrow for the plans and a graphical scale for ALL drawings.
• Include a summarized area statement of your design with reference to the byelaws
on not more than single A4 sheet.
• Please note again that the site, brief and theme provided to you is for purely
academic purposes and is hypothetical in nature. It is advisable to direct any
questions regarding the competition to Team Ethos only.

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Evaluation Criteria
• Concept and design intent
• Originality
• Response to the context
• Area program: Understanding the working and circulation of passengers and
vehicles within a railway station.
• Efficient use of space: Macro and micro design solutions
• Hierarchy of spaces
• Efficient use of renewable resources such as water and energy.
• Translation of concept to final design.

Awards
• Regional Winners: Rs.20000/- per team, a certificate and an opportunity to win
the coveted National Trophy.
• National Winner: Rs.75000/- per team, a trophy and a certificate.
• National First Runner-up: Rs.50000/- per team, a trophy and a certificate.
• National Second Runner-up: Rs.25000/- per team, a trophy and a certificate.
• All participants with submissions that are found technically complete by the jury
will be awarded a certificate.

Important Dates
• Registrations last date: December 16th, 2019 (Monday)
• Last date of submission: 11.55pm December 22nd, 2019 (Sunday)
Checklist for Participants
• Form teams with a maximum of three members
• Download brief and Register at online at
www.ethosindia.in/events/transparence/ index.php or www.transparence.in
• For queries related to registration or thebrief write to
TeamEthos– ethosindia.helpdesk@gmail.com
• Complete all requirements for submission.
• The design submission is ONLINE. Please email your submissions as a single
PDF to ethosindia.submissions@gmail.com . Submissions sent to any other
email may lead to disqualification.
• While mailing, in the subject of the email please write in this format:
“Transparence 14.0_your first names_college name”.