The project addresses a common problem of contemporary residential districts — the monotony and visual pressure of the “concrete jungle.” Uniform façades, identical high-rises and the absence of landmarks deprive people of a sense of comfort and of a human-scale environment.
The response is not a single building but an entire landscape park. The complex is perceived as a unified man-made topography in which architecture does not compete with nature but is embedded within it. Soft lines, low-rise volumes, green roofs and an abundance of open space are deliberately set against the surrounding “boxes” of residential developments.
This stylistic contrast forms a new identity for the territory and gives the district a “breath of fresh air” — a recognisable image, a point of attraction and a comfortable, human-scale environment.
"Baltic Pearl" neighborhood, St. Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Department of Architecture, 2nd year of the Master's program.
Alisa Kashirina
Alisa Kashirina
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15NiLAwIfmxXz8Kj-erUibkwXMshjcB04?usp=drive_link
Academic Supervisor: Yan Korzhempo