Ordzhonikidze pentagon
| Where: | Russia, Izhevsk | |
| function: | Urban planning / Improvement project | |
| workshop: | CRITICUM | |
| architect: | Vera Mizgir |
Before designing, the architects from the CRITICUM bureau tried to get into the spirit of the place, for which they walked a lot and conducted surveys. German brick houses in combination with Czech trams and sprawling greenery behind the façades give a special mood to the area. The calmness of a measured life here is "disturbed" only by children - their life requires colors and space for games.
The discovery of this need led to the idea of a system of promenades that lead to the "heart of the quarter" - a small square with landscape ideas: swings, sun loungers, benches and landscaping. The paths are lined with red brick, and this is not only a roll call with the facades of old houses, but also a reference to the fairy tale about the Wizard of the Emerald City: on the way to the swing, secret tasks from a lion, a woodcutter and a scarecrow are hidden. The square is being transformed from a marginal territory into a playground for family leisure, games, walking pets and regional chess or table tennis tournaments.
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zooming 1/7 Area with a pergola. Ordzhonikidze pentagon © CRITICUM
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zooming 2/7 Area with a pergola. Ordzhonikidze pentagon © CRITICUM
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zooming 3/7 Square of the square. Ordzhonikidze pentagon © CRITICUM
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zooming 4/7 Promenade. Ordzhonikidze pentagon © CRITICUM
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zooming 5/7 General plan. Ordzhonikidze pentagon © CRITICUM
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zooming 6/7 General plan. Ordzhonikidze pentagon © CRITICUM
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zooming 7/7 Square of the square concept. Ordzhonikidze pentagon © CRITICUM
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