Pastel and GlassFor two months already, in Saint Petersburg, works "Boris Eifman Dance Academy", the unique building of which was designed by "Studio 44".
Four Islands of Cape Green"Architectural Group DNK" is building a settlement of "Reka-Reka" ("River-River") next to Zvenigorod. "We got hold of a splendid opportunity to design the entire settlement and think through its every detail - from the general master plan and housing projects to the elements of landscape and interior design" - share the architects about their project.
Build a House, Plant a Tree... In It!The country house that UNK Project designed in the settlement "Zhukovka XXI" became the "visiting card" if the bureau long before it was actually completed. And now that the customers have finally moved in, it has become clear that the "advance" high critical acclaim was more than justified.
Honeycomb with a River ViewThe Klyazma Lake is going to see Totan Kuzembaev build yet another house - this time in the shape of a rectangular portal into which a "honeycomb" of wood and glass is inscribed.
Universal SimplicityAleksey Ivanov Studio "Arkhstroydesign ASD" became the winner of the Fifth Open Contest organized by Russian Housing Development Foundation for the best low-rise energy-efficient housing project of economy class.
A Mall with an OverpassOn Leningrad highway, the second stage of the multi-purpose complex "Metropolis" is underway. The facades of this building were designed by UNK project.
Wave of Light"T+T Architects" took part in the tender for the development of the design concept of the second construction stage of "Alkon" business center. The main decorating element of the public areas of this complex, according to the architects' plan, is a parametric lighting structure.
Court of Honor with a Chimney"Studio 44" won the tender for the project of a residential complex on the embankment of the Karpovka River. In their proposal, the team of Nikita Yavein develops the traditional Saint Petersburg theme of a house with a court of honor.
Crystal of ReasonFor Yekaterinburg’s bid book for the right to host the World Universal Exhibition "Expo-2020", ABD Architects developed a concept of arranging the exhibition facilities.
Lofts in the ParkOn the north of Moscow, "Homeland Group" is designing the apart-complex "Loft Park" - an up-to-date city block in "loft" style, bordering on an oak park and the famous Golovinskiye Ponds.
Watercolor AlloyThe project of a residential complex that is now being built in the Moscow suburb of Balashikha incorporates the most characteristic techniques of the classic modernism, the subtleties of the contextual approach, several variations of housing typology, and a fresh and picturesque emotionality.
House at the Bend (It Grows on You)By the project of "Architecturium" Studio, on the Mashkinskoe Highway, the construction of "Novogorsk Olympic Village" is underway. This year, the checkpoint building and the four-story residential house, located on the front line of the settlement, have been put into operation.
Expressive Beauty of the HorizontalIn the settlement of Dubrovka, architect Roman Leonidov built "Oakland House" - a cottage the image and layout of which were developed under the motto "simplicity and tranquility".
Mathematics of ComfortDesigning a new residential complex in the Nevsky district of Saint Petersburg, "Studio 44" treated it as a "city within a city", a place that is self-sufficient, comfortable to live in, and complete with all the necessary elements of the traditional city environment.
Window of PowerMeditating on the subject of how the new Parliamentary Center of the Russian Federation might look like, the team of architects headed by Alexander Asadov and Karen Saprichyan proposed to build, within the framework of Moscow City, a building with a golden niche on the main facade and a giant sphere of the congress hall suspended inside of it.
Drops of LiquorFor the company "Diageo", "Sergey Estrin Architectural Studio" has designed a new office whose design showcases the top brands of this world's largest producer of alcoholic beverages.
Angel Lands"Asadov Architectural Bureau" took part in a closed international tender for the best project of the new pedestrian and cyclist bridge in the center of Ukraine's capital Kiev.
Villas in the ParkFor the downtown area of the city of Ufa, Bureau of Vissarionov has developed a project of reconstructing the residential block between the Lenin Street and the Soldatskoe ("Soldier") Lake - project under the self-explanatory name of "Park Housing".
Loft TriumphNot far away from the famous artist village in the north of Moscow, "T+T Architects" is designing a new apartment complex executed in the aesthetics of the contemporary European summer home.
Laterna MagicaIn the capital of Kazakhstan, yet another high-profile project will be built by "Studio 44" - the Saint Petersburg bureau has won the international tender for designing the Youth Palace in Astana.
Portal of the "Empire"Taking part in the contest for the project of the second stage of construction of "Empire Tower" Complex, the architectural group DNK treated the last unfinished building on the Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment as a laconic-shape volume with dramatic and expresive facades.
City GateMore on the project by UNK Bureau that won the contest for the best architectural solution of the second construction stage of "Empire Tower" Complex in Moscow City.
The Outposts of City ComfortTaking part in the competition for the development concept of the former industrial park at the Berezhkovskaya Embankment, "Asadov Architectural Bureau" came up with the solution that was turning this area into an integral part of the city.
Office Drive"SPEECH Choban&Kuznetsov" Bureau continues with the implementation of the interior design project for the offices of VTB Bank in the "Federation" Complex. Yet another, the 59th floor is completed.
Golden Expo SailThis year, the Saint Petersburg project of "Expoforum" developed by Eugene Gerasimov and Sergey Choban has entered the phase of active implementation. According to the renovated version of the project, the Shushary congress and exhibition complex will get golden facades and impressive parabolic marquees.
Green CavernsIn the under-construction apartment house at the Staroalekseevskaya Street, the architectural bureau ADM is in charge not only of creating comfortable apartments but also unique green public areas.
Balanced DecisionsThe company Homeland Group worked together with the French bureau AREP and Setec in the development of a master plan for the innovation center Skolkovo. Homeland Group adapted the ideas of their French colleagues to the Russian reality.
Wooden Mop of HairThe contest project of an apart-hotel on the shore of the Adriatic Sea, developed by Totan Kuzembaev, has been awarded the Special Jury Prize
Eugene Asse: "We wanted to make this historical architecture really contemporary".The architects Alexander Epifanov and Eugene Asse got the Art Newspaper Russia prize for the restoration of Nizhny Novgorod's "Arsenal" building. Marina Ignatushko - exclusively for Archi.ru - talked with Eugene Ace about the specifics and details of this work and the prospects of its completion.
Julius Borisov: UNK Project: western principles in Russian architecture.
"UNK Project" Bureau that celebrated its 15th birthday last year is the rare example of a Russian company that was organized and that operates according to the western model - operates successfully. Which fundamentals were borrowed by the Russian architects from their western colleagues and how the Russian architects were able to implement these fundamentals into the domestic practice - about this we are talking with one of the founders of the company, architect Julius Borisov.
Vitamin ComplexThe ADM architects have come up with a project, according to which the complex of buildings of the former Research Institute for Vitamins turns into an up-to-date and comfortable business park. This is yet another project by this bureau that implements the sustainability principles into Moscow's everyday life. All the artistic devices that were accessible to the authors were used for the embodiment of the symbiosis of Nature and Human Knowledge.
Caroline Bos: We, architects, could do more than we thinkUNStudio co-founder Caroline Bos visited Moscow where she gave a lecture to the students of the Strelka institute and discussed architecture education and practice with Archi.ru
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March 25, 2013
Caspian Sea OasisThe simple and functional volume of the hotel building is not only surrounded by a garden - it grows together with it, or rather, almost literally, grows OUT of it.
Stylish ImprovementThis summer, the architectural workshop ADM is completing the project of renovating a 1950s administrative building, which is to drastically change its appearance.