Modern cities in the 21st century are actively developing due to the emergence of new technologies, as well as the urgent needs of residents. Lighting is also undergoing changes that make the use of the city more comfortable, safer, and more enjoyable.
Written by
Yulia Lyubakova (Lighting designer at QPRO engineering company)
Photography
© Triumphal square: Architect: Buromoscow / Lighting design: QPRO/ Photo: Dmitry Chebanenko
Wowhaus came up with an idea for how to create an alternative to the main entrance to Gorky Park. By way of contrast with the granite and marble that are the dominant presence at the front entrance, we have used wood for the ‘welcome zone’ leading from Pushkin (Andreevsky) Bridge.
Architecture firm
Wowhaus
Location
Gorky Park, Krymsky Val, 9, Moscow, Russia
Photography
Ilya Ivanov, Dmitry Karpov, Yogastan
Principal architect
Dmitry Likin, Oleg Shapiro
Design team
Heads of Wowhaus: Dmitry Likin, Oleg Shapiro; Architects: Darya Listopad, Artem Ukropov
Design year
May 2011-July 2011
Completion year
July 2011
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Public Space › Beach, Waterfront, Landscape, Park Renovation, City Therapy
Wowhaus was selected as part of the 5 international teams that have designed an architectural and urban development concept in the Open International Competition for the new Ecopolis in Sakhalin, Russia.
Project name
Open international competition for architectural and urban development concept of a new city in Sakhalin region
Architecture firm
Wowhaus (Moscow, Russia), Thomas Stellmach Planning & Architecture (Berlin, Germany); Nomura Research Institute (Tokyo, Japan); Research Institute of Ecology and Rational Use of Natural Resources (Tyumen, Russia)
Location
Sakhalin Region, Russia
Design team
Wowhaus: Likin Dmitry (partner of the Wowhaus bureau), Shapiro Oleg, (partner of the Wowhaus bureau), Sporykhina Ekaterina (lead architect of the project), Kondratieva Anna (project manager), Architects: Totrov Georgy, Serebryakova Veronika, Pushkareva Anna, Mazitova Emilia, Aunusov Timur, Turchin Sergey, Krasheninnikov Ivan, Murashko Tatiana, Vasiliev Ivan, Gevorkyan Tigran. TSPA: Thomas Stellmach (Director of TSPA), Filippo Imberti (Project director), Architects: Isabelle Enssle, Yuan-Jung Wang. Nomura Research Institute: Andrey Rodionov (Head of the NRI Representative Office in Russia and the CIS), Alexander Silnitsky (Principal), Dmitry Savvin (Senior Project Manager). Research Institute of Ecology, Tyumen: Onishchenko Natalia
Client
Sakhalin region development corporation, Government Sakhalin region
Status
Third place in the competition
Typology
Urban Planning › Territorial Development
