Timiryazevskaya 26
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A residential courtyard and the adjoining public grounds on Timiryazevskaya Street in Moscow. At the centre of the site stands the Gippius building, a historic red-brick structure.
LOCATION
PROJECT TYPE
AREA
THE SITE
— The site lies between Timiryazevskaya Street and Dubki Street, next to Timiryazevsky Park and Dubki Park.
— Paving in stripes of different shades of grey links the four new buildings.
— The playground and the sports area sit in a green belt along the site boundary.
GIPPIUS COURTYARD
— In the courtyard of the Gippius building: a shallow pool with large stones.
— Along the edges: loose fill and long benches with slatted seats.
— On the paved area: red armchairs and tables, accent birches in large planters.
PLAYGROUND
— A white tower of curved tubes with a mirrored spiral slide.
— Tunnels and a second slide in gentle mounds; a sandpit and a nest swing nearby.
— Beyond the planting: a green slope with a wide staircase and benches with small tables on its ledges.
SPORTS GROUND
— Separated from the playground by a strip of greenery.
— Pull-up bars, rings, ladders and punch bags on one frame; cylinder poufs nearby.
— White benches along the edge, flowering shrubs along a low fence.
THE ALLÉE
— A walkway along a building of greenish clinker brick.
— Low lights along the path, dense planting on both sides.
— Sculptural seats, round canopies and pink posts like those by the Gippius building.
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