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Obskoye Coast Tower
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STATUS
Concept
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
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The Obskoye Coast Tower is a speculative architectural proposal located in Novosibirsk, a landlocked Siberian city where the so-called Ob Sea — an artificial reservoir — functions as a symbolic coastline. Although not a sea in geographic terms, the reservoir convincingly performs as one through its vast scale, wind-driven waves, characteristic smells, and long summer sunsets, creating a collective perception of a maritime environment.
The project approaches the coastline not as a natural condition, but as a constructed and culturally produced space. In this context, architecture becomes a tool for reinforcing the fiction of the sea and intensifying its presence within the urban landscape. Positioned at the threshold between the city and the water, the tower operates as a dominant landmark that anchors the coastal identity of the reservoir within the city’s spatial imagination.
The architectural concept is based on the idea of a vertical beach — an assembled collection of coastal artefacts concentrated into a single structure. Typologies that are typically dispersed horizontally along a shoreline, such as piers, viewing platforms, public terraces, temporary pavilions, and technical infrastructure, are gathered and stacked vertically. Arranged like elements on a shelving system, these fragments form a legible and compact representation of the beach as an architectural object.
Programmatically, the tower functions as a vertical archive of beach-related spaces. Hotel rooms, spa areas, public platforms, and panoramic levels are layered one above another, reflecting the way coastal environments accumulate structures over time through seasonal use and adaptation. This stacked organisation allows the building to operate simultaneously as infrastructure, public space, and architectural landmark.
Public access is a central aspect of the proposal. A continuous promenade and pier system connects the urban fabric to the water and extends vertically into the tower, enabling public life to unfold not only along the shoreline but also above it. Through this spatial concentration, the project reimagines the artificial reservoir as a year-round civic coast, giving architectural form to a maritime identity within a non-maritime city.
The project approaches the coastline not as a natural condition, but as a constructed and culturally produced space. In this context, architecture becomes a tool for reinforcing the fiction of the sea and intensifying its presence within the urban landscape. Positioned at the threshold between the city and the water, the tower operates as a dominant landmark that anchors the coastal identity of the reservoir within the city’s spatial imagination.
The architectural concept is based on the idea of a vertical beach — an assembled collection of coastal artefacts concentrated into a single structure. Typologies that are typically dispersed horizontally along a shoreline, such as piers, viewing platforms, public terraces, temporary pavilions, and technical infrastructure, are gathered and stacked vertically. Arranged like elements on a shelving system, these fragments form a legible and compact representation of the beach as an architectural object.
Programmatically, the tower functions as a vertical archive of beach-related spaces. Hotel rooms, spa areas, public platforms, and panoramic levels are layered one above another, reflecting the way coastal environments accumulate structures over time through seasonal use and adaptation. This stacked organisation allows the building to operate simultaneously as infrastructure, public space, and architectural landmark.
Public access is a central aspect of the proposal. A continuous promenade and pier system connects the urban fabric to the water and extends vertically into the tower, enabling public life to unfold not only along the shoreline but also above it. Through this spatial concentration, the project reimagines the artificial reservoir as a year-round civic coast, giving architectural form to a maritime identity within a non-maritime city.
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