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Moscow-based design studio 'Geometrix Design' has transformed old historic brick building into a vivid event and public space in Russia's capital
Named Archi Loft, the 450-square-metre interior space now welcomes visitors for many activities under a brick shell combined with concrete structure.
Presenting a generous interior, the project emerged as the result of renovation of an energetic station of the first half of 20th century. The architects aimed to highlight the historic brick shell while providing a contemporary interior space for public and commercial events.
When visitors enter inside, they can perceive a giant hall that is filled with exhibition objects while presenting a continuous movement.
"Project activities lasted about 10 months from which the longest and most complicated step was cleaning up the space from historical garbage," said Geometrix Design describing their project.
"It was found out that the whole building was formed actually from two separate buildings, the facade wall of one had become the interior wall dividing the space into two principal zones: Steel and Acryl."
The interior space has many options to present variations for any type of exhibition. Brick walls with high ceiling and windows reaches at 10-metre height, two support beams forming huge cross referring to a medieval church that offers futuristic innovating content.
There is also an open terrace, covering 80 square meters, allowing to enjoy Archi Loft from outside. White polygonal wall draws a unique geometry of the space and can be used as base for 3D-mapping projection.
Four black screen circles, referring to Parade of planets, were placed on one of the walls that create a contrast with red bricks - especially with smooth LED-illumination hidden behind them. The biggest circle is the screen of design TV that also can be used as necessary.
Fence as a work of art: There is a fence around the loft Rectangular fiber cement slabs were taken as the material.
"We thought out a non-waste composition: each panel was cut according to its template in a curve, one part of the panel satal convex part of the fence, the second part became mirror-concave," said the office.
Image © Daniel Annenkov
Image © Daniel Annenkov
Image © Daniel Annenkov
Image © Daniel Annenkov
Image © Daniel Annenkov
Image © Daniel Annenkov
Image © Daniel Annenkov
Image © Daniel Annenkov
Image © Daniel Annenkov
Project facts
Project name: Archi Loft
Architects: Geometrix Design
Location: Moscow, Russia
Size: 450m2
Date: 2019
Lead Architects: Miroshkin Michael, Miroshkina Elen
All images © Ilya Ivanov unless otherwise stated.
