The residential complex "Life-Botanical Garden" is located in Sviblov, in the north-east of Moscow, a ten-minute walk from the Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Once there were five-story buildings, a modern quarter of nine buildings is being built in their place. The first stage involves the construction of two 24-storey residential towers and a multi-storey building (from 16 to 18 floors), in which a total of 683 apartments are planned. The volumetric-spatial and planning solution was developed by TPO "Reserve", the architectural concept of the facades belongs to the Tokyo-based Nikken Sekkei bureau.
Due to the fact that the object is located in close proximity to the largest botanical garden in Moscow and one of the largest in Europe, the architects had the idea to use some of the characteristic features of Japanese park design based on the principles of yuragi in the design of the new quarter.
Most accurately, the meaning of the concept of yuragi in Russian is conveyed by the physical term "fluctuation", since in Japanese environmental design it denotes natural changes in something from an existing state (instability, fluctuations). In other words, the concept of yuragi denotes all short-term alternating states of living nature (movement of the wind, river, falling foliage).
In accordance with the yuragi principle, the designers tried to create the illusion of rhythmic "movement" of the facades, for which they used the technique of displacement of planes and panoramic glazing, which made the multi-storey complex additional lightness.
The facade color solution is close to the natural range. The lower tier contains spacious entrance areas with floor-to-ceiling windows in a sandy shade, while the upper floors are different shades of gray. The exterior wall structure is a ventilated façade system with an air gap.
As the facing of the facades of the first stage of the residential complex, Equitone composite fiber cement panels, consisting only of natural components, were chosen. EQUITONE [tectiva] panels in three shades of gray create the same yuragi “movement” effect, so beloved by Japanese architects. EQUITONE [tectiva] panels have a textured original surface, which distinguishes the material from analogs on the market, and at different lighting angles, enriches the play of color.
Behind the air gap is Rockwool insulation based on natural basalt stone. Stone wool is laid in two layers: the outer layer has a density of 90 kg / m³ (Venti Butts slabs are used for it), the inner layer - 37 kg / m³ (Venti Butts N slabs). Their thermal conductivity coefficients λa 0.038 and 0.039 W / (m • K) can significantly reduce heat loss during the operation of the residential complex. The slabs are installed without wind-protective films, which increases the fire safety of the façade system.
Both the insulation and the facing panels are non-combustible (fire safety class K0). It should be noted that both materials have good "building" properties - they can be easily cut and adjusted to the required dimensions right on the construction site.
The residential complex "Life-Botanical Garden" is an ambitious project. Its comprehensive implementation is not limited to the construction of residential buildings, but also involves the creation of an autonomous infrastructure, including the construction of a kindergarten and a school.
