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LFA Copthall Pavilion
London Borough of Barnet has partnered with the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) in a call for design teams animate a derelict two-storey sports pavilion located in Copthall Playing Fields.
The winning intervention will successfully reimagine the pavilion’s dilapidated exterior, creating an asset that better serves its local community and the disparate groups that use it, and will help to inform long-term decisions about the future of the pavilion.
Teams of architects, designers and artists, as well as local community groups and individuals are invited to propose interventions that could transform Copthall Pavilion’s harsh exterior, and create a welcoming environment for all of the parties that use it - including local sports teams, individuals, and young people for whom the pavilion acts as a social space.
A winning team will be confirmed in March and awarded circa £35,000 + VAT to develop a fully costed, feasible design alongside a community engagement plan that can be delivered in June, to coincide with the London Festival of Architecture’s 20th anniversary. Consultation activity will focus around the 8th and 9th of June 2024, when the site will be animated by a series of designer- and community-led events to form a highlight of Barnet’s Destination programme for LFA2024.
Location
Sector
Community, Recreation, Sports
Website
Tender Stage
Competition
Deadline
11 March 2024
Project Value/Scale
£35k
Consultant Team
The competition is open to architects, designers, engineers, artists, urbanists, community social enterprises and creative organisations. The selected project team must include a named architect, engineer or designer but we are looking for cross disciplinary teams that reflect this diverse expertise and experience
Submission Criteria
This competition has a single-stage submission.
Applicants should prepare a PDF (max. 10 pages) for submission that includes:
– Brief biographies of the project team with headshots
– A 200-word description about your practice or background along with any relevant technical expertise acquired through previous experience
– A selection of relevant previous work, including images
– An overview on why you are interested in being involved in the project and how you would work to deliver your proposal if selected. Please include: Thoughts about your vision including any initial written reactions you may have to the brief; an indicative budget demonstrating how you would allocate build and engagement costs (to be developed, if successful); thoughts you have about conducting engagement exercises; optional concept sketches of possible outcome.
Submissions will be scored in the following categories:
– Team profile (40%) – Does the team have skilled professionals for delivering the proposal in line with eligibility outlined in the Open Call? Does the team have a diverse set of skills and experience? Are the previous work experiences and/or their work methodologies and wider design aspirations relevant to the competition?
– Initial vision (30%) – Does the proposal’s initial vision suggest a visually engaging, thought-provoking design that would transform the exterior in a creative and innovative way? Does it inspire behavioural change?
– Approach to public engagement and collaboration (30%) – Is the proposal strongly collaborative, participatory and socially engaged, with ambition to work with groups underrepresented in decisions about public? Does the proposal demonstrate a strong understanding and commitment to diversity and inclusion?