Project
Renovated Pioneer Pond in Gorky Park
Category
Best Implemented Reconstruction Project
About the project (provided by the applicant)
The renovated Pioneer Pond has opened in the Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after Gorky for recreation and swimming.
The pond underwent large-scale cleaning and for the first time became suitable for swimming — a historic moment for the Pioneer Pond. The swimming area has been made safe and comfortable, with a clean sandy beach and a gentle entrance into the water, which is especially important for families with children.
The shores of the pond were decorated with exotic plants, creating a space with an unusual resort-like atmosphere in the heart of Moscow. The project also features new green pergolas, whose architecture refers to the design of the main entrance arch to Gorky Park. To ensure comfortable recreation, all necessary infrastructure has been designed and installed: modern changing rooms, showers, restrooms, a café, and a children’s playground.
Location
Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after Maxim Gorky (eastern part near Krymsky Val Street), Moscow, Russia
Project implementation year
2025
Extra visual materials
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/119m1XVnQ2HtOWvW25ieXpDPUXU3uZjis?usp=sharing
Applicant
Wowhaus LLC
Wowhaus is an architecture bureau based in Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 2008 by architects Oleg Shapiro and Dmitry Likin. The bureau transforms urban spaces and reveals their potential. Wowhaus are multidisciplinary professionals working on city master plans, designing cultural and educational facilities, creating hotel complexes, reconstructing historical sites, and developing landscaping, exhibition design, and interior design projects.
Authors of the project
Wowhaus
Photo
Sergey Shorokhov
Status of the project
Implemented
