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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
Riviera — Shopping Center
Lipetsk
Program: Retail, Interiors
Status: Completed
Scale: 50 000-100 000 sqm

—20.03.2017
Riviera — Shopping Center

When the Lipetsk based shopping center was named "Rivere" we all felt like it was a good idea. The name recalls sunny warm days spent on the beach.

We were trusted with designing the facades and the interiors. We imagined the sun, the blue sky, some white sand and colorful cocktails with small paper umbrellas in them.

Concept – Paradise

55 000 sqm

We imagined the sun, the blue sky, some white sand, and colorful cocktails with small paper umbrellas in them.

This is a perfect holiday world created to support the brand name, and you can easily imagine customers doing their shopping in flip flops, even in the middle of a Russian winter.

Interior –
Details, wood and light

33 000 sqm gla

The same colors are used in the interior, captured in the glass balustrades of the main atrium and the lamp shades in the food court.

The interior has more details than the façade: the framed shop fronts, fish-ornamented chandeliers, and bubbles pattern on the columns. It also has wooden details and the lightness of a sail filled with the wind.

Conversation —
"Rivere" name as main inspiration

Magda Kmita
Partner

Tell us about the Lipetsk-based shopping center Rivere, what was the inspiration for the project and what it involved.

Alexandra Razina
Architect

The shopping center’s name was the inspiration behind the project. When it was named "Rivere" we all felt like it was a good idea, as the name alone recalls sunny warm days spent on the beach. Our task was to design the facades and the interior for the concrete frame of the building that was built many years ago. Aiming to change the building into one of the best shopping malls in this part of Russia, we imagined the sun, the blue sky, some white sand, and colorful cocktails with small paper umbrellas in them.

MK

How did you make this concept a reality?

AR

We created a façade bursting with the colors of fresh fruit, beginning with lime, moving through orange and kiwi and finishing with mango. The changes in color are gradual and they interlock with each other when they meet at the entrances of the shopping center.

MK

Like a tropical starburst. What method did you use to make this colorful façade?

AR

This orgy of colors was made possible by giving the façade a second external skin of vertical lamellas which are detached from the main wall. The lamellas’ density increases where the colors should be more intense, and decreases to fade the color, when needed.

MK

It sounds very effective. Is the interior equally as colorful?

AR

We certainly used the same colors in the interior. These are captured in details such as the glass balustrades of the main atrium and the lamp shades in the food court. But the interior has more details than the façade: framed shop fronts, fish-ornamented chandeliers, and a bubbles pattern on the columns. It also has wooden details and the lightness of a sail filled with the wind. We wanted to bring comfort, relaxation and a holiday atmosphere to Lipetsk every day with this interior design. So we created a concept that would allow customers to feel like they were at a seaside Riviera, rather than the banks of the Voronezh River.

MK

It sounds like you’ve really created a tropical paradise…

AR

Thank you. It has turned out to be a perfect holiday world which supports the brand’s name, and it is very easy to imagine customers doing their shopping there in flip flops, even in the middle of a Russian winter.

MK

I can picture it well!