Institute: Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Course: 4
Theme: residential complex
The «WALL» project reimagines urban living through a seven‑tower composition.
At its core stands the central tower — a vertical urban spine that synthesizes commerce and circulation. Its faceted, prismatic morphology generates a dynamic silhouette, while the interior unfolds as a stratified public realm:
upper levels house lofty theatres with double‑height volumes;
mid‑levels accommodate intimate dining spaces;
lower strata integrate interactive multimedia libraries, blurring boundaries between knowledge and leisure.
Flanking this civic anchor are six residential towers, each conceived as a vertical village. Their design logic prioritizes continuous interior permeability:
interlocking galleries and axial corridors create a three‑dimensional pedestrian network;
floorplates are organized as linked micro‑districts, enabling residents to traverse the entire complex without exiting the conditioned environment.
Key architectural interventions enhance both social interaction and visual rhythm:
Transitional «pockets» — voids at tower junctions that operate as social condensers, framing curated views while providing sheltered outdoor rooms for informal gatherings;
Cantilevered residential plates — select floors suspended on slender colonnades, introducing a sense of levitation and visual lightness. This structural ballet contrasts with the grounded mass of the central tower, establishing a dialogue between stability and suspension.
The project thus emerges as a stratified urban organism — where verticality, connectivity, and social infrastructure coalesce into a new typology for communal living.
