In St. Petersburg, on the right bank of the Neva River, Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi built a palace for Prince Alexander Andreyevich Bezborodko at the end of the 18th century in the middle of a large park. In 1911, during the country’s industrialization, Rossiya Machine Works occupied much of the site as the site of a new factory, building production facilities, warehouses, and administrative buildings. Here – part of a decade-long plan to redevelop and re-purpose the area – Tchoban Moss Architekten has completed a new office building.
Ferrum, a building in Russia clad in intertwined Corten
In St. Petersburg, on the lot originally occupied by a historic factory, Tchoban Moss Architekten has completed a new office building.
Photo Ilya Ivanov
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Drawing Tchoban Voss Architekten
Drawing Tchoban Voss Architekten
Drawing Tchoban Voss Architekten
Drawing Tchoban Voss Architekten
Drawing Tchoban Voss Architekten
Drawing Tchoban Voss Architekten
Drawing Tchoban Voss Architekten
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- Romina Totaro
- 17 November 2021
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Tchoban Voss Architekten
- 7,965 smq
- offices
- 2021
Ferrum 1, takes its name from the material that structures its façade, which at the same time serves as a reference to the history of the former industrial site. The seven-story building is the first building in Russia to be detailed by an exterior cladding made entirely of Corten steel. This corrosion-resistant and highly durable building material, with its characteristic rust-red patina and velvety texture, gives the architecture an expressive and prominent exterior surface.
The sculptural façade is shaped by a geometric grid, like a coherent and organic texture, while the alternation of flat and projecting modules creates the illusion of a weave. The corner solution, on the other hand, was resolved by the architects by delicate structural glazing. To contrast the reddish color of Corten, golden aluminum details have been inserted: the external crowning of the roof, the elevator portals, the fixtures.
- Ferrum 1
- Tchoban Voss Architekten
- Sergei Tchoban
- Valeria Kashirina
- René Hoch, Natalia von Kruechten, Puk Paludan, Evgenia Sulaberidze
- Teorema
- Teorema
- Nord Fassade
- Teorema
- offices
- 7,965 smq
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- August 2021
Site plan
Ground floor plan and typical floor plan
Longitudinal section
Cross sections
Elevation north
Elevation south
Elevation west and east