UrFU Architect Presents Comprehensive Public Space Design for Yekaterinburg

09:41, October 23, 2020

The project is presented at the forum 100+ TechnoBuild

The concept of comprehensive improvement of public spaces in Yekaterinburg was presented on the third day of the forum and exhibition 100+ TechnoBuild. The report was presented by Alexey Khrichenkov, Head of the Department of Urban Construction of the Institute of Construction and Architecture of the UrFU.

The expert noted that the main task of modern cities is to solve the problem of air pollution, therefore, they are striving for "green" construction. In the concept of the improvement of Yekaterinburg, the focus was also on landscaping.

“Thanks to the Yekaterinburg's plan that is compact, we have great potential. Urban forests are quite close to the central part, there are botanical gardens, which today are not very functional, but can carry rich educational practices,” said Aleksey Khrichenkov.

In his opinion, Yekaterinburg's city river Iset still remains meaningless for citizens, often people do not have access to and access to water, and the buildings that are built on the embankment "turn" to the townspeople with technical facades.

“In our concept, which we called the Malachite Belt, there is the improvement of Yekaterinburg as an integral system of recreational public spaces connected by three belts,” the expert said. “There is a central recreational belt linking parks and squares, and a peripheral ring linking urban forests”.

The project developers have identified areas that need revitalization. In the peripheral areas, public spaces are provided, memorial parks are allocated a separate category. Cycle cages are now included in the road network, which provides a prerequisite for the development of an appropriate standard.

Alexey Khrichenkov also emphasized that it is important to draw up the correct functional program of the city so that, for example, a playground and a skatepark playground, which are often located next to each other, do not come into conflict.

The expert added that it is necessary to create a standard that will help determine the quality of the objects of the road network and provide tools for solving the problems identified.