Project
Multifunctional center with a planetarium
Category
Best Design of Building or Facility by Student
About the project (provided by the applicant)
The multifunctional center is located in St. Petersburg, in the Rzhevka-Porokhovye district. One of the center’s primary focuses is the popularization of space exploration, a promising field of modern science. The building comprises two structures, with the main block featuring a distinct centric composition. Functional units are arranged around it, as if radiating outward. This composition evokes the image of a supernova explosion in binary star systems, where smaller stars burst from immense density.
A small square on the northern side offers the most complete view of the building's volumetric-spatial composition. The space surrounding the complex also creates numerous viewpoints, including from major streets, the water's surface, the embankment, and within the neighboring areas, each providing a different perspective of the architectural form.
Location
St. Petersburg, Russia
Project design year
2024
Applicant and author of the project
Maxim Antipov, graduate of St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Project status
Design concept
