Project Rossija:

Moscow

Proiectul Rossija va fi situat in centrul Moscovei, pe actualul sit al

vechiului hotel Rossija, aflat in stare avansata de degradare si
propus pentru a fi demolat. Din cauza suprafetei reduse disponibile
a terenului, programul propus va fi dezvoltat in mare parte pe
verticala.

In acest proiect, relatiile dintre diferitele tipuri de

functiuni (ex. Zona birouri, zona locuinte, etc.) se
aseamana mai mult cu relatiile dintre functiunile prezente
intr-un oras vertical, decat intr-un zgarie-nori
conventional.
Din analiza detaliata a centrului Moscovei si a
identitatii culturale a acesteia, a rezultat o imagine
contradictorie si ambivalenta a societatii rusesti.
Incepand cu caderea comunismului in
1991, capitalul cultural al Rusiei a inceput sa fie intrun decin constant, in timp ce capitalul economic a
captat un avant urias, fiind in creste si dominand de
departe capitalul altor tari. Pornind de la aceasta
baza istorica, culturala si economica a tarii, a
aparut conceptul care a stat la baza acestui
proiect.
Ipoteza de la care s-a pornit a fost
aceea ca trendul capitalurilor divergente
continua sa reziste, ducand la inegalitatea
tulburatoare dintre capitalul economic si cel
cultural.
Viziunea acestui proiect este de a
crea un model al unei societati sustenabile,
echilibrand astfel balanta dintre cele doua
capitaluri.

Strategiile care a stat la baza acestui

proiect au fost conservarea capitalului
existent si crearea unor noi capitaluri
culturale si economice.

In sectiunea de mai sus se poate observa unul dintre nodurile cladirii si de

asemenea o parte din functiunile pe care acest zgarie-nori le va gazdui, precum
apartamente de lux, birouri, bursa din Moscova, restaurante, cinema etc. Aceste
noduri functioneaza ca niste spatii publice, putand fi comparate cu pietele si spatiile
urbane din orasul traditional.

The intensity of programmatic interaction expresses itself in the different degrees of

spatial connectivity. The more a program depends on its opposite the closer it
moves towards it. Consequently, the two towers rise separately and clash according
to the climaxes of interaction. Horizontal infrastructure layers are inserted at every
clash node to distribute the inhabitants. These infrastructure nodes function as
public spaces comparable to squares and streets in the traditional city.
The primary infrastructure system works on an urban scale to fulfil the needs of
40,000 people that circulate through the vertical city. Plugged into the Moscow
Metro system the UP WAY opens a new district in the heart of Moscow. The UP
WAY is able to run on the tracks of the Moscow subway system. They share the
same gage of the track: 1520 mm (cabin diameter of connecting trains: 2,5 meters).
For boarding and leaving, the cabins turn 90 degrees. UP WAY trains run with 3
cabins each, and transport 135 people, 45 passengers per cabin. Single cabins are
connected by hinges. Several infrastructure layers function like node points from
where the people are distributed through the programmatic clusters of the structure.
The secondary infrastructure system compares to conventional high-rise circulation.
The Macro-structure consists of a bundle of tubes within which the UP WAY is
running.
By connecting the two towers, horizontal forces can become more efficient. The
tubes are arranged in a 25m x 25m grid, then bend in one direction by 25. They
host different functions next to the UP WAY such as supply and emergency exits.
Together with the substructure and the floor plates they form one Mega-tube.