Last week in Moscow, the annual festival of young architects “Perspektiva” ended, which this year was dedicated to the sensational topic of renovation. Traditionally, the main event of the festival was the summing up of the competition for students and certified architects not older than 35 years old, who this time were faced with the task of presenting the concept of renovating the capital's housing stock using the example of block 20-21 in Cheryomushki. In total, the organizers received about 100 applications from different cities of Russia.
The chief architect of Moscow, Sergei Kuznetsov, in his speech at the closing ceremony of the festival, noted the high level of projects developed by the participants and emphasized the possibility of using the ideas presented in the implementation of the renovation program in Moscow: “We will try with our colleagues to attract people who have made the best projects to cooperate with our institutes, which are engaged in the design of territories. We plan to attract the participants of the Youth Architecture Biennale, which took place in Kazan, to work within the framework of the renovation, and I am sure that the Perspektiva festival has a great future in this regard as well."
As a result of the competition, four winning projects were determined. The authors will receive cash prizes. You can find out more details and familiarize yourself with all the works presented for the competition on the festival website. And we present the projects of the laureates.
First place
Danil Nazarov and Tatiana Taratuta
The concept is based on the so-called programmable neighborhoods. Programmability in this case means: adaptability of spaces for the necessary functions, the possibility of improving the environment created by the residents of the quarter, variability of facade solutions. To update the area, the authors propose to use standard platforms of three options: "L" - large and lively, "M" - medium and "C" - small-scale and quiet.
Second place
Igor and Elena Kashirins
The authors of this project are complementing the existing buildings with new spaces. A green boulevard stretches along the entire district - the main axis on which schools, kindergartens are located, and to which a new stadium and a business center are adjacent. The project also provides for two new streets. The area between them is filled with residential areas. The architects tried to create a "live" area where residents have a choice of how to spend their time.
Third place
Ulyana Zhomnir and Ekaterina Pirozhkova
The basis for the planning solution was the idea of a Voronoi diagram, thanks to which it is possible to create a functional network of the district with the distribution of points of attraction for residents - public spaces, business and cultural institutions. From a classic dormitory area it is transformed into an active, eventful one.
Third place
Ekaterina Sorokina and Daria Zakhvatova
The structure of the district is presented in the form of a microcircuit, which is based on geometric shapes - a triangle, a circle, a square. A person in this scheme can participate as a passive observer, or can actively influence the space around. The area is divided into three sections representing art, religion and science, and includes several iconic objects: the “pop-education” tower, the art mall with exhibition spaces, a market, a church, and a meditation park.
