SKOLKOVO INNOVATION CENTER, RESIDENTIAL | MOSCOW, RUSSIA

Description:

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In early 2010, the Russian President Dmitri Medvedev announced the creation of a vast technology innovation
center in the suburbs to the south of Moscow. The intention is that this center should be able to rival California’s Silicon Valley. A competition for three types of family homes surrounding the Skolkovo Innovation Center was launched. The challenge consisted of housing a new scientific community in a brand new campus in the outskirts of Moscow. The aim was to imbue the place with its own character, its own genius loci.

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The circular distribution structure of the masterplan sets up the campus to be like a series of islands floating freely within a sea of parks, woods, and forests. Its residents are scientists who are inventing the technology of tomorrow, and who, together, form a cosmopolitan and diverse community.

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A snow ring around the circles of land allows the community to benefit from winter sports, like skating or skiing. In the summer, this ring can function like a retaining water basin.

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In 2011, AAAB won the competition to construct one of the three types of housing - the family villas.

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Architects:

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Agence d'Architecture Anthony Béchu (AAAB)

> Project managers: Pablo Lorenzino and Saskia Fokkema

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Location: Moscow, Russia

Dates: 2010 - 2013 (for Saskia Fokkema)

Status: Built (2015)

Surface: 17000 m²

Client: OOO Odas “Skolkovo”

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