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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Yandex Stroganov office in Moscow, Russia by Za Bor ArchitectsMarch 4th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Za Bor Architects The main place in za bor architects’ portfolio is held by offices of IT-companies. It has a lot to do with a pretty informal and creative atmosphere that these firms are willing to build up for their employers, because working environment is one of the key factors that affect the company’s attraction. It is worth to note that Yandex – the largest IT-company in Russia, and one of the world’s leaders in this field, has been intrusting their offices to za bor architects for six years already. Today there are 21 Yandex office in 12 cities of four countries of the world, that za bor architects have developed.  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich
 Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich Recently one more Moscow office of Yandex was opened in Stroganov building in Krasnaya Roza 1875 business quarter. This reconstructed building is full of columns and interstorey premises, which influenced the interiors a lot. The client, as usually, wanted to see a «happy» and comfortable interior that would hold a large number of specialists. The first three floors are connected with a generic element, that is intended to form a giant ribbon, that, while penetrating floors, forms streamlined volumes of meeting and conference rooms.  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich The first three floors have the following common elements of all Yandex offices, as open communication lines on the ceiling, unique ceiling lights in complex geometrical boxes, and compound flowerpots with flowers dragging on to the ceiling. Alcove sofas by Vitra are used as bright color spots, and places for informal communication. Wall finishing is traditionally industrial carpet, marker covering, cork; and of course, a poured floor.  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich The fourth and fifth floors are constructed in a totally different style. You may only notice two signature elements of za bor architects here – large meeting rooms – architects call them «bathyscaphes», and employees named them «Orange» and «Tomato» due to their colors.  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich Such difference in decoration is determined with very complex construction elements and level differences in the building (the ceiling height varies from 2 to 6 meters), balconies, beams that were left from the previous tenants. Nevertheless, here we can see new colors, partition walls and flooring. Here, in these neutral grey-white interiors, rather than elsewhere, there are many workplaces completed with Herman Miller systems, and the largest open-spaces. Also there are cafeteria and game room with a sport corner. This has constrained partition of the building into two separate office, in fact it helps clients and numerous visitors of Yandex Money department to deal with their issues, without distracting technical specialists, located on the top floors.  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich za bor architects is a Moscow-based architectural office founded in 2003 by Arseniy Borisenko and Peter Zaytsev. The workshop’s objects are created mainly in contemporary aesthetics. What distinguishes them is an abundance of architectural methods used both in the architecture and interior design, as well as a complex dynamical shape which is a hallmark of za bor architects projects.  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich Interiors demonstrate this feature especially brightly, since for all their objects the architects create built-in and free standing furniture themselves. Many conceptual and realized design-projects by za bor architects were awarded at international exhibitions and competitions.  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich At the moment za bor architects is involved in variety of projects in several countries. za bor architects have been involved in more than 60 projects including residential houses, a business center, a cottage settlement, many offices. Among the clients of za bor architects there are IT, media and government companies such as Badoo, Castrol, Forward Media Group, Yandex, Inter RAO UES, Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry and others.  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich  Image Courtesy © Maria Turynkina, Dmitry Kulinevich  Image Courtesy © Za Bor Architects  Image Courtesy © Za Bor Architects  Image Courtesy © Za Bor Architects  Image Courtesy © Za Bor Architects  Image Courtesy © Za Bor Architects
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