Project
Exterior and Interior Design Project of the Ethno-Village “Verkhnyaya Balkaria”
Category
Best Project of Public Space by Student
About the project (provided by the applicant)
The project is an author’s interpretation of traditional Balkar architecture in the format of a contemporary ethno-village aimed at promoting sustainable tourism and preserving intangible cultural heritage. The main concept is to reinterpret the environment through the lens of local identity — not as stylization, but as the creation of a living space built on respect for the terrain, culture, rhythms, and architectural memory.
Each space reflects cultural continuity: traditional forms and natural materials are used alongside modern technologies of comfort and lighting. The ethno-village offers a unique user experience, allowing modern visitors to connect with silence, nature, culture, and themselves. The project can be implemented as a cultural and tourist site or serve as an educational model for adapting ethnic architecture within contemporary environmental design practice.
Location
Krasnodar, Russia
Project design year
2023
Extra visual materials
https://www.behance.net/gallery/229472845/Ethno-style-wabisabi-interior-interer-v-etno-stile
Applicant
Ulyana Denisovna Shapovalova
Kuban State University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Master’s program in Design (54.04.01), 1st year.
Academic advisor – Professor Marina Nikolaevna Marchenko, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences.
Author of the project
Ulyana Denisovna Shapovalova
Visualization
Ulyana Denisovna Shapovalova
Status of the project
Conceptual design
