The elite club quarter Frunzenskaya naberezhnaya, set within its vast 3.1-hectare park and offering an unprecedented level of infrastructure, is a true architectural ensemble shaped by three distinctive styles. Each facade, with its own unique character, reinterprets the rich historical and cultural heritage of past epochs.
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Frunzenskaya naberezhnaya
Residential Architecture – Multi-Unit (Under Construction)
Firm
Sminex
Architect/Designer
Tsimailo Lyashenko & Partners
Design Team
Sminex, Tsimailo Lyashenko & Partners
Location
Russia
Country
Russia
Photographer/Copyright
©Sminex
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Website
https://www.sminex.com/frunzenskaya-naberezhnaya
The architectural bureau Tsimailo Lyashenko & Partners has preserved the spirit of the place, carefully integrating the buildings of Frunzenskaya naberezhnaya into the historical context of the city. The project draws inspiration from the avant-garde of the 1920s–30s, which became a milestone in global architectural history, from grand neoclassicism, which helped shape the appearance of modern-day Moscow, and from contemporary architecture, essential to envisioning the future of urban life. Each style symbolizes a distinct epoch, and altogether they form a harmonious ensemble, making the club quarter a unique architectural expression of its time.
A strict 13-storey building in neoclassical style is the new dominant feature of Frunzenskaya embankment. Its windows offer stunning views of the Kremlin, Neskuchny Garden, and the Moskva River. The building’s main elements are columns that form the pattern of the facade, made of glass-fiber-reinforced concrete filled with natural stone. Horizontal bands replace classical cornices and enter into a rhythmic dialogue with the surrounding buildings along the embankment. Strict symmetry, refined details, and a majestic appearance ideally complement the monumentality of Stalinist buildings, creating a smooth transition from one epoch to another.
In the center of the club residences there are three 10-storey towers in a modern style. Their unusual shape and rounded ends rhyme with a similar part of a reconstructed monument — the Airplane House — which they face. The facades of the buildings are defined by prominent horizontal bands, accentuated by panoramic ribbon windows in wooden frames. This brings an abundance of light and air into the apartments.
The extensive glazing not only creates visual lightness and transparency but also offers a unique perception of the Frunzenskaya naberezhnaya buildings. Thanks to the mirror-like effect and light reflections, residents will enjoy the ever-changing appearance of the facades and play of colors depending on the time of day or season.
Balcony railings are made of curved glass elements — a complex solution requiring custom-engineered mounting systems, developed specifically for Frunzenskaya naberezhnaya. The use of glass will create an additional optical effect through the refraction of light rays.
The unique wooden windows on the first floors are 7 meters high – such dimensions are not found anywhere else in multi-apartment residential buildings. Window profiles are developed individually and allow the double casement sashes to open into the patio, enabling maximum integration of the natural park into the ground-floor units.
Comfort and privacy are embodied in the two-storey villas and five-storey houses surrounding the central park. They are designed in the avant-garde style and impress with meticulous attention to detail. The finishing features architectural plaster and natural wood authentic to this style, and the original shapes of the window openings are faithfully recreated.
The project developer is Sminex, the perfectionists of Fine Development. The company creates ideal homes — inspiring, comfortable, beautiful, and offering top-tier service.
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