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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
Chkalov — Interiors and Wayfinding
Moscow
Program: Retail, Culture, Interiors, Wayfinding
Status: Ongoing
Scale: 10 000-50 000 sqm

—31.12.2020
Chkalov — Interiors and Wayfinding

The shopping center which forms part of the apartments building, is located in Moscow — at the Kurskiy Railway Station square. It consists of four above-ground levels of retail space and four underground levels of parking. It has functional zoning: on the 1st floor there will be restaurants and small shops with souvenirs and flowers with a line of open shop fronts. Boutiques will be located on the 2nd and3rd floors. A uniquely-designed food court and restaurants with open bars called the “Food Square” will be placed on the 4th floor. All the floors are connected by a circle-shaped atrium with a skylight.

Concept – Mindfulness

Total building area 60 400 sq.m.

The value of time

The design concept conveys a sense of mindfulness. Our goal was to create a comfortable, stress-free, light-filled atmosphere, in a shopping mall located almost in the center of Moscow. A key feature of the design concept is the light that comes through the main atrium skylight and filters down into the shopping galleries. It is emphasized by the gradient that is applied to details of the atrium space, the floor pattern and all the lighting design. The materials we used are reminiscent of natural materials — stone, wood and soft fabrics that are pleasant to touch.

Atrium design – Walking in the clouds

Total public space 3 706 sq.m.
5 floors of shopping mall

Light
Calmness

One of the main design elements of our atrium area is the handrail. While designing the project, we hit upon the idea of “walking in the clouds.” We see our space as being right up above the horizon, where visitors to the space will walk around. We want to trigger their imagination and encourage reflections.
We see the design as an abstract pattern of clouds that are stuck to the handrail. We drew it as a transparent cloud pattern printed on a decorative film, which was then applied to the glass elements.

Restaurants – Food Square

21 floors apartment building
4 underground levels parking

area for snacks
open kitchens
bars
party atmosphere

The food court of the shopping mall completely takes up the fourth level and consists of restaurants and a café. We decided to make this zone special. All the restaurants have open shopfronts with bars or open kitchens that create a modern space and add to the atmosphere of openness and friendliness. During the daytime it might serve as an area for snacks or lunches, a place to get some things done in the shared working space, or as a place to rest before or after shopping. In the evening there is a party atmosphere and it becomes a place to meet friends for dinner.

Wayfinding

The project provides for functional and intuitive wayfinding located at key decision points by visitors. Thus, the flows of visitors are evenly distributed both inside each of the floors and vertically.

The concept of wayfining is in line with the key idea of interior design: "walking in the clouds". We see the space as being directly above the horizon, where visitors move in a circle. Our task is to awaken their imagination and stimulate thought. A transparent, barely noticeable cloud pattern is present in the interiors of galleries and in wayfinding.