SHELEKHOV PARK. THE CONCEPT OF IMPROVEMENT OF A CITY PARK WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF STREETS TSENTRALNY PROSPEKT — TIMOFEY PANZHIN IN THE CITY OF SHELEKHOV
LOCATION: Irkutsk region, Shelekhov
AREA: 2,45 ha
STATUS: concept
CREATORS: architects: Polina Zaslavskaya, Anastasia Kholyavko, Lidia Khokhlushina, Natalia Borovikova, Anastasia Repina, investment expert Evgeniya Kenzina, dendrologist Nikolay Belovezhets, expert Sergey Mayarenkov, visualizer Alena Alyoshina, quantity surveyor Marina Pomazkina

The park is the nucleus and "lungs" of the city, where sports and city life are concentrated. It is the central recreational space. The design of the park marks a new stage in the development of the city. The concept recreates the functions of the city park, it will give impetus to the development of local cultural and entrepreneurial projects aimed at the citizens.
The concept of improvement of the park is based on two fundamental directions — health and history. An integral part of the concept is the theme of the winter city, which is translated in the elements of improvement: bright color accents and art objects, warm benches, year-round pavilions and lighting. Based on the identified cultural codes, the topical theme of health, ecology, and public education is reinforced. The park is positioned as an eco-park.
The park is focused on the residents of the city, district and neighboring cities, in particular, Irkutsk, a plus is the location of the park on Kultuksky tract, which gives an additional flow of visitors in the form of tourists, in connection with this the concept strengthens the service services of the station square, forming a complex in a single style.