Honorable mention in the Competition for the Best Design Proposal for the Improvement of Theatre Square in Odesa

The Theatre Square consists of two separate sections. Directly opposite the theater is the intersection of Lanzheronivska and Rishelyevska streets. We propose to restrict vehicular traffic on the stretch of Rishelyevska Street from Derybasivska to Lanzheronivska and on the stretch of Lanzheronivska Street in front of the Opera House within the project area. The urban development project involves creating a unified space for Theatre Square, Palais Royal, the fountain near the Opera House, and integrating both sections into one.
The project proposal includes expanding the green area, creating places for informal recreation in the form of hills, where existing Japanese sophoras are suggested to be transplanted. It also involves landscaping in the style of a French garden, setting up seating areas, decorative paving of the square, preserving small monuments and sculptures, and the possibility of hosting festivals. Marble or concrete benches with a marble-like finish are proposed as seating.
The part of the square on the side of the Registry Office. Currently, the exit from the Registry Office leads directly to the roadway. We suggest demolishing the one-story extension of the “Mozart” estaurant as it disfigures the composition of the square. This part of the square will be dedicated to the theme of marriage, with elevated feelings of newlyweds symbolically expressed in sculptures of the muses Erato and Euterpe.
The part of the square on the side of the fountain. It will be directly dedicated to the theatrical theme. Instead of the honor board for the heroes of Odesa (arcade), we propose creating reliefs or frescoes showing scenes from the inner life of the theater. It is also suggested to remove the sculpture of the Collective Farmer, replacing it with a sculpture of the muse Polyhymnia, and placing a sculptural group of the muses Terpsichore, Thalia, and Melpomene closer to the theater.
Since the theater is designed in the Viennese Baroque style, the inspiration for the project was drawn from the square between the twin museums in Vienna.

The project on our site: https://www.vizdome.space/en/p...