RC LEVENSON
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
In the center of the capital, one can count on the finders of one hand the places where time flows peacefully, space looks different and distances are measured in minutes. One of those places is the area of the Patriarch's Ponds - a unique place with a paradoxical combination of life boiling in the narrow streets until late in the evening and quiet green courtyards, bourgeois entrances and respectable neighbors. Within the Garden Ring in one of these places there is, in addition to all of the above, a tennis park with a pond for leisurely walks and corners covered with mystical charm. This is the area of the Patriarch's Ponds.
For the architects of APEX it was important to create a unique environment and provide different life scenarios for the residents. Another equally important priority was to link the historical facades of the great russian architect Fyodor Shechtel with the modern ones, the rhythm, proportions and materials of which complement the red-brick cultural heritage and at the same time create their own, new bright and memorable image.
PROJECT DATA
Project name
Premium Apartment Complex "Levenson"
Location
Moscow, Russia
Typology
Residential
Year
2020
Project area
9 474 m2
Participation stages
Concept, PD
Site Plan
General plan
The new life of the buildings of the former Levenson printing house in Trekhprudny Lane lies in the conversion of the offices located there into a premium residential complex, where future residents can choose an apartment in both historical buildings and modern ones, live in a detached mansion or have breakfast on their own terrace.
In the first building, which once served as a printing shop, we located two entrance lobbies, apartments with their own patios and exclusive lots in the attic with fireplaces and terraces. On the 2nd and 3rd floors we located apartments of variable sizes, while in the fourth building future residents have a possibility to choose two-level apartments with access to the terraces.
Landscaping
Building №1, patio
Section
The facade of the second building with semicircular windows and openwork railings of French balconies enters into a dialogue with the opposite standing historical building, yet it does not dispute its supremacy thanks to its light color. The facade facing the courtyard and visible from Trekhprudny Lane, on the contrary, is more solid and more powerful. It"speaks" louder, articulating clearly and stating its position in the alley. Tapering brick pilasters of triangular cross-section with interlocking ornamental ceramic inserts coupled with glass railings of French balconies create a restrained European minimalistic image, yet do not contradict the cultural heritage.
Building №2
Section
The final chord is building №7. A two-storey duplex in the center of Moscow with a private courtyard, modern facades made of bronze, stone and brick, a fireplace and a ceiling height of 4 meters. The basement with an entrance from Trekhprudny lane can perfectly accommodate a French pastry shop, a coffee shop or an art gallery.
Building №7
The architects of APEX offered one more option for the facades with Dutch glazed tiles of a mother-of-pearl hue and semicircular portals of windows as an homage to the Art Nouveau era in contrast to the strict modernist grid of windows and a small amount of decor.
Building №2
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Дербеневская наб., д.7, стр.9, подъезд "А", эт.2