The central idea of the project is to create the greatest possible visual and spatial diversity across the district while articulating its connection to the natural setting of the Moscow River. At the heart of the picturesque planning structure lies a branching pedestrian boulevard. It links the main entrances to the district with the embankment and the riverbank, while also establishing key visual axes. Development in the northern part of the site creates dense and насыщенные urban spaces formed by perimeter blocks, with building heights stepping down towards the river and the boulevard, while the southern part is conceived as a park and riverside zone with freestanding buildings.

This reduction in height towards the river also opens up views for apartments in the deeper development lines. River panoramas are available throughout the site. Every apartment enjoys a view of the river, regardless of its position within the development. The dominant feature and symbol of the new district is a tower on the embankment. It becomes part of the sequence of high-rise elements shaping the image of the Moscow River. Given its surroundings, a height of 150 metres is not excessive for such a building. In this way, ATRIUM’s architects succeeded in combining within a single project the modernist urban concept of the city-park with the traditional urban block structure, creating a unique natural-urban environment.

The proportions of the blocks — 110 by 80 metres — are calibrated in accordance with long-established international practice. The project fully implements the concept of car-free courtyards. Taking advantage of the topographical difference across the site, pedestrian and vehicular movement are separated. Vehicular access is organised at the lower level, with entry into the underground parking, while the courtyards are placed above on an elevated stylobate. Pedestrian movement is designed to accommodate a variety of scenarios and is arranged across several levels, connected by pedestrian bridges. There is no parking beneath the boulevard, making it possible to plant large trees and create a полноценная natural environment with landscape elements and a rich programme of uses.

The boulevard is also envisaged as an active landscape element incorporating water features, including an artificial stream fed by the Tarakanovka River, which runs close to the boundary of the site. This could become one of the first examples of implementing the concept of uncovering small rivers, an approach that forms part of the city’s wider strategy to enhance the role of the Moscow River.

The district incorporates commercial functions of various scales, from a shopping centre and offices at the entrance to the quarter to small local shops and services at ground-floor level and within the stylobates along the boulevard and embankment. Particular attention is given to social infrastructure. Four kindergartens are distributed across the site. Three of them are integrated or attached facilities, each accommodating 150 children, while a fourth, designed for 310 children, is combined with a new school for 1,700 students.