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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
M.K.Ciurlionis Concert Centre — Competition
Kaunas
Program: Culture
Status: Completed
Scale: 10 000-50 000 sqm

—31.12.2017
M.K.Ciurlionis Concert Centre — Competition

Looking into the soul of Kaunas
The site is located on the edge of existing developed throughout the centuries city of Kaunas and its potential further expansion into the industrial areas along Minkovskiu street. Therefore the site is a Gateway “from-past-to-the-future”. Two axes are running through it.

The building looks into the city and city looks into the building soul. The reading of the both is in manner of Ciurlonis paintings.

Architecture and design quality
— Culture in wetland nature

max height - 25 m

Footprint
Preserving existing levels along the river/
creating a hill to locate the building
Building + park
East-west connection +main square
North - south connection + secondary square
Amphitheatre + paths
Four windows
Recesses to emphasize the entrance
Interior connection with landscape
Village scale

We draw Axis #1 from old town into future development. We use this axis to locate primary functions of the building. They are evolving one after another. The axis has potential to extend into further closed and open public functions into nearby sites.
Axis #2 connects the two banks of the river and binds Aleksotas district with city center located on the northern bank. It is a visibility and communication axis with large openings, atriums and windows.

Kaunas M.K. Ciurlionis Concert Center offers first-rank concert halls that are the place to be for the outstanding symphony orchestras but also other performers, as well as an open and inviting public space connected to the river and surrounding wetland park. We aim for space, which is inspiring and engaging, which is festive but also can be small scale local. Building massing is simplified and compacted into “triad” of main volumes.From river side we propose to use dark grey shingle cladding to soften its scale and refer to nature. Main public space is continuation of foyer and descends within the landscape toward the river. From Aleksotas district side we differentiate the façade volumes to bring more city feeling and propose sandblasted aluminum cladding.

The building is located in the highest point of the plot. We blend culture with wild wetland nature. Seemingly contradictory yet coexisting in harmony. We propose to protect existing wetland ecosystem and following its schemes develop it into wetland river park.

Interior - Concert Hall for everyday life

classic “shoebox” form - 1500 places
the black box - 700 places

flexible space
multifunctional

The Foyer is the focal point of functional spaces and today / tomorrow Kaunas image. It is a public space with democratically \ evenly connected to it two Concert Halls, conference center and panoramic views to Kaunas and Aleksotas.

As Public Space, it is flexible, changeable and adoptable to any public function. It is accessible from many directions and easy to embrace visually. The circulation in Foyer is organized in circle. The audience can experience it’s space from different heights and from different angles.

In the same time, we create the atmosphere of intimacy before entering the Concert Halls.
Foyer main walls are the continuation of landscape feeling with soft and organic shape and usage of external façade riverside cladding. The Public space outside and inside of building is continues, the boundaries are blended. Foyer uses mainly natural light for day usage.

Sustainability — Wetlands preservation means progress

wetland park

renewable energy sources
effective
recyclable
renewable
sustainable materials

Sustainability is an integral part of the proposal. It derives from responsible and wise design. It has been considered in many different levels and through all the cycles of the building life. Starting from the materiality of the building and using highly effective, recyclable , renewable and sustainable materials , through the proper orientation and employing passive solutions as well as minimizing energy demands and maximizing renewable energy sources.

The most valuable part of sustainable design is wetland park, which preserves and enhances local bio-diversity and manifests that new buildings can be created with respect to existing nature. We aim to educated visitors about the given local nature wonders.

People can enjoy both the building and the nature.