Presentation 01

The Kransogvardeisky district is organized near to the border of the city. We consider the territory as being non-porous, non-permeable and unconnected. The other main problems of the area are the pollution, undefined space and the low-quality of the housing. During the first day of our fieldwork it became clear that it contains lots of industrial areas. Our project emphasizes the possibility of creating a global accessibility throughout the region thus creating an isotropic city. We use the main idea of Peter The Great: the water as the fundamental infrastructure as a connecting element.

3 extreme scenario’s for the future are: the creek disappear, naturalization of the creek and the creek as a connector. In the first case the amount of build space and industries rise, there is a loss of connection. The second case provides a green corridor for the area, connected with the green located towards the east. The last scenario uses the creek as a connector on the levels of ecology (water purification), function (public space, recreation) and mobility (pedestrians, bikes, creek, new railway station, new metro stops) as possible connections. The railway can serve as a connector of the housing through the industrial areas.

Our area contains 3 landscapes: the creek-industrial landscape, the Neva-landscape and the urban landscape. The creek applies a territorial linearity and gives the possibility of transformation of the area.