Studio Fuksas designed the winner project of the competition for the construction of the new Gelendzhik Airport in Russia. The new Airport will be, for size and importance, the new landmark of Gelendzhik.
The Airport connects Gelendzhik, considered the third most popular Black Sea resort city in Russia, to eleven domestic destinations, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Yekaterinburg.
Article source: OFFCON ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN
Dixy is the largest Russian food retail chain, with stores in 700 cities and towns across the country. Nevertheless, the key slogan of the company Dixy – “Simple. Nearby. As a neighbor.”
The name “BAO MOCHI” speaks for itself : at the restaurant you’ll be served with light steamed buns made of delicate wheat flour with various fillings inside as well as airy, chewy mochi cakes of unique Japanese rice flour.
Planning solution was built around these 2 words BAO & MOCHI.
Entering the first hall – BAO HALL -you’ll find a hot shop with a picture of a hero bun BAO behind the counter.
Skolkovo is the Russian government initiative for a new urban community at the 3rd ring of Moscow, 17 km west from the Kremlin. Built ex nihilo, the aim of Skolkovo is to create a globally reputed centre for innovative 21st century technology, embracing research and production, with administrative headquarters for both established and emerging companies, schools, institutes, and a new university. The Skoltech University, as a newly founded institution, rises together with the rest of Skolkovo, and aims to be a distinguished educational and research cen-tre for Moscow, Russia and the whole world.
Wine Happens is a new project by the team behind Moscow’s popular Beer Happens bar Timur Abuzyarov and Roman Vorotnikov. The new establishment is located near Patriarch’s Ponds, in an upscale neighbourhood full of bars and restaurants.
V12 Architects was commissioned to radically alter the existing space under tight time constraints – design and construction had to be completed within two months – and to transform it into a new restaurant with a signature menu and a wine list. The goal was to create an intimate atmosphere for a relaxing dinner accompanied by a glass of wine.
Zaha Hadid Architects working with TPO Pride Architects (Russia) have been selected as one of the consortiums to build the new Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye neighbourhood.
The jury of the invited competition also selected two further consortiums to develop the project: Nikken Sekkei (Japan) with UNK Project (Russia); and Archea Associati (Italy) with ABD Architects (Russia).
The ordering party is the constructing company Norvex NLK specializing in glulam buildings. In its intent to design its new office building and the showroom the company decided to run a contest among architects. The key criterion was for the participants to express the versatile use potential of glued laminated timber in architectonic design of this building, to emphasize the modern techniques the material enables to work in, to find new visual solutions.
This project of transforming part of a former sparkling wine factory into a multimedia art center was inspired by a genuine interest in the history of the building and executed through a series of light — both in terms of the artwork material and the manner — interventions into the space.
MARS, the first contemporary art gallery to be founded in post-Soviet Moscow, now functions as an innovative multimedia art institution. In May 2016, a new MARS center was opened amidst Abrau-Durso’s idyllic scenery — a picturesque locale in the South of Russia. The gallery spans the entire first floor of the stone-clad champagne factory.
In 2014 our project was chosen through an international open call held by Strelka KB upon request of Moscomarchitecture.
The concept is site specific and based on two main subjects: Sun light, its architectural comprehension and a characteristic slope roof of a summer cottage “dacha”. Name of the site inspired the Sun motif and the slope roof motif came from the history of the area, that in 1920s and 30s was one of the first places designated for workers settlements.
Article source: ORANGE ARCHITECTS + KCAP Architects&Planners and A.Len
The Golden City project is developed based on the winning entry of KCAP Architects&Planners and ORANGE Architects for the urban and architectural competition for the western most tip of the Vasilievsky Island in St.Petersburg. With its important role in the historical outreach of St. Petersburg towards the West, Vasiliesvky Island will become the most prominent manifestation of the city of St. Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland. With the urban plan, the 15ha site will become a new part of the city with a diverse mix of urban functions facilitating and interconnecting the surrounding areas. It will become a new face of St. Petersburg as the entrance to the city from the water.
Team KCAP: Ruurd Gietema, Renske van der Stoep, Masha Pidodnia, Oleg Urenev, Paul Kierkels, Riikka Tuomisto, Justine Stefanovic, Jeronimo Meija, Pieter Theuws, Klaus Lorenz, Kallirroi Taroudaki, Elena Vasilenko
Team ORANGE: Patrick Meijers, Jeroen Schipper, Giuseppe Bonavita, Gloria Caiti, Kris tina Jasutiene, Paul Kierkels, Casper van Leeuwen, Manuel Magnaguagno, Misa Marinovik, Julija Osipenko, Niek van der Putten, Erika Ruiz, Elena Staskute, Marco Stecca, Irina Vaganova, Aleksandar Velinov
Team A.Len: Sergey Oreshkin, Renata Andreyeva, Vasiliy Ivanov, Maria Shalina, Nik a Barakova, Yury Bushmanov, Maria Kozhina, Andrey Kusov
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