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—10.02.2023
Rizhskaya metro station opened

Metro station Rizhskaya (Bolshaya Koltsevaya Line) was opened

—11.12.2022
Committee for Architecture and Urban Planning of Moscow approved the concept of a new club house Sminex-Inteko "Obydensky 1"

Committee for Architecture and Urban Planning of Moscow approved the concept of a new club house Sminex-Inteko "Obydensky 1"

—10.10.2022
Discovery Shopping Center becames the best mall on Arendator Awards 2022!

The project won a prestigious commercial real estate award.

—26.09.2022
Department stores

A department store in a shopping center is a whole world with the architecture based on its own canons.

—15.09.2022
Building of GEOLOG

Construction of the GEOLOG business center by Hutton Development is in progress on Obrucheva St. in Moscow.

—09.09.2022
The decoration of the "Rizhskaya" is 80% completed

Works on the architectural decoration of the Rizhskaya metro station in Moscow have been completed by 80%.

—20.07.2022
The St. Petersburg office of Blank Architects is working on HOLLYWOOD Shopping Center

This year St. Petersburg is waiting for one new shopping center - HOLLYWOOD, the architecture and interiors of which were created by Blank Architects team.

—19.07.2022
Shopping center "Vesna" renovation has been completed

The renovation of the shopping center "Vesna!" located on the Altufyevsky Highway has been completed according to our project: it includes the renovation of public spaces and food court.

—15.07.2022
New 4* hotel in Magadan in details

We found the architectural solution for the new 4* hotel project in Magadan in the harsh northern landscape – with its powerful rock breaks and stunning large-scale views.

—11.07.2022
Hotel in Agoy – new video about the project

The hotel complex in the Agoy Village of Tuapse district is one of our new, but already favorite projects.


Blank Architects strengthens the team

We invites chief, leading and landscape architects, and visualizer.

—27.06.2022
Discovery: grand opening

Discovery shopping center by developer MR Group has been opened in Moscow. The project became the first opened shopping center in the city since the beginning of 2022.

—14.06.2022
Blank Architects won at ArchMoscow

The Blank Architects team took part in the exhibition ArchMoscow 2022 — the main event of the architectural world, annually bringing together hundreds of professionals and experts.

—30.05.2022
Blank Architects at ArchMoscow

Blank Architects will present an exposition dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the bureau's at the exhibition "ArchMoscow 2022".

—23.05.2022
Blank Architects metro project was shortlisted

The project of the consortium BACE (Blank Architects and Clancy Engineering) for the Ostrov Mechty metro station became the finalist of the first stage of the International competition for the development of the architectural appearance of the Moscow Metro stations.

—12.05.2022
How the residential projects may look in future

How the residential projects may look in future and what are the architects ready to offer? The chief architect of Blank Architects projects, Dane Klyakovich, shared the opinion in the author's column for the Portal of Archsovet of Moscow on how the approach to the design of residential real estate will change.

—25.04.2022
Как новая турбулентность изменит торговые центры?

орговые центры в новых условиях закрытия международных брендов столкнулись с оттоком трафика, а эксперты предрекают рост вакансии.

—24.03.2022
New project in Sochi

Another hotel project by Blank Architects - this is a complex in the village of Maisky.

—17.02.2022
Rizhskaya station in progress

Look underground: at the station of BCL "Rizhskaya", which was designed be Blank Architects everything is already prepared for the installation of arched structures.

—15.02.2022
"Tomorrow will come today" is now available on our website

"Tomorrow will come today" is a research and manifesto dedicated to changes in the architecture of the housing in future and our ideas about how we see really comfortable modern homes.

—08.02.2022
Blank Architects made a masterplan concept for the Prokshino cluster in Moscow

Blank Architects has developed the concept of a masterplan for the Prokshino sports and event cluster in Prokshino, Moscow, - a unique project for Russia. The project includes cultural and sports facilities, an event venue, a water park and a 100 m high slide.

—03.02.2022
Branding for NOVAMALL

For an umbrella brand of shopping centers NOVAMALL, we have created a logo, corporate identity and brandbook.

—27.01.2022
Branding

We create real estate projects at all points of contact with the audience: from architecture and landscaping to interior design, way finding and unique branding.

—12.01.2022
The Discovery shopping center by MR Group has been commissioned

The Discovery shopping center by MR Group has been commissioned in Moscow as part of the residential complex. We have created the concept of interiors and navigation in for the shopping area: finishing works and installation of lighting are continuing inside.

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Name
Location
Program
Status
Scale
Shermetevskaya - Metro Station
Moscow
Program: Interiors
Status: Completed
Scale: 5 000-10 000 sqm

—22.05.2017
Shermetevskaya - Metro Station

Moscow of 21st century is faced with an urgent transportation problem and the most effective solution for the city is the development of an underground transportation system as the
majority of citizens in Moscow use the metro as their main mode of transportation every day.

The Moscow government and urban planners have decided to create access to the metro from each Moscow district. A new circle line is the main metro project to be completed by 2020, that will reduce travel time to a minimum and help locals save time. Another important aspect for the Moscow metro is the preservation of «The most beautiful metro in the world».

Pavilion – A Peek Behind a Curtain

1000 sq.m.

greenery
main hall
outside/inside

Our aim was to design a building that would, in a minimalist and classic way, fit in the middle of the surroundings. Highlighted the entrance area with a canopy, supported by two square slim columns. This meeting area provides protection from the rain, snow and sun. The entrance area design is in glass to show the interiors to the passengers. In the middle of the entrance and exit we’ve proposed a marble wall with a game of 3D letters.

We’ve kept the glass walls to make the pavilion transparent and keep the views of the greenery from both inside/outside. We want to keep passengers in the greenery and natural atmosphere as much as possible, even when they are inside the pavilion , main hall.

Main platform -
The main scene

5000 sq.m.

marble
curved wall
textile

An area where the passengers find themselves like an artist in a scene, where they will see a “Theater curtain” and the back stage. We’ve kept the white light design, using white marble for a curved marble wall and a simple grey mix of granite flooring in different sizes. We’ve highlighted the “theater curved wall” by lighted it from above, to underline it and remind us as much as possible of a “textile” material.

We’ve added decorative educational elements located in arches. The walls in the arches we’ve designed using pixel print on the marble, that will show famous people connected with Russian theater history, from Nikolay Shermietiev, Raikin Arkadi and many others. We use these pictures as another navigational element to meet - "next to Shermietiev’s photo, or Rakin’s face".

The main vestibule –
Theater foyer

1000 sq.m.

skylight
natural light
glass partitions

Passengers entering this area will find themselves in a warm, lighted space, where they can easily find a way. In the middle of the area we’ve place a skylight that will allow sunlight into the interior. It will provide a feeling of the outside for passengers on the escalators. The light will subtly change with the time of day and season. We want to maintain this as a theatrical game between the natural light and interior.

The main wall is covered with a “theater wave curtain” that will give the passengers a taste of what to expect inside and in the subsequent parts of the station. Glass partitions will provide maximum visibility of both outside and inside.

Side Platforms and Escalator area

70 m. deep underground

light
easy

Following the idea of our main platform we used a similar concept on side ones. The curve curtain wall welcomes passengers to our station.
The arch decorative elements show famous artists. The wall in train area we created as a base for the theater – we’ve used black metallic panels, where we’ve placed on it a strong motto message :
“The theater is the type of art with which one can say a lot.” N.V. Gogol. We want our passengers to have a few moments to themselves while waiting for the next train.

We are going down into a white, smoothly-blended space of both daylight and night. Here we keep the easy materials and colors so as not to disturb the passengers and their safety going down a long, nearly 70m escalator trip.

The passages –
Backstage

2 exits

green
red
multimedia

The passages to the main platform in the escalators part of the metro station we’ve kept straight and simple with a clear navigation system.
We see this part of the station as a “theater lobby area – backstage ”. Our passengers will have the same feeling as artists who are getting themselves ready before they go on stage.
In the “lobbies” area we have placed an art object – a multimedia circle, a “game of shadows,” with a pantomime effect. When the passengers pass by, the 3D installation will follow their shadow, changing all the time.
A “red carpet” dedicated to stars and “green carpet” dedicated to park will help with station navigation system.

Team
 

Magda Kmita
partner

Alena Panfilova-Korsakova
architect

Lukasz Kaczmarczyk
partner

Magda Cichon
partner

Awards

2016

  • The best 5 concepts for metro station Sheremetievskaya - Shortlisted finalist