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Cryoform: Experimental Arctic Constructs

Project date: 2023

Type: Academic | Diploma

Tutor: Egor Orlov

Author: Ekaterina Ivanova

Institute: Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Course: 5

Theme: artic settlement

Diplomas:

  • 2nd place diploma. International professional competition NOPRIZ for the best project - 2023. Nomination: The best project for improvement projects and the creation of a comfortable urban environment, a master plan for an urban district (urban settlement, rural settlement). Student category, 2023

  • Participant. INSPIRELI AWARD. Architecture category, 2023

The world has a great interest in the Arctic. This polar place is now becoming a new tourist destination, despite its danger and hostile nature.

The melting of glaciers has provided new opportunities for the development. As a result, today there is a Sea Silk Road from China to Europe. It is a dynamic landscape that will be urbanized in the near future.

The author propose to create an arctic settlement. The project's idea is to divide a structure into two levels: upper and lower. The upper level is elevated above the ground with a frame and connected by galleries. There are living cells combined into districts. A district has a unique core for social interaction. The lower level serves as a platform for human-nature interaction.

The settlement is based on a modular structure. It allows you to create an architectural object anywhere.