At the beginning of last week, on September 16, four winners of the first round of the competition for the architectural concept of the "judicial quarter" - a complex of buildings for the relocation of the Supreme and Supreme Arbitration Courts of the Russian Federation to St. Petersburg were announced. In addition to administrative buildings, the quarter includes housing for court employees and the building of the Boris Eifman Theater (the only thing that remained unchanged after the departure of the "Embankment of Europe"). The development of the block should be limited to a height of 32 meters.
According to Fontanka.ru, the decision was made at a closed (almost secret) jury meeting led by the head of the President Vladimir Kozhin. 21 people took part in the consideration of the projects, among them: Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, Vice Governor Marat Oganesyan, President of RAASN Alexander Kudryavtsev, Chief Architect of St. Petersburg Oleg Rybin and Head of KGIOP Alexander Makarov, artistic director of the dance theater Boris Eifman and representatives of higher courts.
The competition was attended by 8 architectural bureaus, invited by the organizers (presidential managers). Among those who did not qualify for the second round: Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Grigoriev & Partners studio, Evgeny Merkuriev.
Four reached the second round: Maxim Atayants, Evgeny Gerasimov (who made the project together with Choban Project), Yuri Zemtsov and Nikita Yavein. As promised by the organizers, on September 23, the projects appeared on the website of the presidential library; there users can leave comments that are planned to be taken into account when choosing in the second round. However, Fontanka writes that Maksim Atayants is already called the likely winner.
We publish all four projects that passed the second round of the competition, with the author's comments:
Architectural workshop of M. Atayants
Team of authors: Atayants Maxim Borisovich, Efremova Lyudmila Valerievna, Yurkov Evgeny Olegovich, Karavaeva Anna Sergeevna
Visualization and graphic design: Dyakonov Valery Yurievich, Smelov Pavel Nikolaevich
“The site intended to accommodate the Complex of buildings of the Court and the Judicial Department of the Russian Federation is an important part of the central space of St. Petersburg - the water area of the Neva. The famous ensembles of baroque and classicism are turned here: the arrow of Vasilievsky Island, the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Big Admiralty, Senate Square, Palace Embankment, the formation of which was completed in the first quarter of the 19th century.
Almost a hundred years later, at the beginning of the twentieth century, there was a bright, albeit short-lived rise of St. Petersburg "stone" neoclassicism. In 1914, during an architectural competition, I. A. Fomin proposed a project for the reconstruction of Tuchkov Buyan, which, although it was not implemented, had a significant impact on the development of Russian architecture.
Now, a century later, only an appeal to neoclassicism in the context of the surrounding town-planning ensembles makes it possible to find a solution that continues the traditions of St. Petersburg architecture and is worthy of the most important state function. Careful preservation of the Neva panoramas is an absolute priority. The classic view of the Prince Vladimir Cathedral from the side of the Palace Embankment, shown in the paintings of Chernetsov and Aivazovsky, in Perrot's engravings and Bulla's photographs, re-opened to us after the dismantling of the GIPH buildings. This view is not disturbed due to the precisely calculated height and location of the Court and Court Department buildings.
The compositional solution of the project is based on the idea of a ceremonial opening towards the water area of the Neva, while the lowered buildings of the Court Department play the role of propylae in front of the main portico of the Court building. Landscaping contributes to the organic combination of stone facades and water surface: rows of trees, sheared shrubs, flower beds and lawns.
The cylindrical arcade of the Dance Palace, flanked by the engineering building, opens towards the cathedral and Dobrolyubov Avenue. The main facade and the square in front of it are connected with the Neva by the view corridors of two residential streets.
The facades of Tuchkov Buyan - works of early classicism with elements of rococo and late Italian baroque - are returning to the view conceived by Antonio Rinaldi, but disassembled in the 1920s. the chauffeur building is being recreated in its historical appearance."
Zemtsov, Kondiain and partners
Authors of the project: Yu. Zemtsov, M. Kondiain, A. Mironov
Starring: Architectural bureau "Oblique Line", D. Arseniev, M. Chentsov, E. Bauman, Y. Ashmetyev, T. Vlasova
“The construction on the embankment of Europe of a complex of national importance - the Court of the Russian Federation, instead of a commercial residential area, corresponds to the special significance of the site and, at the same time, allows solving two extremely important urban planning tasks:
- the implementation of the numerous wishes of the city residents to create a green public space on this embankment, visually connecting the Aleksandrovsky Park with the greenery of Petrovsky Island;
- a worthy completion of the development of the embankments of the Neva, without disturbing the ensemble of the Peter and Paul Fortress and the spit of Vasilyevsky Island.
The main provisions of the architectural and urban planning solution:
- The main facade of the RF Court building faces the Neva space, significantly deviates from the modern boundaries of the Academician Likhachev Square and, thus, does not introduce dissonance into the existing urban ensemble.
- The buildings of the Court, the Judicial Department and the buildings of service apartments are compactly located in a single complex along Dobrolyubov Ave. forms.
- Visitors to the Court and the Judicial Department enter the building from Likhachev Square, Dobrolyubov Avenue and Per. Talalikhin. A high level of security for the entire complex, without the need for additional fences, is provided by an internal service street closed to outsiders, to which, on the one hand, all service entrances to offices face, and on the other, residential yards, from where people enter their apartments. Warm passages are provided for direct connection of residential and office buildings.
- On the first floors of residential buildings facing the embankment, it is proposed to locate cafes, shops, restaurants, etc., functionally independent from the court complex, because the entrances to the residential stairs are organized only from the inner street.
- The main entrance for employees and residents of the complex to the underground parking is from Talalikhin Lane. If necessary, you can drive directly to the main entrance to the Court of the Russian Federation, and then, get into the parking lot through an additional service entrance.
- The boulevard, more than 400 m long, starts from the Exchange Bridge and leads to a new vast coastal square, where the Palace of Dances is located.
- The Palace of Dances is becoming not only the main element of the new public pedestrian embankment, but also, along with the complex of buildings of the Court of the Russian Federation, an important part of the city-wide space. The square in front of the Palace of Dances is visually connected with the architectural dominant of this part of St. Petersburg - Prince Vladimir Cathedral thanks to the street leading to the square from the Sportivnaya metro station. The architectural and artistic image of the Palace of Dances is dictated by the desire to create the impression of airiness, delicacy, lightness - in contrast to the massive volumes of the court complex. Thin tall columns form translucent planes, reminiscent of theatrical wings, and the main facade of the building becomes, as it were, an open stage, facing the space of the boulevard and the entire city."
"Studio 44". Regular city
Authors of the project: architects D. Yu. Kozhin, I. V. Kozhin, V. I. Lemekhov, A. A. Rudenko, G. S. Snezhkin, K. O. Schastlivtseva, N. I. Yavein, A. P. Yar-Skryabin
Visualization: A. A. Patrikeev, V. A. Sokolov
Layout: Ya. S. Itsikson
Texts: L. N. Likhachev
Graphic design: E. A. Brilliantova, D. Yu. Nikiforova, M. V. Yawain
“The concept of“Studio 44”reproduces, at a new stage in the evolution of St. Petersburg, the urban planning ideas and planning ideas of its founder Peter I. The regular composition of the new complex, the planning module and the orientation of the street lines to Vasilyevsky Island in the main outlines repeat the drawing of the general plan of Leblon-Trezzini 1717 of the year.
Peter's vision of the Northern Capital as a City on the Water, New Amsterdam, finds its projection in the form of navigable canals, creating a natural and aesthetically perfect border between the main functional blocks of development - housing, theater and court buildings. Channels and "distance" the structures from each other, and at the same time, link them into a single ensemble. The introduction of waterways into the urban fabric gives it a special Petersburg flavor, recalling such local phenomena as "brawlers", forts, admiralty slipways.
The arrangement of extended buildings perpendicular to the embankment with the formation of a stepped composition refers to such characteristic monuments of primordial Petersburg as the building of the Twelve Collegia and the development of "exemplary" houses on Nikolaevskaya embankment (Lieutenant Schmidt embankment).
The “island” landing of the Dance Palace in the middle of an open public space inherits the planning technique of Carl Rossi (Alexandrinsky Theater, 1832). The main entrance to the building of the Theater and the square in front of it are facing the Malaya Neva. This corresponds to the urban planning tradition of St. Petersburg, where Nevsky Prospect is called the main street, but the Nevskaya water area is considered the MOST MAIN STREET.
All building blocks are interconnected by a system of pedestrian paths and bridges thrown over canals. A chain of bridges and squares forms a promenade that continues from Birzhevoy to Tuchkov bridge. There can be equipped docks for various ships: boats, yachts, river trams.
To give the building an ensemble sound in this concept, the motive of colonnades, arcades, open and covered galleries, interpreted in the spirit of the orderless classics, is widely and in various variations. They both mark and blur the border between the building and the environment, determine the rhythmic structure and plasticity of the facades.
In accordance with the regulations, the height of the buildings is from 13.5 to 26 meters (the top of the stage box of the Dance Theater is 30 m)."
Evgeny Gerasimov and partners
Sub-designers: Choban Project LLC, Proektservice OJSC SPbPTI, Climate-prof LLC
“The purpose of the proposed concept is to create a significant in size, integral architectural ensemble attractive for visiting citizens and guests of St. Petersburg and convenient for the functioning of the state judicial institutions located in it.
As part of the concept, two options for the urban planning solution of the site are proposed.
Option 1
The town-planning composition of the 1st version is based on the formation of a new ensemble around the B. Ya. Eifman's Dance Palace. The town-planning technique is based on the harmonious combination of the new square around the theater and the surrounding necklace of administrative and residential buildings.
The formation of a new square around the theater building is supported by rich European traditions. The Opera Garnier in Paris, La Scala in Milan, the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, and the Alexandrinsky and Mariinsky Theaters in St. Petersburg have become centers of important city squares. The B. Ya. Eifman Ballet Theater has a chance to continue this tradition, becoming the center of a new square, the main visual axis of which is focused on the spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral.
The inner street between court buildings and residential buildings is located along the visual axis of city significance and is oriented towards the Prince Vladimir Cathedral on one side and the dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral on the other.
The austere classicistic facades of the court buildings complete the formation of the main ceremonial space of the city - the central part of the Neva water area between the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island and the Palace Embankment.
The facades of residential buildings along the embankment are designed in the traditional historical style and by changing the scale of division, as well as a different-height silhouette, ensure a smooth transition of the new part of the complex to the Tuchkov Buyan building.
The height of the eaves of buildings is 21.5-23.5 meters, the height to the ridge or protruding roof elements is no more than 28m.
Option 2
The town-planning composition of the 2nd version is based on the idea of creating a large public green space around the theater.
The park, with the B. Ya. Eifman, at the same time separates the administrative and residential zones and connects Dobrolyubov Avenue, the theater and the embankment into one public space, making the complex accessible for walking and recreation of citizens. The park area is oriented in such a way as to reveal the visual axis of city significance - from the Malaya Neva embankment to the Prince Vladimir Cathedral.
The administrative part, formed by two court buildings, faces the main urban space - the middle part of the Neva water area between the spit of Vasilyevsky Island and the Palace Embankment.
The facades of the court buildings are made in a classical style, emphasizing the state significance of the complex and corresponding to the environment.
The residential area of the complex is located in the northern part of the site. The facades of residential buildings along the Neva embankment are designed in the traditional historical style and by changing the scale of division, as well as a different-height silhouette, provide a smooth transition to the historical building of Tuchkov Buyan."
From September 23 to October 23, a public discussion of projects will be held on the Presidential Library portal: everyone will be able to express their opinion on the work and leave their comments. After that, the jury will sum up the results of the competition. *** Let us remind you that the "judicial quarter" should occupy the territory on which it was previously planned to build the multifunctional complex "Embankment of Europe" (see a selection of articles on the topic). Then the joint project of Evgeny Gerasimov and Sergei Tchoban won. Its investor, VTB Development, held a high-profile competition in 2009, and also transferred the Institute of Applied Chemistry located on this territory to a new location and handed over to the city apartments for the FSB in the amount of 800 million rubles, but in 2012 the project was frozen, and after For some time it became known that on the site (in the very center of St. Petersburg, between the embankment of the Malaya Neva River, Dobrolyubov Avenue and Talalikhina Street), it was decided to settle the buildings of the supreme Russian courts, says Fontanka.ru. Attempts to adapt the finished competitive work to the new functions of the judicial district failed, and therefore the Presidential Property Management Department decided to hold a new competition.
Compiled by: Nastya Mavrina
