As we have already reported, today the winner of the competition for the improvement of Tverskaya and 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya streets, organized by Strelka KB under the My Street program, was announced. The victory was won by the Yaroslavl bureau Plan_B, which competed in the final with BuroMoscow, ASD Studio and the team of architect Timur Karimullin and DROM bureau, Barbara Materia, Studio Most. It was originally planned to select three finalists, each of whom was entitled to a monetary reward. However, the jury chose four projects for the final at once, so the prize fund was increased, the prize for the winner was 826,000 rubles, and each of his three rivals - 354,000 rubles. A contract for further development of the project will be signed with Plan_B.
We publish all four projects marked by the jury.
First place
"Plan b"
In order to fill Tverskaya with a variety of events, the architects propose to create a system of mini-squares at the intersections with other streets. Also, the project of the winners assumes several levels of lighting, a varied paving structure (large stone slabs in the squares, small ones in the transit zones), as well as driveways raised to the level of the sidewalk to create the impression of integrity.
Finalist
BuroMoscow
The authors suggest looking at Tverskaya from the side of the streets and lanes crossing it. The project called "The Other Side" is focused on the improvement of the streets crossing Tverskaya. Here, in the territories adjacent to Tverskaya, multifunctional spaces with stands, benches, squares, observation platforms and other objects appear. According to the architects, the network of streets on both sides of Tverskaya has great potential and can become an informal center of the capital.
Finalist
ASD studio
In this project, Tverskaya and adjacent territories are divided into functional zones: welcome zone, business, cultural, and residential. A clear division will create a well-thought-out navigation system. As in other projects, ground crossings appear here, traffic lanes narrow, and new parking spaces are organized. Special attention is paid to the contextual aspect - it is proposed to organize a “mobile headquarters” that will broadcast stories about Tverskaya Street.
Finalist
Timur Karimullin + DROM + Barbara Materia + Studio Most
The currently fragmented spaces of Tverskaya Street are brought together by means of unified elements: paving, landscaping, pedestrian crossings, small forms. The underground passages here are endowed with various functions - they can serve as exhibition spaces, weekend markets and venues for city events.
*** Jury of the competition:
- Adrian Göse, architect, co-founder of the West 8 architecture bureau;
- Tatiana Guk, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Architecture and Urban Planning of Moscow;
- Varvara Melnikova, General Director of the Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design, partner of Strelka KB, General Director of Afisha;
- Alexey Novikov, professor, dean of the Graduate School of Urbanism. A. A. Vysokovsky National Research University Higher School of Economics;
- Grigory Revzin, architectural critic, partner of Strelka KB, professor of the Graduate School of Urban Studies;
- Philip Wren, Architect, Retail Specialist, Managing Director at Wren Architecture;
- Sergey Choban, architect, managing partner of the SPEECH architectural bureau;
- Martha Schwartz, architect, head of the Martha Schwartz Partners architectural bureau;
- Nikolai Shumakov, President of the Union of Moscow Architects;
- Petr Biryukov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow in the Moscow Government for Housing and Communal Services and Improvement.
