The quarter presents a complex mosaic of old St. Petersburg life, where a wealth
of architectural character combines with an unstructured density of functions
and the challenges of preserving historic fabric.

URBAN ANALYSIS

PHASING DIAGRAM OF EXISTING BUILDINGS

FUNCTIONAL ZONING DIAGRAM

PHYSICAL DETERIORATION DIAGRAM

HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL REFERENCE PLAN

EXISTING BUILDING
HEIGHT DIAGRAM

LANDSCAPING
DIAGRAM

TRANSPORT AND PEDESTRIAN DIAGRAM

City-forming development (before 1917)
Buildings of 1918–1957
Post-Soviet development and contemporary buildings
Historic development boundary before 1870
Historic development boundary before 1917

Residential buildings with administrative spaces
Residential buildings
Administrative buildings
Industrial buildings
Russian Academy of Sciences institute

Roadway
Pedestrian zone
Parking
Fenced territory
Informal parking

The diversity and density of spaces and functions fill the quarter with social, cultural, scientific, and industrial capital, increasing their mutual efficiency and requiring
a complex spatial organization with carefully planned transport and pedestrian logistics. The master plan considers the boundaries of historic development, the street network, and the connection of existing routes within the quarter.

Most of the building stock predates the revolution, with the Silver Age development of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries dominating the periodization, alongside contemporary architecture of the 2000s. The physical deterioration of the stock and the wealth of protected historic monuments require a thoughtful and delicate strategy for renewal and preservation.

The project’s architecture integrates into the firewall development, supporting the façade rhythm and regular sequence of window openings. The façades are structured by storey, with formal ground floors, high piano nobile levels, and lower upper floors, complemented by mansards — a French architectural influence characteristic of the Petrogradsky Side.

MASTER PLAN

URBAN ANALYSIS

PROJECT LEGEND

The layering of architectural styles reveals a complex historical showcase of St. Petersburg, where monumental, symmetrical façades of late neoclassicism and eclecticism stand alongside the severe, asymmetrical façades of Northern Art Nouveau finished in rough-cut granite. Much of this fabric consists of apartment houses formed during the short, intense construction boom of the 1900s.

This shaped the architectural coherence of the quarter and the distinctive context of Northern Baltic styles characteristic of the Petrogradsky Side, opening room for conceptual exploration.

EXISTING DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT LEGEND

The compositional play of rhythm is expressed through shifting the heights of formal floors and the lines of the principal façades. Rustication, plaster finishes, and natural stone in different tones reinforce the overall monumental character.

They continue the tradition of exploration within the severe Baltic architecture of the Petrogradsky Side, inspired by Finland and Scandinavia.

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PROJECT DESIGN VISUALIZATIONS