Nikita Yavein:

Anna Martovitskaya. Semispherical hinge

Last year the architectural workshop "Studio 44" completed construction of a new office complex in the very heart of St. Petersburg. It is hard to find a spare area in the density of streets neighboring to the Alexander Nevski Square, for this reason the business center was attached to one of the existing buildings. The new architectural hybrid became a new sight of Telezhnaya streets.

Anna Martovitskaya. Mirror image

Last year, in March, results of the international contest on the best architectural and town-planning solution of “European Embankment” in St. Petersburg were resumed. One of the most interesting was the project by "Studio 44" which created the image of a new city-block combining the features of three different epochs.

Anna Martovitskaya. Brigantine spreads sails

In May “Studio-44” got a new office, a 3 storey building in Manezhny pereulok, with a built-up 2 level mansard. It is significant for its interior with bare interior rafter system of glued wood. Critics have already compared it to an inverted Viking boat. The project received the Bronze diploma at “Zodchestvo-2009” festival.

Anna Martovitskaya. The linear path of development

Contest on the reconstruction project of the famous Apraksin Dvor in St. Petersburg became one of the most famous in architectural life of 2007. Journalists readily covered opposition of the two major players of the game: Glavstroy and Russian Land development corporations. Must admit the concepts paled beside such factors and were rarely highlighted in media. While there were interesting project among them, including the one by "Studio 44". Their concept preserves the historical structure of Apraksin Dvor and enriches it with new features.

Anna Martovitskaya. Forge of executives

Mikhailovskaya dacha or Mikhailovka manor is one of the pearls in the necklace of the palace and park ensembles of the Great Peterhof road. It is a historical and cultural monument of federal significance and is the nearest neighbor of Konstantinovsky Palace. The last, a few years ago turned into the Palace of Congresses, probably, suggested the city authorities scenario for Mikhailovka recovery from the ruins. Under the project of architectural bureau "Studio 44" there will be constructed Graduate School of Management campus on the basis of manor of the Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich.

Anna Martovitskaya. "Linkor", more "Linkor"!

In the end of 2007 "Studio 44" architects built the A-class business center named " Linkor " nearby the most revolutionary symbol of St. Petersburg - "Aurora" cruiser. This complex is a lot like a ship and was built using the most innovative materials and technologies. It is reasonably seen together with "Aurora" – it is so unique and progressive, that it seems a revolution in office architecture of the city on the Neva is inevitable.

Nikita Yaveyn. Interview by Lyudmila Likhacheva

Nikita Yaveyn is one of participants of an exposition of Russian pavilion of XI architectural biennial in Venice