Commercial aviation flights were allowed rather recently, on June
2010. However, the infrastructure of the commercial aviation in
Ukraine, and specifically in Kyiv region, is very undeveloped and
outdated as compared with EU and Russia. There are only one
international airport "Boryspil", airport "Zhuliany", airfields in
Svyatoshyn on “Aviant” air plant, Tchayka, Gostomel and Vasilkovo
around Kyiv today. Nearest airfields are situated in Pryluky,
Vinnytsya, Bila Tserkva, Kalynivka, Korytnytsya, Cherkasy, Myrgorod,
Nizhyn and Sulytsya. Also there is one helipad on Dolobetsky island for
general use and one under construction in Mariinsky park. There is an
information on a few private helipads within the city too. According to
the helicopters' routes development plan 12 helipads have to be built
in Kyiv till 2012. Hospitals and high-rise buildings will mainly be
equipped with these helipads. These helipads will create an opportunity
for efficient traffic avoiding jams. Helipad network will contribute
development of light commercial aviation a lot. Designed heliport should
become a basic transport point for commercial helicopters and air
taxis in Kyiv.
The main objective of the project is to
create of a transport nodal point for commercial river, air and land
transports with a repairing infrastructure, preservation of a natural
landscape with inscribed A+ class business centre, conference hall,
concert hall, recreation and entertaining facilities, the hotel will
supplement and diversify a functional purpose of site’s gentrification.
Spaces for living, business, recreation, and sport are stringed onto
the transport node which joins land, water and air routes. The
morphogenesis conception is to be dissolved in the existing landscape.
Buildings are concentrated on the site, some parts are situated above
the water level on piles. Energy supply is autonomous excluding
electricity supply (partially). An engineering system holds on
principles of sustainable development and recycling. Roofs of the
public and residential buildings are integrated with a recreational
green zone – “green roofs” with loans of sedum perennial herbs and
shrubbery create a unique multileveled public space. The photovoltaic
panels, solar collectors and vertical-axes wind generators are
integrated into the green roofs too. “Green walls” of the hotel
buildings create a local microclimate by protecting spaces from
overheating and wind. The hotel is divided into three buildings which
bend and brake a strict linear structure. Buildings are half-turned to
the east to make sun only “touch” rooms’ windows. Modules of the boatel
are the autonomous barges connected to the riverfront by the floating
bridge. Modules can be attached to the yachts and towed to Dnipro’s
islands. All buildings are stringed onto the bay’s semicircle combining
into the functional zones. The promenade riverfront joins the boatel
and the heliport. A lot of attention is given to the public spaces
protected from rain by delicate awnings, sheds and pergolas. A mobile
architecture is realized in wing generators on piers and roof tops.
One-way road system will serve comfortable arrival/departure from/to
Naberezhnoye highway. Partly tunneled.Collaboration with Peter Vlasenko