architects Henley Halebrown

St. Petersburg Sosnovaya Polyana 7–17 Masterplan St. Petersburg, Russia 2010–2012

These masterplans, commissioned by Russian developer SPB Renovation, provide a structure for the regeneration of three neighbourhoods in St. Petersburg with a combined area of 160 hectares. The neighbourhoods were originally built during the Khrushchev era. Together, the masterplans envisage the construction of 1,333,000m2 of new, predominantly, residential space and a projected population 42,000 people.

The Sosnovaya Polyana 7–17 masterplan proposes two different structures - one that frames the existing buildings and a second that extends the original pattern of the Khruschev era. The first consists of eight new

Courtyard Blocks,

with a landscaped garden at the heart of each. These eight blocks help to bring cohesion to the neighbourhood.

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The 40 hectare Sosnovaya Polyana 7–17 masterplan typifies our approach. Slab blocks set in an open landscape are now integrated into a cohesive public realm framed by buildings that are consistent in height, design and material

Sosnovaya Polyana 7–17 'quarter' is 1.2km x 350m in size. The City authorities consider it to be underdeveloped

Sosnovaya Polyana 7–17 contrasts two different urban models: the first, ‘traditional’, a series of city blocks that frame the Khrushchev era buildings and a second ‘modern’ one that extends the original pattern.

The scheme creates three new squares. Avenues between the Courtyard Blocks accommodate much of the parking. The public realm is characterised by the formal arrangement of trees lining streets and avenues and forming a canopy above the squares

Technical

Appointment: 2010

Completion: 2012

Area: 1,333,000m

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Client: SPB Renovation