Bergen

Current height information available is provided in the file BERGEN-NO-SS-M1-1-3D and BERGEN-NO-PS-M1-4-3D in the folder 0-New_docs_after_launch.
A requirement of the regulating plan is that the floor level on the first floor of new buildings shall not be lower than 2.5 metres above sea level.  Therefore it is likely that most of S1 ground will be redesigned and raised to meet this requirement.
Another requirement of the regulating plan is a variation in building heights up to 6 storeys (22m), where 30% of the buildings can exceed 16 metres above sea level.

The file is now available in an AutoCAD 2013 format in folder 0-New_docs_after_launch. The file is called "BERGEN-NO-PS-M1-5.dwg".

Just S1.

The regulating plan doesn't have specific rules concerning minimum distance between buildings and border areas, the future parks and Møllendal's road. The road however is up for renewal (Competition brief page 14) and shall in the future be reconfigured with pavements on both side and a two-way traffic cycle lane. The reconfigured street with its minimum dimensions is available as a dwg file. The minimum new street dimensions are also available in the regulating plan dwg file. The distance from the buildings towards the street will be a matter of design and of consideration of which other elements one eventually will want to add to the minimum street profile (such as trees, threshold areas, etc).

Just S1.

The current plan has no regulations against building an underground or partially underground parking garage. This part of the building does not necessary need to be 2.5 m above the sea level, since it can withstand being flooded (see page 23 in the competition brief). The proximity to the water, existence of polluted masses and risk of flooding will however impact the economics of a parking garage.

That is correct. The municipality wants to build a pilot project for new concepts of sharing.

"Sharing v Segregation" is the key topic for this site, but looking at how the site can allow for and support self-initiated activities is also a possible dimension.

Yes, the Møllendal River connects Svartediket and Store Lungegårdsvann. The river is marked as a blue line on the map on page 9 of the competition brief. The middle part where the line is missing indicates where the river is located underground.

The program of the sewage pump (AA1) cannot be relocated. The built structure over the pump can be demolished and rebuilt in order to adapt the form and expression of the building. Incorporating it in another building or structure can be challenging due to the specific nature of its function (odour nuisance).

There is no need for the referenced files. The file contains a plan of the Møllendal Road and five sections. A new file without references, called "Bergen-NO-PS-M1-4", has been made available in folder 0-New_docs_after_lauch.

Yes.

Large parts of Grønneviksøren were a former landfill and the area has been for many years occupied with several industries.  The pollution is lower in P1 than in the remaining parts of the site. 
The greatest health risks for humans are associated with exposure to hazardous waste, heavy metals and harmful chemicals , which can come from air (toxic chemicals from the soil can be vaporized), groundwater  and soil (harmful chemicals may be absorbed through the skin after contact with contaminated soil, and vegetables and other edible plants grown in such soil can absorb chemicals).
This is a typical condition of former landfill and industrial sites, and one which requires proper remediation measures so that development can take place.  The environmental impact assessment carried out as part of the regulating plan, has presented a number of measures which will need to be followed. Technical solutions will be further detailed in the future implementation phases, so they are not part of the Competition scope. Here the most important will be to cover the contaminated masses with clean soil, so that it is not possible to come in contact with the masses. This is in turn done in combination with other measures, such as properly encapsulating the remaining polluted soil and/or properly removing parts of it to avoid the risks associated with vaporized chemicals.
Other important measures will be the use of pile foundations for buildings, and the hardening of outdoor surfaces or other methods to keep water out (to prevent leachate formation.
Stormwater in the built area shall not be allowed to infiltrate the soil, but instead guided towards Møllendal river. Møllendal's road (Møllendalsveien, o_V1) will receive stormwater from the surrounding areas, and must have an inclination from either direction towards o_V2 – a local access to Grønneviksøren, by the western side of the student housing blocks.  A fall from Møllendal's road to Store Lungegårdsvann/Møllendal's river, should be established, from about level 2.1 on the road, so that the water can then be able to run directly back to the river, along o_ V2 and on through the future river park (o_Park2).

Height information is provided in the file BERGEN-NO-SS-M1-1-3D and BERGEN-NO-PS-M1-4-3D in the folder 0-New_docs_after_launch.

Yes.

Please see the municipality's answer on how strict the boundaries between the parcels of land in the regulation plan are in the document Report_from_site_visit_Bergen in the folder 0-New_docs_after_launch.

No.

The top right side of the Møllendal river is part of the Møllendal's east plan which was approved in 2010. The properties 163/579 and 163/20 correspond to the development parcel B1, while 163/602 correspond to the development parcel B2. Møllendal's east plan has regulated for transformation of these parcels from industry to dense urban blocks. The plan allows for three to six-storeys high buildings, with active facades, commerce and retail on the building's ground floor areas which face the neighbourhood square and Mølendal's street, and with apartments above.

The parcel B2 (property 163/602) is now under development, under the market name "Møllestranden". Building's footprint is shown on the plan on page 13 of the competition brief, and 3D illustration by Tippetue architects is on page 17. The building heights vary between 3 and 6 storeys.

Development of parcel B1 (properties 163/579 and 163/20) is as of today not clarified. The developers have recently gotten political approval for a 16-storey high building, which contradicts the Møllendal's east regulation plan and the municipality planner's recommendations, and has been met by opposition from the Hordaland County Council. The authority to make the final planning decision is transferred to the Ministry of Environment. A work schedule for the development of this site is therefore unclear.

Two new illustrations showing the requested information, named BERGEN-NO-SS-P39 and BERGEN-NO-SS-P40, are available in the folder 0-New_docs_after_launch.

Please see the municipality's answer on how many units are planned on the site  in the document Report_from_site_visit_Bergen in the folder 0-New_docs_after_launch.

No drawings are available of the building in Bergen's municipality archive.

The regulating plan doesn't have any rules concerning minimum distance between buildings. Here will standard building regulations apply (TEK 10).

The regulation plan opens up for adjustments of  the diverse boundaries, and for a small filling of the water within area FSV1, with the aim of achieving good urban design solutions.  A larger filling will contradict the regulation plan, and therefore make development more unpredictable.

The requirement is referring to the Norwegian first floor (English ground floor).

The building heights stipulated in the regulating plan correspond to the maximum height for all types of constructions, including inclined roofs.  In addition, technical elements, up to 3,5m high, can exceed the maximum heights on 15% of the roof surface.

The regulating plan does not have any rules concerning minimum distance between facing blocks. Standard building regulations will apply here (TEK 10).

The regulating plan does not have any rules on this matter. Standard building regulations will apply here (TEK 10).