Historical city

The volume for the State Archives, located in the city center, is meticulously matched to the scale of the surrounding buildings. The sturdy corner building respects the pattern of the street onto which it fronts, while the long horizontal volume behind adheres to the cornice height of the surrounding streets and alleys. At the end of the horizontal wing, the facade is set back from the plot boundary. This makes space available for a small public square in the midst of this dense 19th-century urban setting and extends a welcoming hand to passersby.  Filip Dujardin The public parts of the building face this more intimate urban space. The glass façade welcomes visitors and leads them to the building behind, where both the ad... More

In the best museums and galleries one finds one's way through a series of rooms, where the artefacts are carefully lit and set off by calm backgrounds. A degree of repetition helps navigation, some variation helps orientation. Filip Dujardin The proposals for the Whitechapel Art Gallery are bold in their restraint (someone commented: 'where’s the architecture?') and seize a simple but powerful opportunity: lower and upper floors are configured as circuits of rooms, with the stylistically different but volumetrically similar existing galleries linked up by smaller, more domestically scaled gallery spaces. The subtle rhythms and contrasts of the rooms form the backdrop to the wide variety of work on display (historic and contempor... More

The conservation project for the Book Tower aims at restoring the historical site of the University Library, situated in the lively quartier Latin of Ghent, meanwhile at transforming it into a library for the 21st Century. The design unites the ambitions of the University to respectfully repair the monumental site to its original condition, but also to render it a contemporary house for a great diversity of users and for the valuable own collection of the institute. Kristien Daem The Ghent University Library is internationally renowned for its ‘heritage collection’ of manuscripts, books, coins, curiosa, newspapers and magazines. The study into the conservation project revealed that the conservation of these precious object... More

Despite its small size, Istra-town has the potential to develop tourism, residential and transport infrastructure. Its historical and cultural heritage was formed due to the New Jerusalem Monastery. The heart of the complex is the Resurrection Cathedral of the late 17th century. Basis architectural bureau The Central Park, which was renovated by the Basis architectural bureau, has always been a favorite place of leisure for the city residents. Local public has formed a request to preserve the existing park functions, update outdated paving, lighting and playgrounds. Basis architectural bureau The architects aimed to create a modern eco-park for communication between visitors of different ages. The new pedestrian route lays along... More

The project for the renovation of the historical city centre It was important for the architects of the bureau not only to create a comfortableenvironment for locals and tourists but also to emphasize the historical significance of the city, to show its uniqueness. Zaraysk is a small ancient city that still retains the comfort and warmth of bygone eras. Daniel Annenkov Daniel Annenkov Daniel Annenkov The city is associated with the names of the governor Pozharsky, the merchantsBakhrushins, Yartsevs, and Sholokhovs; Feodor Dostoevsky was born here. Despitethe fact that over the past years the cultural and merchant heritage has noticeablydeteriorated, Zaraysk is not very different from the city that Dostoevsky experienced - a... More