Lotus Lux
This urban and architectural proposal covered an area of land within a larger area comprising the entire outskirts of St. Petersburg. The targeted area for this intervention, encompassing 88 hectares, was located in a zone of expansion of the Russian city of Vsevolozhsk, about 24 km east of St. Petersburg. The solution provided by S+A endeavoured to reflect a contemporary European urban development model based on comfort and living quality. We accordingly advocated for the creation of an eminently residential complex, offering a wide range of typological solutions (from singlefamily residential units to various multi-family housing types), duly equipped with the essential commercial and service areas and supported by the necessary health and education amenities, as well as leisure and recreation areas in the form of the exterior spaces and sports.
It was our aim to develop a self-sufficient area equipped with the urban requirements necessary for its functional autonomy and independence. The goal behind this intervention was the development of a high-quality urban area, where architecture and planning “build” certain environments, spaces, feelings and emotions
that promote the different components of this development, having as a guideline a modern image that was closely linked to the location.
Considering the configuration of the area of intervention, as well as the morphology, topography and orientation of the land, this urban structure presented a concentric formation, its centre being the main square. From this “epicentre” outwards, the proposed buildings were developed, whereby the building was denser in the central zone and was gradually reduced as one approached the edges. The structuring carried out also made it possible to free up the most peripheral areas for the implementation of constructions that were of lower impact (such as single-family housing), as well as extensive green areas complemented with recreation, leisure and sports amenities, thus also furthering integration of this development, which is characterised by low-density construction, into the surroundings.
