architectural
concept for 3 housing blocks, 40.000 m2 / FAR 2.0
client: 000 Stroykontrakt, Perm, Russia
project team: Jörn Schiemann, Otto Weyers, Matvey Malakhov
status: commission (2012)
The implementation of three housing blocks in the DKZhe area will
be the first building activity within the framework of the new General
Plan of Perm and will also be regarded as a test case for the feasibility
of perimeter block development within Russian domestic habits and
Russian building regulations.
Part of the design approach is to create a living environment, inviting
the inhabitants to take part in a communal life and showing social
responsibility. Communal courtyards, incorporated in two townhouse
blocks as well as in the apartment block, are aiming to stimulate
this behaviour. The same endeavour applies to the informal paths in
between the blocks. A ‘shared space’ lay-out invites inhabitants
and visitors to sojourn, children to play and pedestrians to pass
Block 34 and 35 comprise entirely townhouses, arranged around a common
green courtyard. The building structure is designed in order to allow
individual arrangements of housing (or commercial) programme around
a fixed central core; a broad variety of different sections / building
volumes is possible.
The approach of programmatic flexibility is consequently pursued in
the conception of the apartment block 33. Small housing units are
easily to be combined in order to create larger units. Access to the
houses is provided by means of a gallery, enabling a broad range of
combinations in apartment size and establishing a lively relationship
between housing environment and inner courtyard.
By focussing on programmatic flexibility, the project anticipates
on a broad target group and provides a sustainable structure for future
adaption.