URBAN PLANNING CONCEPT OF A CITY BLOCK ON THE TERRITORY OF THE KOMMUNARKA SHOPPING CENTER
COMPETITIVE OFFER | 2024
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
URBAN PLANNING CONCEPT OF A CITY BLOCK ON THE TERRITORY OF THE KOMMUNARKA SHOPPING CENTER
COMPETITIVE OFFER | 2024
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
The design area is located in the southwest of Moscow, 6 km from the MKAD along the Kaluga highway in the Kommunarka district. Seven construction sites are solved in a single architectural character, forming an ensemble of a single stylistic solution. Each site is unique, solved in different heights with a decrease in the height of buildings to the south – opening the interior space to the south to the sun.
High multi-storey swept arches, like gaps between tree trunks, also let in light and air, providing visual permeability of the array. The complex, as a new center of attraction for Mixus, was designed as a "lime alley" on a macro scale for Mechnikov Boulevard and newly designed streets. The residential part is white, and the social and business center is black (dark Bunin Alley). Contrast solutions are well read from long distances. A two-level underground parking lot is located around the perimeter of the block.
Atriums and green roofs are organized in the office areas – these are the resting places of office staff. Each residential "tower" has "heavenly gardens" - public spaces for the residents of the house. The courtyards are equipped with fountains for the warmer months, which become ice rinks for the winter season.
Atriums and green roofs are organized in the office areas – these are the resting places of office staff. Each residential "tower" has "heavenly gardens" - public spaces for the residents of the house. The courtyards are equipped with fountains for the warmer months, which become ice rinks for the winter season.
The pedestrian Linden Alley unites four residential areas into a circular walking route by means of canopies and bridges in courtyards and above the carriageway with sidewalks - rising and falling, gently bending in plan, reflects the parametric nature of landscaping and architecture. Windows in swept arches with frosted glass are illuminated with diffused light, illuminates bathrooms, wardrobes and side openings in viewing rooms.
For the Kommunarka project, the Institute of Design and Urban Studies at ITMO University estimated the projected number of residents based on the Housing Code of the Russian Federation No. 188-FZ dated 12/29/2004 (as amended on 04/22/2024, as amended. dated 04/25/2024) (with amendments and additions, intro. effective from 07/01/2024). Using the Digital Urbanism Platform, an analysis of the sufficiency of infrastructure facilities, an analysis of urban planning norms and design rules was carried out in accordance with the Decree of the Government of Moscow dated December 21, 2021 No. 2152-PP "On approval of standards of urban planning design of the city of Moscow in the field of trade, service and provision of comfortable and favorable living conditions for citizens in residential facilities."
According to the analysis, a table of the composition of services, the number of users of infrastructure facilities and the required total area of facilities was obtained. The facility placement proposal is based on the "15-minute city" concept, which consists in placing all the services necessary for life within a 15-minute accessibility. The concept is considered suitable for the projected territory, based on its size, design proposal and location relative to the transport framework of Moscow. The placement of infrastructure facilities was proposed after analyzing the transport connectivity of the projected blocks with the rest of Moscow and the location of existing infrastructure facilities and their capacity, that is, the number of citizens already provided with this type of infrastructure.
According to the analysis, a table of the composition of services, the number of users of infrastructure facilities and the required total area of facilities was obtained. The facility placement proposal is based on the "15-minute city" concept, which consists in placing all the services necessary for life within a 15-minute accessibility. The concept is considered suitable for the projected territory, based on its size, design proposal and location relative to the transport framework of Moscow. The placement of infrastructure facilities was proposed after analyzing the transport connectivity of the projected blocks with the rest of Moscow and the location of existing infrastructure facilities and their capacity, that is, the number of citizens already provided with this type of infrastructure.
