Closed

International
Competition
for the urban planning
and architectural
concept of the new
residential area near
Kazan and the design
for primary building
and facilities

Malye
The Republic of Tatarstan.
Laishevsky Municipal District.
Bolshekabanskoe rural
settlement, village

Kabany
Invitation to
participate
Kazan
2015
Closed International Competition for the urban planning and archi-

CONTENTS
tectural concept of the new residential area near Kazan and the de-
sign for primary building and facilities (The Republic of Tatarstan.
Laishevsky Municipal District. Bolshekabanskoe rural settlement,
Malye Kabany village).

The Competition is carried out upon the initiative of OOO Man-

agement Company Unistroy
www.unistroyrf.ru

Organizer of the Competition: OOO Agency for strategic develop-

ment CENTER.

Official Appeal of the Head of

The document was prepared by OOO Agency for strategic devel-
opment CENTER. MC Unistroy 3
The exclusive rights to this document belong to OOO Management
Company Unistroy.
About Unistroy Development Company 4
The present Invitation to participate is targeted, sent to the cho-
sen companies and is not subject to transfer to third persons.
The Invitation is valid for the period from 15 September till 05
October 2015. If you confirm your participation after the stated
term of validity of this Invitation, the Organizer has the right not Organizer 10
to allow you to participate in the Competition.

All information and materials contained in this Invitation are con-

fidential and not subject to transfer to third persons. Competition 12
Schedule of the Competition 16
THE JURY 18

Context 20
Region 22
Reasons for Creating New Residential Area 27
Competition Territory 30

Preliminary Technical Design Specification 38

Official Appeal of the Head of
MC Unistroy

Over 18 years we have been working at the Russian market of resi-

dential real estate. We enjoy making people happier, creating cozy and
comfortable residential space, where they can feel free, protected and
successful.
We do not only build houses in our work we also create a way of life,
plan the future development of Kazan.
Today Kazan attracts the best: in IT, sports, building, industry. We create
conditions for these peoples moving into the city and are proud to be
part of this process. It also demands permanent evolution from us.
We do not only expand the volumes of building, implement new technol-
ogies and materials, but also seek for new architectural forms for our
future projects. We are aware that in order to make the project successful
it is necessary to thoroughly plan it well before the moment of building.
That is why we initiated an international competition in order to attract
the best architectural bureaus of the world for solving this task.
We live in a world where accommodation does not simply comply with the
basic needs in overnight. Nowadays your apartment is your point of view,
it is the architecture, forming the taste of the younger generation, it is a
service model, a community of like-minded people, a social space around
us, where you want to spend time.
We are sure that it is possible to realize all of this as available and
quality accommodation accommodation mostly for the young, who will
choose Kazan as a place where they want to live and develop.

Ilfat Gilfanov,
General Director
of OOO Management Company Unistroy

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 Abour Unistroy
The evidence of stability of the
Company on the whole and of each
project in particular is not only a

Development
great amount of awards and inter-
national certificates, but also, in
the first place, reliable relation-

Company
ship, which emerged between the
Company and its customers during
many years of cooperation. The rep-
utation of the leader of the Repub-
lics construction sector witness
not only success and profitability
Every new project of the Company is of any undertaking of Unistroy,
but also the reliability of partner-
new possibilities and perspectives, ship relations.

and its history is that one of

success
Objectives and A step ahead
Principles of the Sharply aware of the role and influence the company
Company
has on the state of social, economic and environmental
situation in the region, Unistroy constantly improves
the methods of work, striving to maintain the balance
Creating comfortable accommodation and modern of interests of all members of the process.
business projects, Unistroy makes an irreplaceable
contribution to the success history of each person, For already several years the policy of Unistroy has
helping to obtain harmony and cosiness. It is the been based on the principles of stable development
objective of the Company, which the whole team and rational attitude to the environment. Wider
works for. and wider application of energy and material
saving technologies in construction of residential
Wholly aware of the importance of the mission, the and commercial premises, as well as a constant
Company unceasingly strives to retain the harmony search for the most relevant and science-intensive
of interest, everyday setting itself tasks, aimed at technologies of construction and finishing serves as
compliance of most sophisticated needs of customers a necessary and sufficient evidence of the companys
with the maximum quality. Such regardful attitude to commitment to the high ideals of solicitous attitude to
the customers senses and wishes creates a reputation the environment. Besides, the companys mission and
of the leader for the Company. These qualities have its role witness a high importance of the companys
become a calling card of Unistroy during many years work in creation of a comfortable social climate in
of work at the real estate market. the region. The companys strategy of development
is being built according to societys and customers
demands. Its objective is to raise the quality of life of
a human and society on the whole.

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Companys
Objects (KAZAN)
2003
2009
Tolbukhina str., h.21, 10-storeyd residential compound Druzhinnaya str., h.7, 16-storeyd residential compound
Druzhinnaza str., h.3, 16-storeyd residential compound
Chistopolskaya str., h.76, 18-storeyd residential compound

2004
Chuikova str., h.15, 9-storeyd residential compound
Tolbukhina str., h.9, 9-storeyd residential compound

2010
Tolbukhina str., h.13, 9-storeyd residential compound Vishnevskogo str., h.29/Dostoevskogo str., h.48,
15-storeyd residential compound
Minskaya str., h.37, 9-storeyd residential compound

2005
Kalinina str., h.5, 5-storeyd residential compound Sibgata Khakima str., h.39, 18-storeyd residential compound
Prospekt Svobody str., h.22, 5-storeyd residential compound
2nd Yugo-Zapadnaya str., h.3, 9-storeyd residential compound

2011
Tolbukhina str., h.11, 9-storeyd residential compound Gorsovetskaya str., h.29, 16-storeyd residential compound
Okolnaya str., h.11, 10-storeyd residential compound

2006
F.Karima str., h.9, 5-storeyd residential compound

2012
2nd Yugo-Zapadnaya str., h.11, 10-storeyd residential compound Pobezhimova str., h.36, 10-storeyd residential compound
2nd Yugo-Zapadnaya str., h.9, 9-storeyd residential compound Volkova str., h.70, 9-storeyd residential compound
2nd Yugo-Zapadnaya str., h.5, 9-storeyd residential compound Volkova str., h.22, 6-storeyd residential compound
Tovarishcheskaya str., h.34, 9-storeyd residential compound Kul Gali str., h.27, 10-storeyd residential compound
Chistopolskaya str., h.60, 13-storeyd residential compound
Zur Uram str., h.42, 9-storeyd residential compound

2013
Sibirsky Trakt str., h.23, 19-storeyd residential compound
Spartakovskaya str., h.165, 10-storeyd residential compound

2007
Druzhinnaya str., h.8, 9-storeyd residential compound S.Batyeva str., h.5, 10-storeyd residential compound
Druzhinnaya str., h.6, 9-storeyd residential compound S.Batyeva str., h.7, 10-storeyd residential compound
Druzhinnaya str., h.4, 9-storeyd residential compound
Volkova str., h.25, 4-storeyd residential compound

2014
Shirokaya str., h.2, 9-storeyd residential compound
Teatralnaya str., h.3, 5-storeyd residential compound
Sportivnaya str., h.3, 9-storeyd residential compound
Chistopolskaya str., h.72, 9-storeyd residential compound
Sibirsky Trakt str., h.13, 24-storeyd residential compound
S.Batyeva str., h.15, 10-storeyd residential compound
S.Batyeva str., h.19, 10-storeyd residential compound
S.Batyeva str., h.21, 10-storeyd residential compound
S.Batyeva str., h.7, 10-storeyd residential compound
Lyadova str., h.15, 10-storeyd residential compound

2008
Chistopolskaya str., h.70, 9-storeyd residential compound
Chistopolskaya str., h.74, 9-storeyd residential compound
Sibgata Khakima str., h.31, 9-storeyd residential compound
Sibgata Khakima str., h.33, 9-storeyd residential compound
Sibgata Khakima str., h.35, 9-storeyd residential compound

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 Having been working at the market
over 18 years, the Company has
managed to prove its credibility and
reliability
Companys
reliability
Due to the well-considered policy and highest
requirements to the quality of construction, Unistroy
has won the respect of many customers as a reliable
real estate developer and partner.
Many partners and customers respect the Company
for the high speed of building. It becomes possible due
to a properly designed system of projects development
from the idea to the delivery, which involves all the
Companys employees. Setting itself high aims,
Unistroy tries to realize the customers wishes.
The Company does not stop in its development, and
construction outside the Republic of Tatarstan is to
become a new stage of its development.
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Construction
technologies
While building residential and commercial objects,
Unistroy uses only materials of the highest quality
and reliability as well as modern technologies. The
basic technology used by the Company is brick and
composite construction with finishing of the facades
of houses. The houses built by Unistroy have a radial
routing system. Constantly developing with each
project, the Company strives to use all its experience
in order to maximally consider the customers wishes.
Service in the
Company
During its 18 years history Unistroy has set itself as
one of the main tasks raising the level of customer
service quality. It is this task which the Companys
sales department was created for, and there a
customer can obtain all necessary information about
objects, prices and the Companys future projects.
Year 2013 was marked for the Company by the
transition of sales department to a new high-quality
level. While customers enjoy a cup of hot tea or coffee
in comfortable client zones, the Companys friendly
managers help them to choose real estate using large
screens, and representatives of partner banks help to
calculate favourable mortgage loans in the Companys
sales offices. Unistroy takes care of its clients
during the whole period of the transaction execution,
that is why the Company takes upon itself all cares
concerning the registration of contracts as well as of
rights to property after the delivery of a house.
Competition
Organizer
The Agencys mission is to form a new
model of territory development in
Russia. Its essence is concluded in
unlocking the potential of each place
by creating new cultural, social and
economic centres there.
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OOO Agency for strategic development CENTER is a
team of professionals in the field of territory complex
development. An important direction of the Agencys
activity is development of social spaces (renovation of
parks, cultural objects and industrial areas).
Till the end of year 2014 the Agency was known as
Project Center Archpolis. In 2015 it was renamed
into Agency for strategic development CENTER. The
team proposed a concept for pedestrian area in the
city of Zaraisk, carried out revitalization of territory of
the cotton-spinning mill territory in Balashikha and
textile mill in Ivanovo. In a consortium with Chinese
bureau Turenscape it took the second place in the
Competition for development of riverside territories
of the Moscow river. In 2014 it organized a number
of landmark competitions for development of
Sokolniki park, Mitino landscape park and others.
Main areas of the Agencys activity:
Analytical research in the field of territory
development;
Concepts of development and functional
programming of territories;
Urban planning and architectural competitions;
Publicprivate partnership projects;
Educational programmes and expert events.
The Agency is one of Russias three leading
competition operators. It has successfully carried out
8 competitions, among them 3 international ones.
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Competition

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The purpose of
the Competition
Creation of the urban planning and architectural
concept (and master plan) for new residential area,
with designs of main buildings and installations
with consideration of further functional zoning of
the territory: residential area, objects of social
infrastructure (kindergarten and school) and green
zones for recreation (parks and squares).
Format of the
competition
International, two-stage, limited.
Stage12
1. targeted invitation of participants
2. acceptance of applications
3. selection of participants on the basis
of portfolios
At the first stage a list of 30 candidates will be
formed (Russian and foreign bureaus), from which
the interdisciplinary Jury will choose 10 participants
in absentia on the basis of portfolios and relevant
experience. These 10 participants will come to
Kazan to become familiarized with the competition
territory and make acquaintance with the members
of the Jury. According to the results of the face-to-
face acquaintance with the participants and their
presentation of their approaches and projects at the
Jury meeting 3 finalists will be chosen from them,
who will develop the master plan and designs of main
buildings of the residential district.
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Object
Residential district planned for construction in Malye
Kabany village, Bolshekabanskoe rural settlement,
Laishevsky municipal district, the Republic of
Tatarstan, 21 km from the centre of Kazan on the
federal highway, connecting the city with Kazan
international airport .
Finalists
- According to the results of the first stage on the basis
. of portfolios 3 finalists will be selected, who will
1. development of competition proposals
by finalists
2. selection of the winner
Within the second stage 3 finalists are to develop
urban planning and architectural concept for the
territory and volumetric and spatial solutions for the
objects of new residential district, closely cooperating
with the Initiator and the Organizer of the competition
in the process of regular working meetings with visits
to the territory. The projects developed by the finalists
will undergo a technical expertise of the Initiator and
the Organizer of the competition, and as a result of
the Jury meeting the winner will be selected and his
project will be implemented. Competition proposals
that will take the second and the third places in the
final rating will be regarded as possible options of
development for the other MC Unistroy territories.
Participants
Russian and foreign companies in the field of
architecture and design, having experience in
development of residential and commercial real estate
objects, social spaces, desirably having experience
in working in the Russian context and capable of
involving specialists in the fields of economics,
finance, social studies, content programming into the
team.
develop competition proposals. Each of the finalists
will get 1 million roubles (about 15 151 USD1) for
working on the competition task.
The winner
One finalist can be recognized as the winner the
author of the best competition proposal. The winner
will be selected within an in-person meeting of the
Jury of the Competition
Award
Apart from 1 million roubles for
the development of a competition
proposal, the teams get the following
awards according to the Jury
Language of the
meeting: the winner the author
Competition of the best competition proposal
4million roubles (about 60 606 USD),
The official languages of the Competition are Russian
the author of the competition project
and English.
that comes second 2 million
roubles (about 30 303 USD), and
the third place 1million roubles
(about 15 151 USD2
1,2
taken 1 USD equals 66 RUB
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SCHEDULE OF THE COMPETITION 1

2015
13,30 Working group with the finalists.
November
15 December Working group with the finalists.

20 AUGUST Start Competition

06 October
Selection of 30 participants (targeted invitation and portfolios
gathering).

08 October
Presentation of the catalogue with portfolios of 30 participants of
the Competition to the Jury.

13 October

2016
Voting of the Jury in absentia. Selection of 10 candidates of the
Competition (short-list).

20 October
Project seminar for 10 candidates and members of the Jury.
Excursion at the object.

21 October
In-person session of the Jury. Selection of 3 finalists of the
Competition.

23 October Presentation of a detailed Technical assignment to the finalists.

27 October
Launching seminar for the Competition finalists with participation
of representatives of MC Unistroy and Organization Committee 20 January Delivery of competition works by the finalists.

of the Competition.

22 January
Delivery of competition works of the finalists to the members
of the Jury.
23 October Finalists work on competition proposals.

28 January
In-person meeting of the Jury.
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January Selection of the winner.

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The Schedule of the Competition can be slightly changed

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THE JURY
Gilfanov Mukosei
Ilfat Ilya
General Director of Architect, co-owner
Unistroy of architectural studio
PlanAR, teacher at
The Jury of the Competition will include the
MARCH
representatives of MC Unistroy the developer
of the territory, as well as leading Russian
experts in the field of architecture, city design and
planning, landscape architects, specialists in the
sphere of residential real estate development. An
invited curator from abroad will be responsible for
international expertise. The tasks of the Jury involve
the selection of a shortlist of finalists, assessment Kovalchuk Pankratieva
of competition proposals in line with the competition Yaroslav Yulia
goals, disqualification of the participants, forming Ex-leader of Head of the Project
of rating of competition proposals, selection of the Architectural and Workshop of City
winner. Michael Geller Design Workshop development of
as part of Science- Moscow region
International curator of the competition, Canadian Project Association territories and
architect, specialist in the field of stable development 38 Historical New territories of
of territories, President of The Geller Group, architect Zones, State Unitary Moscow, State Unitary
(AIBC, FCIP RPP) / David Hernandez Falagan, Partner Enterprise Scientific Enterprise Scientific
at 21st-century Housing Laboratory at the Catalonia Research and Design Research and Design
Polytechnic University, co-author of the book Tools Institute General Plan Institute General Plan
for Inhabiting the Present1. of Moscow of Moscow

Arutyunyan Gazaliev Korshunov Razuvaev

Suren Khadzhimurat Sergey Sergey
Director of Director for Unistroy Head of Real Estate
Unistroy Home development Market Analysis
Department of -
Unistroy
()

Batrutdinova Gilfanov Lyzlov Salimgaraev

Khamida Albert Nikolai Radik
Head of marketing Chairman of board of Architect, Vice-president Commercial Director
department of directors of Unistroy of the Union of Moscow of Unistroy
Unistroy architects, professor
at the International
Academy of Architecture,
teacher at the Moscow
Architectural Institute at
the chair of city building,
1
to be confirmed
leader of architectural
workshop AML.
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Context

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REGION
The Republic of Tatarstan is one of the most
economically developed regions in the Russian
Federation, which significantly contributes to its
economy.
In 2015 Tatarstan topped the national rating in
investment climate. The amount of investment from The share of the Republic of Tatarstan in the countrys economy amounts to:
small and medium enterprises reaches 40% (the
average in Russia is 25%).

2,9% 3,8% 4,5% 4%

Contribution of the Republic of
in the sum of the in the volume of the in the agricultural in the investments
Tatarstan to the Russian economy gross regional industrial production into fixed assets
product production
(IQ2015)

4,5% 3% 3% 6,3%

in the volume of in the volume of new in the retail trade of the Russian oil is
construction works housing turnover extracted

57% 47% 30% 31%

3 7
rd th
among subjects of
among subjects of
Russian Federation in of Russian of synthetic of cargo of car
Russian Federation in
the volume of the gross
place agriculture
regional product
place polyethylene rubber trucks tyres

5 8
among subjects of
th among subjects of th
Russian Federation in the
Russian Federation in
industrial production and
the new housing and
place volume of investments into
retail trade turnover1 place
fixed assets

6 9
th th
among subjects of
New housing
Russian Federation in
1
place construction place

1
according to the data of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan. www.mert.tatarstan.ru

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 Key competitive advantages of Measures of support from
Background of the Republic of the region the Government of the Republic

Tatarstan For investors who implement investment projects

The region is situated on the
it is envisaged that the income tax rate is reduced
border between Europe and Asia
to 13,5% and property tax rate is reduced to 0,1%,
Background of the Republic of Tatarstan and is an international transport
if the property is newly created or purchased by an
corridor West-East.

3 855 300
organization for project realization.
Population of
the region
A developed infrastructure Reimbursement subsidies

people
of support for investors and to refund the equipment
entrepreneurs. purchase.

8400
Average rental rent of class A Favourable administrative, tax, customs
office premises A highly developed scientific
and land privileges for residents of special
research base.
economic zones Alabuga and Innopolis.

RUB/sq.m. a year
High level of industrial Developed engineering

29717800
Population of the neighboring production development. infrastructure.
regions

people
Overall characteristics of

3600 Average rental rent of class A industrial

and storage premises
macroeconomic situation1
RUB/sq.m. a year stable positive dynamics of the the first place in the volume of the gross
gross regional product: 1547,2
billion roubles (2013) 1631,4 1

regional product in Privolzhsky Federal
District and the seventh place among

3000 000
billion roubles (2014) the Russian regions (data for year 2012)
Average cost of lands for location of
production maintaining of leading positions
by the indicator of volume of
decrease of unemployment level: 4%
RUB/ha investments into fixed assets: 525,7
billion roubles (2013), 542,8 billion
(2013) and 3,9% (2014)

roubles (2014)

28 352
Average
monthly salary dynamics of consumer inflation: dynamics of industrial inflation: 2,3%
6,3% (2013), 9,7% (2014) (2013), 4,7% (2014)

RUB 1

1
according to the data Business in Russia. Geography of Possibilities, Agency of Strategic Initiatives, 2015.
http://invest.midural.ru/uploads/ckeditor/attachments/260/Biznes_v_Rossii-GEOGRAFIYA_VOZMOZHNOSTEY.pdf

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Main branches of the Republic of
Tatarstan (RT) economy
Industrial production
By types of economic activity the structure of RT
industrial production in 2009 had the following ratio:
mining 33,1%
manufacturing industries 57,9 %
production and allocation of electric energy, gas
and water - 9%
Machine building and metal
working
A most important sector of Tatarstans industry. The
largest enterprises are OAO KAMAZ, Zavod
Malolitrazhnykh Avtomobiley, Kazansky Vertoletny
Zavod, Kazankompressormash, Alnas, agricultural production, household farms - 42,1%,
Zavod im.A.M.Gorkogo, KMPO, FGUP farmers 4,8%.
KAPO im.S.P.Gorbunova, FGUP Zavod im.Sergo.
Construction
The volume of the construction works for year 2009
amounted to 184,1 billion roubles. The volume of
the new housing amounts to 4% of the all-Russian
volume. By this indicator the Republic of Tatarstan
has the third place in the Russian Federation (after
Moscow region and Krasnodar Krai).
Oil-extracting and
oil-refining industries
The most favourable branches for
investors
Oil-extraction, oil-refinery, chemical and petrochemical
industry, information technologies and communications,
machine building, food industry and agriculture.
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Energy complex
One of the main branches of the region, based on
oil-extracting industry. Nowadays 34 companies in
Tatarstan carry out oil extraction. The largest of them
is OAO Tatneft.
Agroindustrial complex
A stably developing sector of Tatarstans economy,
including livestock, crops and fishery. In 2009
agricultural organizations made up 53,1% of the Diversity of spaces and their functional filling are a key
aspect of construction of modern residential property
projects. Especially, in the process of development
of still unbuilt areas and areas outside the historical
Logistics centres
Due to its geographical location Kazan is an important
transport hub of Russia. This position is supported by
creation of quality infrastructure: Tatarstan disposes of
3 cargo ports with 5 cargo districts, 4 passenger ports, 6
riverside stations, as well as 3 enterprises of industrial
railway transport, international airports, main railway
lines, oil and gas pipelines, all of them operating. In
2009 three class A logistics complexes were opened in
the Republic.
Videos about Tatarstan
RU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJp-aMVlr4k
EN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evqwbIwoDBE
REASONS FOR
CREATING A NEW
RESIDENTIAL AREA
Quality
improvement of
residential area
environment
who could easily get in modernization of the region.
Concentration of such people in the city would
stimulate economic growth and all-round renovation
of the city. But how could one prevent them from
centre.
For a long while the term Residential area was mainly
associated with grey standard multi-storey apartment
houses, just slightly different from each other. This was
due to the fact that during several decades housing
used to satisfy only basic needs. Standard houses
were built in the circumstances of severe shortage of
apartments and absence of private property. Future
inhabitants of such areas had no possibility to choose
themselves a place for living.
Gradually, the country economy was reformed, but the
changes, however, involved the urban landscape only
partially. Democratization process in the sphere of
architecture was not a fast one. At first, new-quality
environment could be afforded only by the elite. They
were the first who formed a demand for non-standard
architecture, visual diversity and landscaping. Now
comfortable environment is becoming available for a
greater amount of users. On a city-wide scale Kazan
forms a demand for new urban areas: within the
program Parks and squares of Tatarstan the largest
parks are being renovated, the areas along the water
are being developed: for example, in the frameworks
of a big international contest a unified concept of
development of the near shore area of three Kaban
lakes was chosen.
Fast growth of Tatarstans economy shows that the
region needs young, ambitious, progressive people
leaving the region? By creating new residential areas,
attractive and available for them.
Possible principles of formation of such
residential area:
complex urban planning network of streets and
roads and availability of public spaces;
correspondence of exterior of the buildings to the
general atmosphere and spirit of the region, to the
values and lifestyle of the local dwellers;
scale of the buildings and all types of space or-
ganization, which is proportional for a human;
the yard promoting involvement and communica-
tion with each other;
set of social infrastructure and concentration of
urban services within walking distance;
childrens growth and development in friendly en-
vironment, etc.
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 Aynur Abdulnasyrov Radmila Khakova
IT entrepreneur, founder of LinguaLeo PR-specialist

In nowadays economy the true source I visited Tatarstan in 2013 in order to present my
project LinguaLeo. We discussed a possibility
of economic growth is clustering and to create a mass platform for studying the Tatar
concentration of talented, young, pro- language, but it still remains ahead. At the same time
I got acquainted with Kazan, the IT-park. And I set my
ductive people in one place. mind to move to Kazan.
I left Tatarstan for Moscow 10 years ago. I visited my
relatives in Naberezhnye Chelny always via Kazan. And
every year I noticed how the city was changing. I think,
these changes started with the millennium anniversary
of Kazan and continued over the Universiade, the World
Aquatics Championship.

At the end of 2014 I concocted an interactive
educational project LeveL90, made investments
into the network language school LinguaLike and
Richard Florida, economist
moved to Kazan. Later I became a resident of the IT-
park where I immediately made two investments as
a business angel. Since then I have been living and
working in Kazan.
Every year I increasingly felt the energy of these changes,
and I wished to become a part of this process.
This summer, when I moved to Kazan, I have started noticing
that people around me do what they are really interested
in they have acquired faith in their abilities. Such places
as a small one-table coffee house, cafes distinct from

Creation of new Clustering The atmosphere here is very special: a beautiful

others, designer clothes have started appearing in the city.

social activity of unique modern city where there are a lot of possibilities
for professional and personal self-fulfilment. I am
People began acting more often instead of complaining
that they do something which does not bring any pleasure.

centres professionals attracted by the combination of the Western and

All over the world new residential areas appearing in
the suburbs, in big greenfield zones form centres of city
life in the previously unbuilt areas. In this case, housing
and its environment shall satisfy not only basic needs
of its dwellers, but also enrich them both socially and
culturally. The famous urbanist Jane Jacobs supposes
that urban activity centres are formed in places where
people can communicate with each other, prove
themselves and have common interests.
If we consider a residential area as a space where the
institution of the family, citizens lifestyle and way of
thinking are born and the childs character is formed, it
is crucial to realize that the architecture of the facades,
public spaces and children infrastructure will be of no
less importance than the apartment itself.
A person should be proud of the place where he/
she lives, which in its turn will result in raising the
level of responsibility and self-consciousness of the
population. Otherwise, we will get artificially existing
urban areas territories, which will gradually grow old
instead of being developed.
We live in the world of great mobility: now it is not
the cities that choose us, but it is us who choose
the cities where we would like to stay. In this way
the human capital of megapolises, which attract the
most talented, courageous and ambitious people,
is formed. Due to concentration of such people, the
urban economy makes a great leap and starts rapid
renovation and development.
Modern Kazan is successfully fitting into this trend
attracting newer and newer types of professionals.
People come here because notable mega-events
relating to sport, economy and youth take place
here, the environment for successful organization
of business and launching of new projects is being
formed on the basis of the IT-park, within the
frameworks of the program Parks and squares of
Tatarstan comfortable public spaces for recreation
and business appear in the city, resulting in its turn
in creation of demand for new housing, which will not
just be a construction for the night and safety but will
also become a space for comfortable life and self-
expression of these new citizens.
Oriental culture and architecture. In Kazan there
is a strong business community, a lot of strong
entrepreneurs who are looking for constant growth.
And there is support for initiatives on the part of the
republics leaders and elite. And I like it immensely.
Kirill Maevsky
editor
I came to Kazan from Moscow in 2011. The earned
money allowed me to open up the publishing company
Il-music. In order to live in Moscow you need to rent an
apartment which takes most part of the money earned.
In Kazan I do what I really like I popularise independent
culture. I organize an independent book festival and work
as a creative director of the Centre for contemporary
culture Smena. The citizens of Kazan have started
getting more interested in art and new literature.
Previously, there were only a few who went to Moscow,
St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod for this purpose. Now
our exhibitions and events draw over 500 people.
They travel more, they see the world around changing, but
still they remain the citizens of Tatarstan.
Sergey Sotnikov
company executive of Geometria Volga
I fell in love with Kazan from the first sight. I travel a lot
and have visited dozens of Russian cities on business
trips. Before now I recognised only three cities for
regular check with my road maps: St. Petersburg,
Moscow and Orenburg, but now Kazan has become
my unique favourite.
As far as the business area is concerned, I can
express it in just two words investment environment.
Though, it is easily felt from the first time and
without any ratings. Possibility to work efficiently and
comfortable is an important factor for any business.
I am engaged in photo agency, strategic creation and
distribution of content on the internet. My business
borders on many spheres, starting from culture
and art and finishing with politics and petroleum
industry. And I am pleased to see that the growth
rate in Tatarstan, practically in all directions, is really
impressive. However, regardless this metropolitan
growth rate, definite Central Russian calmness and
cosiness remain.

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 COMPETITION
TERRITORY
Technical parameters of the territory development:
Overall area of the territory: 360 ha;
Area of the planned residential area: 180 ha;
Desired overall housing area: 500,000 sq.m;
Housing per capita: 30 sq.m/person;
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Neighbourhood Malye Kabany
Nowadays Malye Kabany is a prestigious ecologically
clean area located on a governmental highway and
having both cultural and historical significance as well
as unique strategic importance. Now the population
is 1,403 people1 .
The existing infrastructure objects cannot satisfy the
populations needs. That is why the implementation
of the new residential quarters project contemplating
a new model of public spaces could become a new
The territory, where a new residential area is to
centre of attraction in this territory.
appear, is situated in a strategically favourable
location over a distance from the urban noise of Malye Kabany has a rich history connected with the
Kazan, on the federal highway connecting the city and Khanate of Kazan. It formed part of the lands of Kazan
the airport. The site is undeveloped and surrounded Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour.
by the natural wild landscape.
The territory is located in Malye Kabany village,
Bolshekabanskoe rural settlement (Laishevsky
Municipal District, Republic of Tatarstan). 1
Data for the year 2015
The way from here to the centre of Kazan will take
20 minutes by car, the distance between the new
residential area and Kazan is 21 km.
Apart from the multi-family development, the
vision of the future project presupposes formation
of the local quality urban environment by means of
environment design and landscape architecture. The
construction of social infrastructure objects (schools
and kindergartens) as well as of a shopping centre in
the territory is planned.
Malye Bolshie
Kabany Kabany
Schools: in view of 172 places for 1,000 inhabitants;
Kindergartens: in view of 80 places for 1,000
inhabitants;
Number of storeys in all buildings: 3-5 storeys.
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 Bolshie Kabany
Located in the neighbourhood, in Bolshie Kabany
village there are objects of social and cultural
servicing: community centres, libraries, schools
as well as significant and symbolic landmarks. In
particular, one of the dwellers favourite place (563
people1 are registered in the village) is the Church
of the Transfiguration of the Saviour built in 1560.
Bolshie Kabany is the birth place of the Russian poet
G.R. Derzhavin, the only square in the district centre
Laishevo is named after him.
the Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour
1
Data for the year 2008
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object is situated approximately 800 m north-
east from Malye Kabany village in the territory of
Stolbishchensky rural settlement.
Natural landscape
In the territory of Laishevsky district, where Malye
Kabany village is located, there are 12 lakes. One
of the interesting monuments of nature of regional
significance is lake Lesnoe, which has never been
surrounded by forest. It is situated 6 km north-east
from Bolshie Kabany village. The lake is relatively
small: it is 470 m long, about 100 m wide, with the
average depth of 5 m, its maximum depth is 12 m.
The banks and water of the lake are noted for their
particular cleanliness, and fish live there. But the way
to the lake by car is hampered in the period of heavy
rains due to the gullets crossing the way, which get
filled with water.
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SMART City Kazan
Great influence on complex development of the
territory will be exercised by the satellite city
SMART City Kazan, its construction started
in 2013. A cultural and business complex and
scientific research centres, a special economic
and parking zones are expected here. The future
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The federal highway connecting
Kazan and the airport
The distance between Malye Kabany village and Kazan
equals 21 km, this distance may be covered by car in 20
minutes. Kazan International Airport is situated 6 km
south-east of the village.
26 km away from Malye Kabany village, in the
settlement Borovoe Matyushino, summer residences
of Tatarstans Government, a big sanatorium Santa
and other recreation facilities are located as well as
elite cottages of Kazan dwellers on the Volga banks
and amid the forest plantations nearby.
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Design Gas pipeline protected zone Besides, in the territory of Stolbishchensky rural
settlement bordering of Bolshekabansky one there is

limitations The gas pipeline protected zone spreads for 100 metres
a household waste dump, and its 1,000-metre sanitary
protection zone covers a part of the undeveloped
on either side of the gas pipe axis (on the topographical territory of Malye Kabany village. It is also important
survey it is marked blue). to bear in mind that Company Darkat dealing with
The design must take into consideration a number of secure storage, freight, lease of the warehouse
Proximity of Kazan airport
peculiarities of the competition territory: and acting as a distributor of beer, beverages and
It provides for low-storeyed housing development
3-5 storeys.
Electric power line protected zones confectionary from Kazan and having a sanitary
protection zone of 50 m is situated 140 m south of the
boundaries of the populated locality. Near the village
The land plot partially falls within the electric power
there is a farm not functioning at present.
line protected zone. The electric substation is situated
200 m north-east from Malye Kabany village1.

Protected zone of
gas pipeline

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As an electric substation is the object of III class of hazard, its sanitary protection zone is 300 m.

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Preliminary Technical
Design Specification

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Materials to be prepared by the
finalists1:

1. The site plan with planning constraints the plan survey of the territory with the corresponding scale
prepared on the basis of topographical survey of topographical survey 1:500 more detailed)
(provided by the customer), aerial photo of the the layout plan representing the proposals on
area may be used as a base. The plan shows the site improvement and landscaping. With the
the existing situation, it is necessary to single scale of topographical survey 1:500 highlighting
out all the constraints imposed on construction of pavements. In the explanatory notes areas
(sanitary protection zones of existing engineering of different types of the site improvements and
communications, constraints from neighbouring landscaping.
areas, forests, rivers etc.)
6. The priority territory development plan (if
2. The layout plan of the territory the layout plan required) the layout plan with indication of
with proposals on location of facilities (from volumes of sequences for bringing the site area
the competitors), roads, pavements (with the into operation.
corresponding scale of topographical survey
7. Facades of main buildings and construction (2-3
1:500), grassed and landscaped areas with the
buildings) main facade decisions for 2-3 main
corresponding scale of topographical survey etc.
buildings.
In the explanatory notes assignment of space
for each type of development. 8. Plans of main buildings and constructions (2-3
buildings) floor-by-floor plans (excluding the
3. The layout plan of engineering communications
repeated floors). In the explanatory notes main
the layout plan depicting the location of the main
areas.
engineering networks, including engineering
network facilities (if necessary: water supply 9. The note with brief information about the
facilities, waste treatment facilities, transforming territory, number of inhabitants, built-up density,
substations). In the explanatory notes lengths main built-up areas, roads, pavements, site
of the main networks, structural design load). improvements and landscaping. Information
about the engineering networks: structural
4. The transport layout plan the layout plan
design loads, lengths. Main prospective decisions
showing the road, pavement (provided the
on buildings and constructions: construction
Customer delivers the topographic survey of
material, type of constructions, facade finish
the territory with the corresponding scale of
materials.
topographical survey 1:500) network, location
of public transport stops, public traffic plan.
Indication of cross-sections of the main roads. In
the explanatory notes areas of different paving,
type of paving.
5. The layout plan of improvements (enlarged)
(provided the Customer delivers the topographic

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At this stage only the preliminary technical design specification is provided, the participants will receive more detailed information about
the competitive territory and the technical design specification later.

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Closed International Competition for the urban
planning and architectural concept

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