Competition project for the reconstruction of the Prostor confectionery and bakery plant

The territory of the Prostor confectionery and bakery plant occupies about 3 hectares in the South-Western Administrative District of Moscow. The main buildings of the plant, designed by TsNIIEP named after. B. S. Mezentsev, were built between 1986 and 1987. While maintaining the structural and functional qualities, the appearance of the main buildings of the plant (production, household and administrative-educational buildings) does not meet modern architectural, artistic and environmental requirements and requires high-quality reconstruction, including a revision of façade and volumetric-spatial solutions and the formation of a new image, capable of making the enterprise an architectural dominant of the entire area.
To find the most expressive and effective solution, the owner of the complex, OJSC KBK Cheryomushki, with the support of the Committee for Architecture and Urban Planning of Moscow, in 2014 announced a National open competition for the architectural concept of a volumetric-spatial solution for the reconstruction of the Prostor confectionery and bakery plant. The operator of the competition was CCT "Agglomeration".
In its project, the Institute of MAKhPI named after Academician Polyansky proposed to significantly increase the volume of the complex through extensions and superstructures to the buildings, with an emphasis on extensions to the household building, the design of the first floor of the administrative building, as well as the entrance lobbies to the store and the Training Center (http://www .eduprof.ru).
The solution for the facades of the three main buildings uses the expressive potential of the contrasting use of two materials - perforated metal sheets mounted using the technology of a suspended ventilated facade, and glass profiles of the new Pilkington Profilit system, which corresponds in terms of thermal insulation to the climate of central Russia. Glass blocks are installed only for attached volumes, where there is no need to ensure continuity of the thermal circuit during installation. Some of the metal panels are made to open in the manner of shutters, which adds additional plastic intrigue to the façade solution. Metal blinds on the Academic building work as a functional element to comply with the lighting standards for administrative premises and classrooms. The entire structure complies with fire safety standards. The background element of the formed façade composition is the light plastered planes of the walls. The combination of dark brown metal and light, almost white surfaces creates a laconic shell that complements the orthogonal volumetric-spatial structure of the complex, corresponding to the style of late Soviet modernism. The brutalism and restraint of the proposed façade solution is somewhat softened by the use of ornamental plant motifs on perforated panels. The plasticity and texture of various materials and structures on the facades is accentuated by the play of light and shadow in natural light and architectural lighting in the evening.
The existing load-bearing and enclosing structures are preserved. All facades are additionally insulated to meet modern regulatory requirements for heat and energy saving. New structures and elements as part of the reconstruction of the complex can be installed in parallel with the operation of the buildings, without the need to stop the production cycle.
The project of the Institute of MAKhPI named after Academician Polyansky passed into the second round and was awarded by the competition jury.

Links
Information about the competition on the website of the Moscow Architectural Council: http://archsovet.msk.ru/competitions/cheremushki