Runo. Renovation
Status: project
2016
Kasimov, Ryazan region
Area: 43 Ha
Tutors: Alexey Bavykin, Natalia Bavykina, Anastasia Ter-Saakova
Students: Maria Serova, Polina Shtanko, Ksenia Bylinina, Andrey Stenushkin, Mikhail Khvalebnov, Anastasia Lobova, Tatiana Chernomashentseva, Yana Morozova
Kasimov, a 12th-century Russian-Tatar town, north-eastern of the Ryazan region, was renovated and revitalised by a team of MARKHI students.
The capital of the Kasimov khanate for 200 years, the town has preserved several notable medieval landmarks. Its regular outline, dating from the times of Catherine the Great, was enhanced by architectural experiments of Ivan Sergeevich Gagin, a local self-taught architect.
The redevelopment project comprised the central town square, Sobornaya Ploschad, and its eight adjacent blocks – one for each student.
The project team reviewed the transportation scheme, developed a new system of pedestrian connections and public spaces, and proposed to restore the main town line designed back in the 19th century, which leads from the town square to the waterfront.
Kasimov, a 12th-century Russian-Tatar town, north-eastern of the Ryazan region, was renovated and revitalised by a team of MARKHI students.
The capital of the Kasimov khanate for 200 years, the town has preserved several notable medieval landmarks. Its regular outline, dating from the times of Catherine the Great, was enhanced by architectural experiments of Ivan Sergeevich Gagin, a local self-taught architect.
The redevelopment project comprised the central town square, Sobornaya Ploschad, and its eight adjacent blocks – one for each student.
The project team reviewed the transportation scheme, developed a new system of pedestrian connections and public spaces, and proposed to restore the main town line designed back in the 19th century, which leads from the town square to the waterfront.