Windmill — Bolshoye Boldino

Bolshoye Boldino

The Poet’s Side / Russia

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Location
Bolshoye Boldino, Russia
Project type
Public space / Place identity
Site area
75,750 m²
Year
2024
Design stage
Competition concept
Result
Competition-winning proposal
My role
Lead ArchitectShaped the masterplan and key design solutions around local identity and bespoke public-space structures.

The village of Bolshoye Boldino is a historical place of power of the Russian poet A.S. Pushkin, where he wrote over 40 masterpieces.

Winning competition project for the Small Towns and Settlements of Russia programme by Rostourism.

The architectural design draws on the village’s own history: barn pavilions along the walking route and a modern art windmill on the waterfront.

Paving plan of the pond area — Bolshoye Boldino
Paving plan
Masterplan linking Pushkinskaya Street with the upper and lower ponds
Masterplan

Legend

  • 1Pedestrian connection along Pushkinskaya Street
  • 2Upper pond
  • 3Lower pond
  • —Project boundary
Functional zoning plan of the public spaces around the ponds, with numbered activity areas
Functional zoning — the pond landscape

Legend

  • 1Kitchen Corner
  • 1.1Café in the existing shop building
  • 1.2Large pier on the upper pond
  • 1.3Market square
  • 2Visitor parking
  • 3Event deck with “The Power of Grain”
  • 4“Barn with Sleighs” pavilion
  • 5Children’s play area
  • 6Craft workshop pavilions
  • 7Quiet recreation area
  • 8“Bird Rest” duck houses
  • 9Timber amphitheatre overlooking the water
  • 10Circular walking route
Proposed circulation plan showing vehicle access, pedestrian routes, a cycle path, parking and main site entrances in Bolshoye Boldino

Legend

  • Main vehicle routes
  • Main pedestrian routes
  • Cycle path
  • Parking — 15 spaces
  • Main site entrances
Circulation plan — proposed vehicle, pedestrian and cycle routes
Barn pavilion — Bolshoye Boldino
The poet’s side — a barn pavilion within the village landscape.
Barn axonometric next to archival photographs of the village and its barns
Barn — in the past, barns stood along the streets and housed families. The planning draws on this historical, organic example.
Art object The Power of Grain — reconstructed windmill
Art object “The Power of Grain”
A reconstructed village windmill.
Collage of historical images of village life
Historical context — village life and landscape around Bolshoye Boldino.
Site axonometric — Bolshoye Boldino
Architectural design — barn pavilions and play spaces along the route.