K-50, Moskou • 2010 - heden
Opdrachtgever: Krost

The K50 plot is a new development on the outskirts of the town of Skhodnya, part of the Greater Moscow area. K50 will consist of a few thousand affordable apartments and will provide all amenities needed for its inhabitants like playgrounds, schools, kindergartens and shopping-malls. With its vast natural surroundings and the a high quality furnishing of its public spaces, K50 will become exemplary for high quality low-cost housing neighborhoods all over Russia.

DKV won an international competition in which the client awarded DKV with the preliminary design for one urban block consisting of five apartment buildings. The construction system of the client is a given condition. This construction system is made up of 2 units housing either four or five affordable apartments which range from 1 room (30m2) up to 3 rooms (60m2). These units are repeated throughout the plan. The ground floors mainly consist of public and commercial functions like kindergartens and health-centers.

The different apartment buildings within the block are aesthetically considered to be unique family members; recognizable as individuals with striking similarities. Consequently DKV maximized differences within the means given by the construction system. Plasticity of the facade and dynamic placing of loggias and balconies do not only stress differences between the buildings within the urban block, but also make the individual apartment perceivable and create a range of sub-variants within the standard floor-plan.

The connection of the buildings to the surface is considered crucial, hence specific attention is given to the communal entrance halls. These are spacious, made of durable and rich natural materials and distinct in their architectural theme.