A university project of a small village of approximately 1200 citizens.
Located at the west administrative borders of Saint Petersburg, Russia, a small village of Molodezhnoye will provide a perfect mix of city and outdoor living. Located within 20-minute walk from Gulf of Finland, it features a mixed forest with vast glades. The village is easily accessible and has two entering roads, a railroad station and a bus stop.
On-site study of landscape and existing buildings and infrastructure.
Vision zero, a program widely used in neighbourly Scandinavia, has found its use in the project. Traffic network is carefully organised to spread vehicles evenly and to prevent excessive speeding. Several cul-de-sacs reduce transit traffic. Pedestrian passages provide shortcuts through the city blocks and crossings equipped with safety islands and raised street level.
Initially, the site has already contained several houses, which added a new task: make the best to preserve already established lifestyle. It was solved by creating a transit road leading away from the city centre, through the railroad station and to the second city exit. The former central street becomes a boulevard, leading to the central park and public square.
The building site is slightly sloped towards a small stream that creates a perfect path for a village-round walking route. Southbound of the site, across the stream, an "old" part of village is located. It contains most of administrative buildings, such as school, kindergarten, and hospital. Two pedestrian passages lead across the stream.
The project was created using lots of trace paper, AutoCAD, 3DS Max and Photoshop.
