Golden Trezzini nominee: New Holland Island in St. Petersburg

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“Best Implemented Project of Public Space” title may go to New Holland island, one of St. Petersburg’s favorite recreational spaces.

West 8, international office for bespoke urban design, landscape architecture and infrastructure projects, together with the New Holland: cultural urbanization project team, has been working since 2014 on the transformation of Peter the Great’s 18th century shipyard into a multi-functional district with an ambient public realm. The recently delivered second phase of these renovations at New Holland Island feature a lush ‘Garden Walk’, created by West 8 together with Linda Bird. The Walk wraps around House 12, a newly renovated 18th century monument. As a result, visitors can see the city from a new perspective from the Kryukov Canal. This phase included the planting of 26 apple trees, 32 maple trees, 33 Amelanchier trees and a variety of shrubs and perennials including hydrangeas and mountain ash.

Within only 3 months of opening, the area has become one of the most popular and secluded parts of the island. New Holland Island features offices and restaurants, culture spaces and exhibition areas in the centre of Saint Petersburg.

The project on the Awards website https://goldtrezzini.ru/en/nominees/new-holland-island-phase-ii-st-petersburg-russia/

Till November 20, the Awards website users are welcome to vote for their preferred projects via Facebook, giving them a chance to win Premio del Pubblico Award.

The International Golden Trezzini Awards for Architecture and Design are named after Domenico Trezzini (1670—1734), the first architect of St. Petersburg and the founder of Petrine Baroque. The Awards have been held since 2018. The motto of the Awards is “Architecture as Art.” The Awards are intended to acknowledge and promote architectural and designer projects that amount to works of art. The Honorary Chairman of the International Council of the Awards is Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

The General Partner of the Golden Trezzini Awards is the State Museum of St. Petersburg History. Global partner is LAUFEN. Strategic partner of the Awarding ceremony is Etalon Group. Official partners of the Awarding ceremony are Setl Group and LenRusStroy Building Corporation. System Partner is RBI Group. Partner of a Special nomination is YIT. Partner of a nomination is Lenstroytrest Group. Partner of the Awarding ceremony is Ganga Group. To see a full list of the Awards partners please check https://goldtrezzini.ru/en/partners-of-the-golden-trezzini-awards-2020/.

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