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PaVeletskaya Plaza
Moscow, Russia
architects, 5+design & sWa

masterplan is to challenge conventional urban planning hybrid experience by extending the public realm and the
models, which are typically driven by road networks or creation of pockets of spaces for recreational outdoor
maximising gross floor area. Instead, the scheme is dictated sports and leisure, F&B, commercial and social activities.
by geography and topography of the site, with a focus on Valley is a place where people will be able to truly live,
establishing connections to the existing landscape so that work and enjoy city life all in one place. It is an exciting
the architecture forms a part of it. mix of prime offices, a cultural exposition space, retail units,
Novotown is an international retail, leisure & parking facilities and residential apartments at the core
entertainment mixed-use project comprising of diverse of Amsterdam’s South Axis. Valley will be delivered at the
and complementary components including themed retail, end of summer 2021 and has been designed by MVRDV.
hotel, office, cultural studios and cultural pavilions. The Construction on the mountainous 75,000sq m mixed-
theme park integrated experiential retail includes Lionsgate use complex began in 2017 and will bring much-needed
Entertainment World and NatGeo Ultimate Explorer in the greenery to Amsterdam’s Zuidas business district thanks
Valley form of a mall in Phase 1 and Real Madrid World, Ducati to its landscape of jagged stone terraces, bay-windows
amsterdam, Netherlands
architects, MVRDV Experience Centre and Sports Clubhouse in the form of and balconies, with dense planting designed by landscape
cultural pavilions in Phase 2. The design brief was for a architect Piet Oudolf.
masterplan disposition that can facilitate synergy between Global architects and masterplanners Benoy was tasked
the different uses and encourage the development of a with masterplanning the retail and commercial component
of Økern’s urban redevelopment programme. Located at
a key intersection of rail, bus and highway infrastructure
projects, the development should capitalize on high levels
of accessibility and create a new commercial hub for the
district. Benoy’s solution skilfully combines a compact retail
plan with a dramatic glazed entrance capturing footfall from
the transport interchange. A new open street connects the
retail project to the wider masterplan and externalizes the
shopping environment with food and beverage terraces,
pavilions and highly visible entrances to the office towers
surmounting the retail podium.
Paveletskaya Plaza is a project Located within the historic
site of the Moscow Paveletsky Railway Station and the
project functions as part urban park, part retail centre.
The new design’s primary role looks to re-establish this
lost connection between the historic structure and the
plaza. At the park level, a system of layers accentuates
interconnected spaces to activate the public realm near the
street level. In its entirety, Paveletskaya Plaza satisfies a series
of challenges by framing each as an opportunity to unify
distinct pieces. The dynamic assemblage formed between
the station, the street-level plaza, the subterranean retail
space, and the Garden Ring Road establishes a visual and
spatial connection across multiple elevations to create an
enhanced experience throughout. The scheme is being
designed by Lead8 in collaboration with SWA.
Located at the heart of Ireland’s largest sustainable urban
development, Cherrywood Town Centre is being developed