"The gardens, the three squares, the fountain…"
Competitive project for the III Tatarstan Architecture Biennale. Kazan.
1st prize
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Location: Kazan, Russia
Year: 2021
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The theme of the Biennale is "Office space of the future".
The office space of the future, as we understand it, is part of a diverse, interesting and lively urban environment, saturated to the contrary with different activities, plots and meanings.
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The design site is part of the Old Tatar Sloboda. The project expresses in architectural language what is felt in Kazan and its inhabitants - a deep historical memory, inner freedom and dignity.
It was important for us to refer to the origins of Tatar, Bulgarian culture and history, while remaining within the typical Volga city - charmingly cozy.
It was important for us to refer to the origins of Tatar, Bulgarian culture and history, while remaining within the typical Volga city - charmingly cozy.
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Site plan
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Сurrent situation
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Building of the new quarter is characterized by a rigid axial structure, designed to solve three main objectives: to spatially organize the complex environment of the quarter with mixed, very different functions, to arrange the front of Galiaskar Kamal Street, to provide a full, interesting urban space, corresponding in quality and the richness of the environment with the old city center.
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Public spaces Underground parking
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The new development is built on two main axes, defined by G. Kamal and Moskovskaya Streets. At the intersection of these axes a whole system of internal chamber squares is formed: the small town piazza with a fountain, Bath Square in the heart of the quarter, and Market Square - the agora in front of the existing market building. The squares are connected by pedestrian intra-block boulevards with residential galleries, green gardens, and terraces.
Urban analysis
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General plan. I floor
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General plan. III floor General plan. Underground floor
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Form generation
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"The Startup Garden", the center of the block, is a cluster for small projects, bureaus, or workshops. It is a perimeter development consisting of compact three-story volumes - houses that young teams can rent in their entirety. The buildings are organized in such a way as to form small semi-private courtyards - gardens.
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From the intra-block boulevards, the gardens create the effect of curdoneras, small green squares, which is emphasized by their picturesque arrangement.
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So we keep moving around the green center, between the gardens and the busy galleries.
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⠀The Underground Baths complex and Baths Square.
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Bath Square is the heart of the block and its main attraction. Underneath the square is the bathing complex - a system of steam rooms and halls with swimming pools, organised on the principle of the Red Chamber, a legendary example of Tatar architecture from the 14th century. The baths are public, divided into man and woman halves with a large common room. The baths have glazed caps that intriguingly glow in the evening and at night. The domes of the baths deform the square, turning it into a plastic, cobbled surface. The planting of large trees in the square is made possible by the height difference. The entrance to the foyer of the bathing complex is provided from a ground pavilion on the square and a lift for disabled visitors is also available.
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Ахо
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The Red Chamber, 14th century
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The Underground Baths complex plan
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Interiors
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Section I
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Galiaskar Kamal and Moskovskaya Streets. Сurrent situation
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Galiaskar Kamal and Moskovskaya Streets. Project proposal
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Section II
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Interior of the reconstructed office center
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Elevation along the Moskovskaya street
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Elevation along the Galiaskar Kamal street
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