Research's IaaC - Moscow

As the Soviet Union fell apart in Moscow many of its projects were put on hold, and some cancelled altogether. For the first time, there was no longer any control over what theme or how high a building should be. Looking for a way to break with the closed and repressive building scene of the soviet Moscow , to fragmentize it, the Communal House for Textile Institute students was chosen for that purpose. The building has a 200 meter-long eight-floor block with 1000 6 m2 cabins, which was the specific area where the self-sufficient definitions and decisions were applied. These decisions led to a social integrated and environmentally responsive layer or “skinâ€￾, where events, processes, interchange takes place. By Gabriella Castellanos