First Impression

A profound perspective of the territory has revealed that the original intentions observed at the foundation of St. Petersburg are still current. The connections between the city functions and the landscape as a system of delivery and reception is adequate for the imagination of possible futures. "Les architectes ont pris parti" the architects made a decision on the direction, the perspective the city should take on its development. To serve as a critical place of exchange between a nation and the world was posible thanks to the water communications existing between the Neva river and the Gulf of Finland.





These conditions appear to have emerged in part due to the prehistoric glacial activity which produced a rich aquatic system and which are visible in the hinterland of St.Petersburg. At this time, one prospect to be potentiated can be found in the same spirit of pioneering looking from the center to the periphery of the city. In this sense, the peripherical district of K can function as a testing ground, a prototype of innovative, sustainable development in St. Petersburg.



Concept


Three fields of research and activity converge in this effort: the recovery of the natural landscape of the river Okhta and its tributaries;a double scale mobility development program; and an urban fabric transformation and reuse. It is thought that these activities will lead to an improved quality of life, a greater interaction and benefit gain with the natural landscape, and a new model of management of the territory for the greater region of St. Petersburg.