Gardens, raised above the street, are an old dream of architects, and today green roofs and terraces appear in the projects of multi-storey buildings more and more often. However, in the climate of the middle zone, the creation of full-fledged green oases in isolation from the natural soil requires very careful work on green roofing technologies - it is no secret that many large-scale plans for "hanging gardens" in Moscow, for one reason or another, have remained on paper; although quite successful landscaping projects for roofs and terraces are also known. When designing a 23-storey residential building on Staroalekseevskaya Street, the ADM architectural studio found an elegant solution to this problem, which made it possible to equip green courtyards for almost every apartment.
About the concept of this complex
Archi.ru wrote two years ago: the curved plate of the house, in the body of which the architects cut deep niches-courtyards, was remembered by many as a bold attempt to humanize the very genre of multi-section apartment buildings being built in a densely built-up area of a metropolis. However, then this idea looked exactly like a concept, a beautiful picture from an advertising booklet, which was very difficult to believe in its implementation in Moscow conditions. And nevertheless, the joint desire of the architects and the developer to realize their plans helped to overcome all difficulties: the project of the house has already passed the regulations of the Moscow Committee for Architecture and Construction and expertise and received a building permit.
Niches, each four stories high, are made on both sides of the house, that is, in depth they are equal to about half the depth of the residential complex. By distributing them in a checkerboard pattern, the architects ensure that all apartments have their own public space - in fact, these courtyards will unite future residents into small clusters. And in order to make them as comfortable as possible, landscaping is needed. And although the placement of plants and trees in such "loggias" in itself will partially protect them from adverse weather and climatic conditions, the architects also provide for several additional measures. On the one hand, heating is provided on the terraces, on the other hand, all frost-resistant plants are planned to be grown on lawns and in flower beds, and more thermophilic trees and shrubs - in tubs and containers. Then, in severe, frosty winters, they can be brought into the room and thereby protected from the cold.
At the request of the customer, ADM made the courtyards-gardens different in purpose. Several typological solutions were developed: for walks with babies, teenagers' parties, quiet rest for retirees, for barbecues, mini-gardens and relaxation. Each of the three sections has three courtyards, located every four floors, while the central courtyards are one and a half times wider than the side ones. Up to the ninth floor, there are courtyards intended for children, both very young and teenagers, and above the architects have placed walking areas for adults - some courtyards are reserved for picnics, others for relaxation. The latter will shelter those who like to contemplate flowers calmly or want to grow them themselves: the garden area is staggered into paths of stone tiles and square "beds", and you can relax on a wavy lounger bench.
In addition to the courtyards that are part of the house, the improvement of the adjacent territory has also been developed. Its area is small, and therefore demanded increased attention, since it was required to place several sites on it, and the longest and most diverse walking area in terms of perception. To implement this plan, all vehicles were prudently “taken underground” - cars enter the parking lot along the ramp, leaving the yard at the disposal of pedestrians.
A branch with leaves and buds was taken as a graphic image of the landscaping plan. The pattern is created by the shape and color of the coating of paths, playgrounds, sandboxes and sheds, and a variety of materials are used as a coating - grass, sand, paving with tiles, colored asphalt, wooden flooring and polymer mats. An additional dimension to the design of the courtyard is given by openwork canopies-pergolas, casting lace shadows, and the plants for landscaping are selected in such a way that the created decorative background looks elegant all year round.
