Project
Creative Cluster “Matti Factory”
Category
Best Project of Public Building or Facility
About the project (provided by the applicant)
The “Matti Factory” revitalization project is built on respect for the historical context of Vyborg and a dialogue between past and future, transforming an abandoned area into a new public space. Architectural solutions are based on a deep, comprehensive analysis of the site and a reinterpretation of its history. Externally, the architecture remains restrained, preserving the city’s silhouette and the panorama of the Panzerlax bastion. Inside the block, modern landscaping, interiors, and facade solutions appear. A light metal arch serves as an accent without drawing undue attention. It transforms into a telescopic portal and smoothly transitions into ribbed structures of an open terrace, which connects the buildings into a single architectural complex. Its lines, inspired by early 20th-century furniture design, emphasize the spirit of the place. In the inner courtyard, paving incorporates a map of old Vyborg, turning the space into a living memory of the city. The plasticity of forms reinterprets history through time while simultaneously shaping the future.
Location
3-5 Leningradsky Avenue, Vyborg, Leningrad Region, Russia
Project design year
2025
Project website
t.me/Matti_Vyborg
Extra visual materials
https://www.sobaka.ru/city/urbanistics/202563
https://www.dp.ru/a/2025/07/25/bivshaja-finskaja-fabrika-v-viborge
https://archi.ru/events/22121/seminar-po-souchastvuyuschemu-proektirovaniyu
Applicant
KLAUZURA Architecture Bureau
KLAUZURA is a young architecture studio from Saint Petersburg. “We specialize in designing and revitalizing public buildings and spaces. Our interest in architecture and urban environment goes beyond mere design, so we launched an architectural coworking space and public VK and Telegram communities for open dialogue about the city and the profession. This is our small contribution to promoting architecture and developing a professional community in St. Petersburg!”
Author of the project
KLAUZURA Architecture Bureau
Visualization
KLAUZURA Architecture Bureau
Customer
Matti Factory LLC (S.M. Bombusov, N.P. Malorossyantsev)
Status of the project
Conceptual design
