Plot 16B; moscow, russia

senior designer, architecture:  hotel & parking structure
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, chicago, IL

313 KEYS, 3787 Cars; SD thru 100% DD

Comprised of nearly 500,000 sm of new development— Plot 16 is subdivided into two areas (16Aand 16B).  16B is home to a four–star business class hotel and parking structure infused with shops, restaurants, and other amenities at grade; seamlessly linked with the adjacent office and residential towers (16A) through vibrant landscaped paths and plazas.

Considering the northern latitude of the site, maximizing light was the key consideration in the design.  Respecting the ice like facades of 16A’sTowers; the Hotel and Parking structure façade’s compliment while still affording privacy for guests in the 313 rooms and offers light transmission and screening for the visual chaos in the parking levels.