Narine Tyutcheva, Mikhail Razumovsky and Svetlana Zezyukina, heads of the Rozhdestvenka architectural bureau, held a workshop called Space Later / Afterspace during the Zodchestvo festival. The theme of the workshop was the development of the concept of two entrance groups of the Trekhgornaya Manufactory. The participants, young architects and students, were tasked with creating projects based on the general plan of the Rozhdestvenka bureau. The jury included the curator of the festival Nikita Asadov, the curators of the programs Alexey Komov and Andrey Kiselev, and the customers of the Trekhgorka reconstruction project: Alexey Starodubtsev and Dmitry Novikov.
Mikhail Razumovsky
architect of the Rozhdestvenka bureau, curator of the workshop:
“We, the Rozhdestvenka bureau, are the developers of the concept and project for the long-term redevelopment of the Trekhgornaya Manufactory. All our solutions were presented at Zodchestvo in the Trekhgorka Later project. But in addition to the long-term, as part of the short-term redevelopment, we held this workshop. Initially, our bureau did a lot of research on examples of redevelopment around the world. As the authors of the concept, we realized that the project, first of all, must be flexible. That is, it must be realizable in any case, regardless of any external or internal problems, so that there is always an opportunity to take an alternative path. And therefore, both we and the customer are moving on to a short-term redevelopment, within the framework of which the territory is gradually reviving.
The fact that the project has now followed the path of short-term redevelopment does not mean that the long-term is frozen: our work is underway, we are reconstructing building 5a, where Zodchestvo took place. This whole story is not as fast as we would like, but the territory is standing, the owner pays money for it, pays for approval and documentation, and, of course, he wants to at least go to zero. Therefore, a creative cluster is being launched on the territory. It so happened that Trekhgorka is directly occupied by representatives of the fashion industry. But it is clear that redeployment itself is a very long history.
The first step is to indicate that the territory is open, the border is open. And this area has become a unique, working space. Our task in the workshop was to show exactly this openness, so we chose the entrance groups as a tool. We marked two points, which are now the gates of Trekhgorka, and made a two-stage competition - first, six young architects and students were selected from a portfolio and then worked together with them for four days. First, we introduced the guys to the territory, the problems, with the wishes of the owners and tenants, identified two of the most important problems: the problem of a visual portal, since the entrance should be a symbolic place, and the problem of navigation on the territory. Then the guys worked every evening. There was one meeting with the head Narine Tyutcheva, who explained what to do next, directed them. And on the last day of the festival there was a presentation of projects.
As a result, two first places were chosen, as well as second and third. And we believe that the projects have a further destiny, at least it is clear that the owner is interested and ready to work. Therefore, the jury liked such different solutions. The desire to find a variant of a certain arithmetic mean sounded from the owners: despite the fact that the places were allocated, they decided that it would be about how to combine projects. We, as curators, will try not to forget about the guys and attract them to work.
Speaking in particular about the projects of the winners, the jury liked the visual effects in the work of Ariana Melkonyan, and Sofia Ogarkova liked the brand itself, which can be transferred to a long-term project. The navigation that she suggested can be developed and worked out in a more expensive version.
Of course, the term of work was rather short, and the students had to combine their participation in the workshop with their studies. We were pleased that three participants came specially from other cities: Anastasia Ivanova from St. Petersburg, Ariana Melkonyan from Vologda … the positive side is happening not only in Moscow."
We publish projects of winners and prize-winners of the workshop.
*** First place
Sofia Ogarkova
One of the most serious problems of today's Trekhgorka is spatial orientation. The main task of the project was to develop a navigation system, expressed in the form of a guiding thread. The visitor is drawn in by a reel pavilion, wrapped in reflective cords, in which he finds the place of interest on the map, and a thread descending from a point on the map leads the visitor directly to the doors he was looking for. Threads differ in color depending on the function. In the temporary version, the threads are applied with reflective paint. The project also offers a permanent option, when lamp modules operating in several modes are mounted in the asphalt.
*** First place
Arina Melkonyan
To designate the belonging of the entrance groups to a certain territory, it is necessary to observe the general style. This determines the flexibility of the solution presented in the project in the form of a structure. It is conditioned by the historical context of the territory: textile factories were once located here. Thus, the structure created in the project is an allegory of the thread of weaving equipment and spinning machines, which during operation form structural weaves in space. The solution was a structure rethought at the expense of the prototype, similar to Fulerian's, and here it took on the symbolic form of an arch, the designation of the entrance and the beginning.
*** Second place
Anastasia Ivanova
This project is a personal interpretation of the first impression of Trekhgorka today. This territory consists of the past in the form of textile production, the present, "woven" from layers, and the future in the form of the fashion industry. The project is based on horizontal entrance groups, the image of which is inspired by the shape of the catwalk, allowing each guest to feel like they are at a fashion show. Three-Hills fabrics are interpreted as a metal mesh applied in several layers with a shift. The base of the podium, benches and navigation are made of this mesh. The mesh is based on a metal frame and steel flooring. The drawing of the polymer coating of the catwalk - stylized patterns of historical fabrics. In the first case, the entrance to Trekhgorka is through an arch. To create more obvious accents, the shape of the arch was repeated with a mesh structure. In the second case, the existing fence is dismantled and an inclined podium is installed instead of a ladder. An easily erected metal structure effectively decorates the entrance to the Trekhgornaya Manufactory and makes you feel the originality of this place.
*** Third place
Konstantin Kim
The entrance sign of the project consists of reinforcement and polymeric hollow letter volumes. In a chaotic manner, the armature passes through the letters, hanging them in the air. The choice of this technique is due to the fact that a thin reinforcing bar is associated with threads, making a reference to the textile production of the Trekhgornaya Manufactory. The interlacing of the rods allows you to set the stability and spatial rigidity of the entire structure. Inside the hollow letters, fluorescent lamps are installed, illuminating the inscription at night and creating a levitation effect.
