Description

The placement of the buildings and their volumes are governed by the emerging system of public spaces. The pedestrian framework is formed by an axis connecting the original TVEL JSC site and the bank of the Angara River with the Baikal Highway via a newly created street (a continuation of Angarskaya Street). Approaching the riverbank, the axis curves around the preserved pier, ending at a jetty that serves as a public space and a viewpoint for visitors. Large public spaces for mass events ("Central Square" and "Glade") are arranged along the axis on either side, along with the volumes of the centre's buildings, which face the axis with their main entrances, open pedestrian galleries, and green accessible roofs with direct access from the axis.

Concept

The architectural solutions, on the one hand, emphasise unity with the landscape (the interaction of the public block's accessible roof with the ground-level landscaping) and fluidity of form (a Möbius strip motif in the cornice design of the public block, a structural grid forming the balconies of the hotel block). On the other hand, they create a dominant volume or point to the main contextual landmarks – the Angara River and Lake Baikal (the termination of the public block's cornice, the pitched roofs of the hotel block).