Tuchkov Buyan Park
The Tuchkov Buyan Park competition considers 16.6 hectares of land defining the northern bank of Malaya Neva River – between Birzhevoy Bridge and Tuchkov Bridge – with a vision to transform an abandoned site into a vibrant public destination for St. Petersburg’s citizens. The park’s outstanding location, offering extraordinary views onto the city’s most important UNESCO heritage landmarks, gave an identity to the public programs to come. The project sets several ambitious goals: first, to create a park seamlessly integrated into St. Petersburg’s historical context whilst simultaneously defining a new face for the city. Second, to use the park as a linking element to sustainably connect green public spaces at the scale of the city. Third, to reorganize urban flows in the park’s immediate context by reconfiguring the congested Likhachev Square, clarifying Dobrolyubova Avenue and improving Speranskogo Street. Finally, the project proposes a continuous embankment promenade from Petrovskiy Island to the original citadel of St. Petersburg. A Layered Landscape In traditional Russian stories, Buyan is a legendary island which appears and disappears with the ocean’s tides.
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