National center of arts & handicrafts "Art+" on NWD in Kazan city

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This article was written by Amir Shaimardanov and published on uni.xyz, a platform for design professionals and creative thinkers.

Where the city meets the water — and art floats above both...

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Amir Shaimardanov published Story under Conceptual Architecture on Jun 29, 2026

This journal is associated with National center of arts and handicrafts "Art+" on New Waterfront district in Kazan city project

PROJECT IDEA

National Center for Arts and Crafts "Art+ Cluster" on the New Waterfront district embankment in Kazan city — a multifunctional cultural facility integrating the preservation of Tatarstan's traditional heritage with a platform for contemporary art industries.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Art+ Cluster is a multifunctional cultural and educational complex located on the revitalized waterfront of the former Kazan River Port. The project consists of two independent blocks: Block A — a museum complex with exhibition halls, a conference hall, and a panoramic restaurant; Block B — a creative cluster with rental studio lockers for artists and craftspeople. The blocks are united by an accessible "Sky Park" roof — a publicly open green garden on V-shaped cantilevered columns, returning to the city the built footprint in the form of a suspended park above the Volga waterway. The central plaza with reflecting pools between the blocks forms an open "gateway" from the urban street to the embankment. Total area — approximately 95,000 m², 6 levels (1 underground + 5 above-grade + accessible roof).

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Structural system: monolithic reinforced concrete frame with a 6,600×6,600 mm column grid. The Sky Park roof is an independent space frame structure on V-shaped composite steel-concrete columns (steel tube filled with reinforced concrete), cantilevering over both blocks. Foundation: continuous monolithic RC slab on a pile field (driven piles, ø600 mm) due to sandy loam soil conditions. Facade: ventilated curtain wall system with HPL panels, perforated metal cassettes, and horizontal glass louvres; panoramic curtain wall glazing in atrium zones. Floor slabs: monolithic RC flat plates, 200 mm. Accessible inverted roof with XPS/PIR insulation, drainage membrane, and lightweight soil substrate for landscaping. Fire resistance grade I, structural fire hazard class C0. Smoke-free staircase-elevator cores of Type H1 (pressurized) — 6 units. Sprinkler AFSS and addressable-analog AFAS throughout.