Location: Moscow, Russia.

Architect: KPLN.

The complex is situated in the southwestern area of Moscow, at the intersection of Novoyasenevsky Prospekt and Profsoyuznaya street. The first floor is designated for commercial use, including cafes and consumer services, while the administrative and technical spaces are located on the second floor. The complex’s intricate shape is due to technical restrictions related to regulatory distances from engineering infrastructures such as vents, water mains, and exits from the metro. The main entrance is designed to attract visitors leaving the Teply Stan metro station and is marked by a large semicircular niche. The first floor features solid stained glass, with a snow-white accordion-shaped structure hanging over it. This structure is made of aluminium composite panels and creates a dynamic perspective shape of a canopy over the main entrance. The building’s facade is limited in a laconic way. Still, the architectural neutrality is compensated by the glow of billboards placed on reserved parts of the facade, particularly on the roof parapet. The architects also paid special attention to the rehabilitation of the nearby territory.

Photo credit: KPLN.