Object
Water Stadium
In 2013 in Kazan there will be held the 27th Summer Universiade – the World Student Sports Games. It requires 40 sports facilities, many of which will be built specifically for the Universiade. One of the most important is the Palace of water sports designed by SPEECH architectural studio, they won the contest as well as Arup and PSO "Kazan." This facility combines the clean energy of classical modernism forms with delicate textures and technical capabilities of modern architecture.
SPEECH
  • March 29, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
With surgical precision
The architectural studio "Studio 44" designed a new treatment and rehabilitation complex for one of the most well-known St. Petersburg medical institutions - Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre in the name of V.A. Almazov. There will be conducted cardiac surgery and hemo transplantation. An uncommon architectural solution was found for a uniquely equipped center.
Company:
  • March 24, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Glass Dune
Along the left bank of the Volga river, opposite to Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, not yet developed, soon there will grow a modern tourist and business center. The project of this mixed-use facility was designed by PTAM Vissarionov. The architects interpreted Kremlin vis-а-vis as a giant dune of glass.
Architectural bureau of Yuri Vissarionov
  • March 22, 2010
  • Natalia Koriakovskaia
Object
New generation DNA
After the triumph of the boarding school in Kozhukhovo which brought a number of prestigious professional awards to the architectural studio "Atrium" and reputation of social-oriented developer to the "DON-Stroi" company, their co-operation simply had to be continued. Anton Nadtochy and Vera Butko designed children educational campus, consisting of a school for 1100 students and two pre-school facilities, for the 12th district of Shchukino. It’s been dominated by DON-stroi "Alye Parusa" for a few yeas now.
ATRIUM
  • March 2, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Sectional Elevation
Vladimir Bindeman’s studio "Arhitekturium" designed "Kiparis" hotel for Hostinsky district in Sochi. Because of the considerable relief drop the 7storey building looks like a 3storey one, but due to the distinguished boomerang shape it can be a new sign of the area.
Arhitekturium
  • February 25, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
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House with gryphons
“Evgeny Gerasimov and Partners” designed a building, resembling both a Venetian palace by the water and a romantic castle, for Krestovsky island, which for a few years now has been seized with an elite housing development boom.
Evgeniy Gerasimov & partners
  • February 19, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya Julia Tarabarina
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Further Mathematics
Marfino residential district located in the north-east of Moscow, made into the recent history as a huge area of typical housing development. However, it was not such before: the concept was totally changed a few times, from elite to “economy-class” real estate. "Sergey Kiselev & Partners” was in charge of the next to last reincarnation of Marfino.
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • February 17, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
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Mission "Luxe"
Reconstruction of "Tsentralnaya" hotel is one of Moscow projects fated to raise heated debates. Defenders of historical objects call it just “destruction of the monument”, but the officials name it “restoration and development”. Pavel Andreev, the architect and author of the project takes a philosophical approach to such opposition of terminology, saying that monuments will always be reconstructed and the story of "Central" just proves it.
Paul Andreev
  • February 12, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Cosmos under the ground
Last autumn, in Kaluga, there was held an open contest on the second stage project of The State Museum of Cosmonautics History in the name of K.E. Tsiolkovsky. Vissarionov’s PTAM arranged the new constructions of the museum mostly under the underground, in the natural slope.
Architectural bureau of Yuri Vissarionov
  • February 11, 2010
  • Natalia Koriakovskaia
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Mountain speaking to the mountain
Architectural studio “Sergei Kiselev & Partners” took part in the open international contest on the best business center project with the hotel Intercontinental in Yerevan. In their design the architects interpreted it as a new Armenian capital height dominant, which begins a dialogue with the famous Ararat mountain.
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • February 4, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
The fairest scale
The three years of work on the Russian architectural market SPeeCH marked by publication of a monograph with all their projects. Under the simple black cover with the studio logo there are gathered more than 30 concepts, projects and constructions, illustrating the scale, quality standards and creative principles of Sergey Tchoban, Sergei Kuznetsov and Pavel Shaburov company.
SPEECH
  • February 3, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
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.
Company:
  • January 28, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Splash of orange
Vladimir Bindeman’s architectural studio designed a residential complex for 530 apartments in Leninsky district of Chelyabinsk city. Home of USSR heavy industry will have a building with distinguished silhouette, uncommon tectonics and bright coloring.
Arhitekturium
  • January 26, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Architectural puzzle “Konstantinovo”
Throughout the last year A. Asadov’s architectural studio and “Grand Project City" were developing the project of “Konstantinovo” residential district for Domodedovo, Moscow region. The project originated a new tradition – contests within the studio. The architects selected the best project and added most interesting ideas of other participants.
ASADOV architects
  • January 25, 2010
  • Anna Gerasimenko
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Beside “Taganka”
SPeeCH architectural studio designed an educational and sports complex along Zemlyanoi Val, nearly opposite to Taganka Theatre.The new 3storey volume responds the one of the most famous objects of Moscow architecture of 1970’s with the same active relief and terracotta finishing of the façade.
SPEECH
  • January 22, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Here will grow a garden-city
"Olympiisky" residential area in the suburbs of Krasnodar city is the first project of a complex housing development in the portfolio of "Atrium", the architectural studio. Despite that Anton Nadtochy and Vera Butko had never designed for a 300 ha territory, they did their job brilliantly, they developed a truly "green" village with high-level infrastructure.
ATRIUM
  • January 21, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
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.
Company:
  • January 15, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Palace scenario
The project is not new, it is more than two years old, but is unknown. There would be a new city-block in Moscow, similar to the building along Levshinsky lane so popular among tourists.
Alexandrov and partners, U-Studio
  • January 12, 2010
  • Anna Martovitskaya Julia Tarabarina
Object
Made in ABD
This article is not about the results of an architectural studio work, not about a project or construction, but tells about creative and work processes. The architects from ABD company, whose constructions have become a standard of quality commercial architecture, agreed to share secrets of bureau work management.
ABD architects
  • December 29, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Like a volcano
This year, in autumn there was held an international architectural contest on the best project of Taipei Pop Music Center. The finalists (Studio Gang Architects was one of them) were announced in November, but their projects haven’t been published yet. Archi.ru presents the “Dragon Nest” of Asadov’s srudio – one of the Russian projects, participated in the contest.
ASADOV architects
  • December 26, 2009
  • Anna Gerasimenko
Object
In the course of highway style
Minsk is one of the most dynamically building up cities among all the CIS countries capitals. Commercial real estate market and hotel business are being actively developed in Belarusian capital, so “Kempinski” idea to design for Minsk no only a hotel, but a mixed-use complex is very logical. Architectural bureau SPeeCH was commissioned to design the project MFK along Nezavisimosti avenue.
SPEECH
  • December 24, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Procrustes's bed of regulations
Today in Moscow, there is still in progress work on a number of large-scale development projects, soon there will be new city districts. One of the projects is the residential city-block in the bottom-land of Ramenka river by Pavel Andreev. It was already highlighted by the agency of architectural new.
Paul Andreev
  • December 22, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
A decent charm of proportions
Construction of Kudrovo, a new housing estate, with population of 60 000 is one of the most ambitious Saint-Petersburg projects of complex territory development, even the economical crisis did not cease it. “Evgeny Gerasimov and partners” in association with Nps Tchoban Voss developed a master-plan and architectural concept of the North Capital new satellite town.
Evgeniy Gerasimov & partners, Tchoban Voss Architekten
  • December 8, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Zigzag of health
Vera Butko and Anton Nadtochi gracefully fit the project of a health clinic combined with spa-resort into Moscow area hills saving its straight line architecture integrity. A harmonious scenery.
ATRIUM
  • December 7, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Tartan pattern
Upon the project of “Sergei Kiselev and partners” there will be constructed a business centre consisting of nine variable-height buildings at the cross of Serpuhovsky Val and Shabolovka street. Designed entirely for offices and placed tightly the buildings however will not transfer the area into another “City”, thought they are very similar to is scale, coloring and character.
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • December 3, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Miraculous transformation of a house
Numerous brick palaces and castles built in provinces around Moscow in 1990ies are among symbols of the period. However the fashion on massive structures “styled after” went by fast and nowadays such houses are being reconstructed. ADM bureau has recently completed such project, where they managed to turn a pseudo classical private residence into a work of modern architecture.
ADM
  • December 1, 2009
  • Anna Gerasimenko
Object
Crystal Revolution
Anyone who ever bought a souvenir knows that the "Russian national crafts" and "modern design" are not very friendly to each other. Is it possible to bring a new life into something that is a real ornament of the national culture and history? Arseni Leonovich, an architect from Panacom bureau reply in the affirmative. This year, in May as a guest designer at ZAO "Russian art crafts” he started the process of introduction the industry with modern design in the town of Gus-Crystal, the oldest center of the glass industry.
PANACOM
  • November 26, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
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.
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  • November 25, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
At the cross of the two boulevard
In 2004 the project of “Novoarchangelskoe” locality developed by “Architecturium” won the contest run by “Sovremenny Dom” magazine. Five years ago the fact of running such contest was an absolute breakthrough for domestic market of countryside developments: developers realized that an architect plays a significant role in success of commercial product “countryside development” and exactly at the stage of developing a master-plan. Realization of the project-winner is a fine example.
Arhitekturium
  • November 11, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
A snow whirl for Sochi
Arrangements for the Olympic Games of 2014 are at full drive. In Imeretinskaya Valley a number of objects are being built at the moment, and a few other ones are in project. For many large countries the Olympic Games is a chance to demonstrate their national schools of architecture, but Russia is different. Russian architects are left to take personal initiative and make alternative projects for Sochi-2014. Such fighters for national atmosphere is A. Asadov’s studio and “Project-KS”, they have developed a conception of design of sport facilities named “sNezhnaya Russia”. Without breaking into the objects project they have created a smart “packing case” which is able to change the entire image.
ASADOV architects
  • November 5, 2009
  • Anna Gerasimenko
Object
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.
Company:
  • October 29, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Underground road
In Moscow, a couple of years ago, the reconstruction project of New Arbat was extensively discussed - the city authorities planned to hide a part of the street under the ground, and the rest ground part turn it into a walking boulevard with numerous recreation and shopping areas. The project still remains doubtful, the highway street is central and essential, but the Moscow architects liked the idea to hide roads under the ground and leave the town clear for foot-passenger. For example, the architectural concept of development of the Minskaya street has such town-planning concept, it is designed by the ABD architects and last year it won the open contest.
ABD architects
  • October 28, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Model of the future city
Once there was a border of historical Krasnodar along Severnaya street but today it is a centre of the city and one of its major transport routes. But still it is lacking defined architecture and remains rural. The architects of "Sergey Kiselev & Partners” company designed the four office towers for the central part of the street and suggested the development concept of the area.
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • October 26, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Crystal Wings
On the way to Sheremetvevo-2 airport, in the field near Melkisarovo village, installation of the “Aeroflot” company office building is completed. Three years ago we had a publication about the project here. This is a back-office of the Aeroflot (the head office will be located in a rented space on the Arbat), and at the same time this is a perfect head office. Anyway, it is hard to imagine a more appropriate office for a company involved in air transport services.
Creative Union ‘Reserve’
  • October 12, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
Object
Students Living Do Re Mi
The forthcoming reconstruction of the Moscow State Conservatory in the name of Tchaikovsky will involve not only the famous group of buildings on Bolshaya Nikitskaya, but the hall of residence of the oldest musical institute of the country. Project of the hall was developed by th studio 14 of “Mosproekt-2”. The group of authors headed by Pavel Andreev wanted to create a house "to grow into" for students realizing the rare chance to.
Paul Andreev
  • October 5, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
“The harmonies austere” in a new version
Throughout the last year the name of the residential complex "Finansist" was appearing on front pages of St. Petersburg newspapers. The conflict was up because of the height of the new building, designed by "Yevgeny Gerasimov and Partners” studio for the 27th line of Vasilevsky Island. Defenders of the canonical panoramas of St. Petersburg demanded for reduction of the residential towers height, but legality of the three-dimensional solution had all the required approvals. "Finansist" is not only a remarkable piece of new architecture of St. Petersburg, but also is an interesting legal precedent, shedding a new light on the relationships between developers and the city on the Neva monument preservation agencies.
Evgeniy Gerasimov & partners
  • October 1, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Shift of poles
In Moscow on Gilyarovsky street ABD Architects bureau designed a 9-storey office complex, which silhouette resembles a pile of books. The project is an illustrative proof that a dense surrounding housing and a small area can’t be an obstacle for creating a comfortable and interesting building.
ABD architects
  • September 29, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
A horseshoe for luck
Today it is smart to talk of architects and their social responsibility, as rule, the last is narrowed to “do no harm your city" concept. But few think that architects are able and must provide pro bono services. This makes the example of "Sergei Kiselev & Partners” more valuable for the professional community. They developed the urban and architectural concept of social village in Volokolamsk district of Moscow region.
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • September 25, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Special case
In 2001 there was installed a building with remarkable rounded facade by Sergei Skuratov’s project along Burdenko street, which joins the Garden Ring and Hamovniki. Today "Sergei Skuratov Architects" have another client and different requirements, but the second construction will be located almost opposite to the first one, and soon Burdenko street will gain not only a new building but a very interesting dialogue of the two creations belonging to the same master.
Sergey Skuratov architects
  • September 21, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Futuristic manor
PTAM. Vissarionov have recently completed the project of the second stage of a small art-hotel “on the Turkey shore”. The architects call this object villa, and the style – biomorfizm. However, biomorizm here is not architecture, "grown" from the landscape, but the object has rather emphasized futuristic design, cleverly implanted into.
Architectural bureau of Yuri Vissarionov
  • September 18, 2009
  • Natalia Koriakovskaia
Object
Within the bounds of high density
Nearby “Smolenskya metro” the architects of ADM bureau designed a residential complex with total space of 60000 sq m. But despite this impressive number and extreme narrowness of the site, the architects made a comfortable environment for all future dwellers: riverfront, pedestrian outdoors, barbecue on a roof.
ADM
  • September 17, 2009
  • Anna Gerasimenko
Object
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.
Company:
  • September 15, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Connectable architecture
"Multipurpose series barge" is the name given by the architects of SK&P to their contest project for Moscow-river. They also compare it with a computer USB connection. The project has two parts. The main has building-modules on the floating platform which can be connected to the standard “port” of the pier. The second is responsible for the connection of the idea with a particular place – a wooden pedestrian quay and a light bridge over the Moscow River.
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • September 11, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
Object
Terraces go down to the sea
Private family type boarding house built in Sochi under Vladimir Bindeman’s project is an example of a quality and an elegant resort architecture, lack of which has been acute in this city over the over recent years. While the future Winter Olympics host is being hastily built over with large-scale residential, hotel and sports complexes, Vladimir Bindeman and his co-author Natalia Kotova have implemented their project in the very heart of the famous resort, it organically combines simplicity and comfort, refined laconism of forms and complexity of design solutions.
Arhitekturium
  • September 1, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Eco project
Once Barvihinskaya street was quiet and picturesque Moscow suburb, today it is part of the comfortless area, extremely close to Mozhaiskoe highway and the Moscow Ring Road. Architects from SPeeCH bureau will return the street its past plentiful greens: their project of a mixed-use complex includes about 4,000 sq m of green space.
SPEECH
  • August 31, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
Object
Quayside house. The palace
“Barkley-plaza”, an office building along the Prechistinskaya quay fronts the river as well as “Danilovsky fort”. But it looks more like a palace, than a fort.
Sergey Skuratov architects
  • August 13, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
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Quayside house. The fort
This year Sergey Skuratov has almost at the same time completed construction of the two office buildings located on Prechistenskaya and Novodanilovaskaya quays. They have a lot in common, in particular, they both appreciate presence of the river, though the author does not aim to build “real” bridges to it.
Sergey Skuratov architects
  • August 12, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
Object
"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.
Company:
  • August 7, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya