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Factory Renovation

Six projects competing for the reconstruction of Confectionery and Bakery Factory “Prostor” in the district Cheremushki

26 September 2014
Contest Results
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Architect:
Alexey Goryainov
Mikhail Krymov
Firm:
Arch Group
DNK Architectural Group
Arkhstroydesign ASD
Mosproekt-2
Object:
The architectural concept for the reconstruction of the Baking Factory «Prostor» in Moscow
Russia, Moscow

Project Team:
Architects: Mikhail Krymov, Alexey Goryainov, Irina Kochuk, Diana Zhegulina

5.2014 — 6.2014
The factory is situated at the crossing of Akademika Skryabina and Ferganskaya streets in the south-east of Moscow. The factory was built in 1987 and it now consists of three buildings: the production building, the “domestic” building, and the office-and-academic building. Now it is an unsightly construction a la the 1980’s – the horizontal segmentation, typical for the industrial buildings, in combination with low-quality building materials make up the usual coloring for the outlying districts. The renovation must turn the factory into the architectural centerpiece of the area. Its main feature, however, is the fact that it does not withdraw its enterprise in order to give place to residential facilities and offices – the factory is being modernized instead. In the last few years, it is the first reconstruction without function altering.

On September 25, the judging panel of the competition selected the winners. The first prize is shared by two consortiums “Mosproject-2” and “Progress” – and Alexey Ivanov’s studio “Arkhstroydesign ASD” – working with MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE. So the second place was not assigned to anyone. The third place was awarded to “Arch Group”, the forth place – to DNK Architectural Group, the fifth place – to Polyansky’s  Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design and sixth – to the A2OM + Spectrum duet. The designer has been chosen after some talks with the client.
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First place
“Mosproject-2” and architectural bureau “Progress”.
Pyotr Anurin, Anna Kopeina, Nataljya Mastelerzh, Ivan Sakara, Nata Tatunashvili, Anastasiya Tikhomirova, Polina Filippova

Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»



The authors consider the 80s architecture to be substandard, at the same time respectfully appreciating the strong special-volume construction, the calibrated rhythms of the facades and the recognizable architectural style. The problem, according to the architects, is the low quality of the construction work and materials. All this creates the impression of “fatigue” of the buildings that have lived up to our time with shabby or hastily remodeled facades all covered with ACs, cellular antennas and random signboards.

Thus, the architects suggested no changes in the facades or the buildings themselves. Instead, they decided to bring about the original intentions of their creators – CNIIEP n. a. B.S. Mezentsev.


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»

In the meantime, new volumes will be added to the old buildings. They will be veneered with glass and aluminum (solid structural glazing, divided by vertical aluminum frames at five feet intervals) neatly built in the existing modernistic composition mainly due to the 1980’s proportions. One floor will be added to the “domestic” building. Formed by the late Soviet tessellated panels, the current facades  will be replaced by the new, similar ones, only without any visible joints.

Special attention is paid to the territory development and reorganization. The highest priority is given to common areas. The entrance from the Ferganskaya Street, accentuated by a canopy, leads to a shop, a café on the first floor of the domestic building and to the main factory gangways. The technology and the logistics of the factory work will not be changed. The exits and entrances will remain in the same places, as well as the existing parking lots that are to be planted with trees. The architects have also thought over the illumination and intentionally made it even, without accented spots.


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Mosproject-2» + «Progress»
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Yet another first place 
Alexey Ivanov’s studio “Arkhstroydesign ASD” + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE

Unlike the authors of the previous project, in this case the architects do not see the factory buildings as bearing a “sensible image”, except for the memory of building culture and typology of that time. That is why they suggest a significant change in the appearance of the buildings, their facades in particular. The basic element of the new facades are fiber-reinforced cement panels (4 ft * 4 ft * 0,3 in) with carved symbols of working processes in the factory buildings. Each block gets its “own” color. There are no panels here – the walls get painted.

The convergence of the factory territory with the surrounding buildings, getting rid of the barriers, has become the main idea of the land improvement. Both the inside part of the factory and the adjacent urban territory will be organized.


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 1st and 2nd places © «Archstroydesign ASD» + MANIPULAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE

 
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Third place
Arch Group


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 

The office block is turned into a glass tower. The rest buildings are masked behind the new facades. Their texture indicates the confectionery specialization of the factory, in that way or another. The largest façade is made of special fabric with the texture of dough and the fingerprints reminding of the bakers’ manual labor. The semitransparent façade material lets the light easily into the building. From the outside, however, it does not seem transparent at all and creates an illusion of a solid surface. Another façade type is made of a perforated material, reminding the texture of sliced bread. 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 3rd place © "Arch Group" 
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Fourth place
DNK Architectural Group


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group" 

The domestic block was enlarged by two floors. A bit extended, alike to the “mountain peak”, this angle becomes the spatial landmark – it can be easily seen from the crossroads. In order to unite the factory complex with the city the authors suggest the outside modernized park be broadened up to the crossroads opening up the facades the administrative and domestic buildings and providing direct access to the complex from the Akademika Skryabina Street. The first floors of the blocks are glazed. The main entrance in the domestic block is being shifted closed to the center of the vestibule inside. The entrance to the shop is planned to be made at the end-wall of the administrative building, so that it would lead out to an open space of the parking lot, where the main entrance is.

There will be a park with lanes and platforms between the street and the production building. The enterprise territory is separated from the park with a transparent fence of vertical steel profiles – so that the façade of the production block would be open to the park.


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 4th place © "DNK Architectural Group"
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Fifth place
Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design

The territory of the factory is being significantly enlarged with outbuildings and superstructures in this project. A baker’s shop is added to the structure of the incoming group. New entrances and parking lots for personnel and visitors are being made. The existing parking lot is being planted with trees. The modernization includes causeways, minor architectural forms and illumination. The authors are also working on a new transit pedestrian path, connecting Akademika Skryabina and Ferganskaya streets.

Perforated metal sheets and structural glass are proposed as the two main materials. The facades are being winterized.


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


Contest project for the reconstruction of the Confectionary and Bakery Factory "Prostor" 5th place © Polyansky Moscow Institute of Art and Architecture Design


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Architect:
Alexey Goryainov
Mikhail Krymov
Firm:
Arch Group
DNK Architectural Group
Arkhstroydesign ASD
Mosproekt-2
Object:
The architectural concept for the reconstruction of the Baking Factory «Prostor» in Moscow
Russia, Moscow

Project Team:
Architects: Mikhail Krymov, Alexey Goryainov, Irina Kochuk, Diana Zhegulina

5.2014 — 6.2014

26 September 2014

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Interview
Yuri Vissarionov: “A modular house does not belong to the land”
It belongs to space, or to the air... It turns out that 3D printing is more effective when combined with a modular approach: the house is built in a workshop and then adapted to the site, including on uneven terrain. Yuri Vissarionov shares his latest experience in designing tourist complexes, both in central Russia and in the south. These include houseboats, homes printed from lightweight concrete using a 3D printer, and, of course, frame houses.
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​Moscow’s First
“The quality of education largely depends on the quality of the educational environment”. This principle of the last decade has been realized by Sergey Skuratov in the project for the First Moscow Gymnasium on Rostovskaya Embankment in the Khamovniki district. The building seamlessly integrates into the complex urban landscape, responding both to the pedestrian flow of the city and the quiet alleyways. It skillfully takes advantage of the height differences and aligns with modern trends in educational space design. Let’s take a closer look.
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Looking at the Water
The site of Villa Sonata stretches from the road to the water’s edge, offering its own shoreline, pier, and a picturesque river panorama. To reveal these sweeping views, Roman Leonidov “cut” the façade diagonally parallel to the river, thus getting two main axes for the house and, consequently, “two heads”. The internal core – two double-height spaces, a living room and a conservatory, with a “bridge” above them – makes the house both “transparent” and filled with light.
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The White Wing
Well, it’s not exactly white. It’s more of a beige, white-stone structure that plays with the color of limestone – smoother surfaces are lighter, while rougher ones are darker. This wing unites various elements: it absorbs and interprets the surrounding themes. It responds to everything, yet maintains a cohesive expression – a challenging task! – while also incorporating recognizable features of its own, such as the dynamic cuts at the bottom, top, and middle.
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Urban Dunes
The XSA Ramps team designed and built a three-part sports hub for a park in Rostov-on-Don, welcoming people of all ages and fitness levels. The skate plaza, pump track, and playground are all meticulously crafted with details that attract a diverse range of visitors. The technical execution of the shapes and slopes transforms this space into a kind of sculptural composition.
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Proportional Growth
The project for the fourth phase of the ÁLIA residential area has been announced. The buildings are situated on an elongated plot – almost a “ray” that shoots out from the center of the area towards the river. Their layout reflects both a response to Moscow’s architectural preferences over the past 15 years, shifting “from blocks to towers”, and an interpretation of the neighboring business park designed by SOM. Additionally, the best apartments here are not located at the very top but closer to the middle, forming a glowing “waistline”.
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The “Staircase” Building
In designing the “Details” residential complex in New Moscow, Rais Baishev spiced up the now-popular Moscow theme of a “courtyard” building with an idea drawn from the surrealist drawings by Maurits Escher. He envisioned the stepped silhouettes and descending slopes as a metaphysical mega-staircase, creating a key void within the courtyard that gave the project an internal “spine”. This concept is felt both in the building’s silhouette and on its façades.
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Projection of the Quarter
No one doubted that the building that Vladimir Plotkin designed as part of the “Garden Quarters” would be the most modernist of all. And it turned out just that way: while adhering to the common design code, the building successfully combines brick and white stone, rhythmically responding to the neighboring building designed by Ostozhenka, yet tactfully and persistently making a few statements of its own. This includes the projection of the ideal urban development composition “14–9–6”, which can be found right next door, mathematical calculations, including those for various types of terraces (and perhaps the only reminder of the Soviet past of the Kauchuk rubber factory!), and the white “cross-stitch” pattern of the façade grid.
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Domus Aurea
In this issue, we examine the “Tessinsky-1” house, designed by Sergey Skuratov and completed in 2023. Located in the middle of the Serebryanicheskaya Embankment district, at the intersection of its main streets, this house assumes a sort of “nodal” role: it not only responds to everything around it and preserves many memories of the former EMA factory within itself, but it weaves all this into a newly directed pattern, reconciling bright “gold” and dark-colored brick, largely with the help of the new, modern-yet-archaic Columba brick, which, come to think about it, is the most precious element here.
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The Chimney of Nikola-Lenivets
In this issue, we are examining the “Obelisk House” designed by KATARSIS and built for the Arkhstoyanie 2023 festival. However, it was only finished later on, and this is why we are examining it now. It seems to us that after the “Obelisk House” appeared in Nikola-Lenivets, a dialogue and a few inner connections appeared between the temporary structures built here. These houses no longer look like “accidental neighbors”, more of which below.
​Periscope by the Bay
The jury awarded the second place in the competition for a public and cultural center in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the companies GORA (“Mountain”) and M4. In the consortium’s proposal, the building resembles a sperm whale with a calf swimming next to it or a periscope, whose lenses capture the most spectacular views from the surrounding landscape.
Contest Results
From Arcs to Dolmens
While working on the competition project for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, ASADOV Architects prioritized the value of the natural and urban environment, aiming to preserve the balance of the location while minimizing the resemblance of the volume that they designed to a “traditional building”. The task was challenging, and the architects created three versions, one of which having been developed after the competition, where their main proposal took third place. However, the point of interest here is not the competition result but the continuity of creative thinking.
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Hide and Seek
The ID Moskovskiy house, designed by Stepan Liphart in St. Petersburg, in the courtyards near Moskovskiy Avenue beyond the Obvodny Canal and recently completed, is notable for several reasons. Firstly, it has been realized with considerable accuracy, which is particularly significant as this is the first building where the architect was responsible not only for the facades but also for the layouts, allowing for better integration between the two. On the other hand, this building is interesting as an example of the “germination” of new architecture in the city: it draws on the best examples from the neighborhood and becomes an improved and developed sum of ideas found by the architect in the surrounding context.
The Big Twelve
Yesterday, the winners of the Moscow Mayor’s Architecture Award were announced and honored. Let’s take a look at what was awarded and, in some cases, even critique this esteemed award. After all, there is always room for improvement, right?
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Above the Golden Horn
The residential complex “Philosophy” designed by T+T architects in Vladivostok, is one of the new projects in the “Golubinaya Pad” area, changing its development philosophy (pun intended) from single houses to a comprehensive approach. The buildings are organized along public streets, varying in height and format, with one house even executed in gallery typology, featuring a cantilever leaning on an art object.
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Nuanced Alternative
How can you rhyme a square and space? Easily! But to do so, you need to rhyme everything you can possibly think of: weave everything together, like in a tensegrity structure, and find your own optics too. The new exhibition at GES-2 does just that, offering its visitor a new perspective on the history of art spanning 150 years, infused with the hope for endless multiplicity of worlds and art histories. Read on to see how this is achieved and how the exhibition design by Evgeny Ace contributes to it.
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Blinds for Ice
An ice arena has been constructed in Domodedovo based on a project by Yuri Vissarionov Architects. To prevent the long façade, a technical requirement for winter sports facilities, from appearing monotonous, the architects proposed the use of suspended structures with multidirectional slats. This design protects the ice from direct sunlight while giving the wall texture and detail.