atrium studio: housing in skolkovo

‘housing in skolkovo’ by atrium architecture, skolkovo, russia image © atrium studio

moscow-based atrium studio has presented their concept for ‘housing in skolkovo,’ russia’s equivalent of silicon valley, in the russian pavilion at the 2012 venice biennale. as a submission for the skolkovo foundation’s competition in the techno park district. the multi-family dwellings are organized in a circular arrangement with a central courtyard space that is highly integrated into the landscape. individual units are two-floored, stacked upon one another, with communal public facilities located at the ground floor of three of the housing blocks and parking is located under the interior garden. tenants should be those in the technological and scientific fields, with a maximum rental time of five years. the rounded edges present throughout the project are accentuated through a vertical wood plank veneer.

interior garden over parking area image © atrium studio

exterior green area image © atrium studio

central courtyard image © atrium studio

view from the parking garage image © atrium studio

public facilities on the first two floors and residential on the top image © atrium studio

site plan

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level 1

floor plan / level 2

floor plan / level 3

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level 1

roof plan

section

evolution of massing

project info:

architectural team: anton nadtochiy, vera butko, pavel volkov, petr alimov, juriy frolov, nikolay filatov client: skolkovo foundation site area: 5542 sq. m total area: 7000 sq. m apartments (townhouses): 45 average area of flat: 128 sq. m parking places: 24