Strigino International Airport in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia by nefa architects

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«Airports of Regions» is a leading airport holding company in Russia. Today the holding includes airports of Ekaterinburg (Koltsovo), Samara (Kurumoch), Rostov-on-Don and Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino).

The reception desk was custom made of oxidised steel for the project, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

• Architects: nefa architects
• Project: Strigino International Airport
• Location: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
• Photography: Ilya Ivanov
• Client: Airports of Regions
• Chief Architect: Dmitry Ovcharov
• Authors Team: Dmitry Ovcharov, Elena Mertsalova
• Chief Engineer: Sergey Kurepin
• Project Management: Victoria Nagurnaya
• Total Area: 320 sqm
• Year: 2016

Individual lighting allows passengers feel like home, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

Construction of a new passenger terminal at Strigino International Airport was completed in 2016, and Nefa Architects designed a business lounge. This project was a continuation of the fruitful cooperation between the holding and the architectural bureau.

The challenge was to create a modern comfortable space for business-class passengers using domestic airlines.

Luminous columns creates separation between diffirent zones, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

The lounge also features a lot of intimate spaces_1, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

Organization of space:

The business lounge is located inside the building, in the “clean zone” of the terminal. The total area of ​​the lounge exceeds 300 square meters; its passenger capacity is up to 77 seats.

The main room is a multi-functional space, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

The lounge also features a lot of intimate spaces, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

The space accommodates a reception area, a restaurant and two soft zones. Space zoning provides maximum comfort for all passengers. If a whole delegation is going to fly, you can stay at a common table or on a large sofa. For those who want privacy and silence, there are places in niches. The left wing includes a stylish media zone, and the restaurant is on the right side of the business lounge.

Privat soft spaces, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

Custom made sofa, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

Design Concept:

The main idea of ​​the design-concept is to create the image of a large industrial city, which has its own scale and color.

The artistic image is based on the contrasting combination of a bright red-ocher color of the patina and an almost black surface of the blued metal. Architects started from the dark red, burgundy, brown palette of the old bricks of the Kremlin wall, which sets the tone for the coloring of Nizhny Novgorod. The second obvious theme of the city`s image is its powerful industry, factory grounds where machines and mechanisms are produced, so the main material of the project is steel.

Buffet zone, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

Detail of ceiling, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

The authors of the project tried to convey the image of the industrial city with its numerous factories and plants, using brutal forms and materials in the interior. These are trimming of pipes in the ceiling and individual furniture with the texture of rusty metal, concrete tables and facing with the oxidized steel.

Cover, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

Metal covering of columns, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

Lighting solutions:

The lack of windows and daylight inside the building concentrated the architects` efforts on finding original lighting solutions – custom lamps were specially created for the project.

Laser cut metalImage Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

WC, Image Courtesy © Ilya Ivanov

Acoustic solutions:

For additional comfort of passengers in the soft zone acoustic panels were used.

The project used non-standard materials and technologies – steel oxidation; individual studio-designed light fixtures, custom-made items.

All individual interior items, furniture, lamps were produced by domestic manufacturers.

Detail, Image Courtesy © nefa architects

Plan, Image Courtesy © nefa architects

Tags: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Categories: Airport, Building, Lounge, Terminal

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