Administrative and Residential Complex of the Supreme Court and Boris Eifman Dance Palace Buildings

The main difference between the Workshop’s new design and those of its predecessors is that the former dedicates 40 % of the plot (about 4 ha or 10 acres) to a park of Russian ballet «stars», the park being available to general public and being a natural continuation of the Aleksandrovsky park. Such a layout also provides for an open view to the Prince St. Vladimir’s Cathedral from the Spit of the Vasilievsky Island and the Dvortsovaya embankment. The main compositional move is to free up the space for the park and to create new views, which becomes possible thanks to a very dense development in the bounds of the complex. The complex, being of a significant volume, creates a uniform architectural ensemble and provides for a new city space attractive to residents and tourists.

According to the design, the façades of the Judicial Department buildings are of a sober traditionalist style. The Malaya (Little) Neva embankment becomes walkable and available to the city residents: ground floors of the residential buildings are to be occupied by shops and cafes.

The SPEECH bureau is working on the Dance Palace design in a collaboration with Boris Eifman. The building ends with a glass dome.