Right to the Water: Redevelopment of Galernaya Harbor in Saint Petersburg
Volskii, Kirill (2019)
2019
Architecture
Rakennetun ympäristön tiedekunta - Faculty of Built Environment
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2019-04-24
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201904161402
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201904161402
Tiivistelmä
The constant growth of our cities is a complex process which calls numerous challenges to urban planners, architects, city officials, businesses, local communities, and even ordinary people. One of these tasks is the future of former industrial and port zones which have lost their function and significance.
This thesis aims to explore the potential of one of such sites in St. Petersburg, Russia - a historic harbor of the 18th century and the surrounding area, and in this context tries to rethink the role of water in city’s life, somehow diminished at the moment. The goal is to propose a development strategy and a design which will breathe a new life into that part of the city and integrate naturally with the urban environment.
This work starts with the general information about St. Petersburg, opinions of its residents, and historical background of the harbor, proceeds to the site analysis and, finally, introduces a master plan proposal for Galernaya harbor.
Redevelopment of such a large scale is a long process which includes research and analysis, devising a development strategy, mobilization of local actors, planning phase, urban design, etc. This thesis does not aim to ultimately cover all of these aspects and present an overall and complete solution but rather to demonstrate various opportunities that Galernaya harbor provides.
This thesis aims to explore the potential of one of such sites in St. Petersburg, Russia - a historic harbor of the 18th century and the surrounding area, and in this context tries to rethink the role of water in city’s life, somehow diminished at the moment. The goal is to propose a development strategy and a design which will breathe a new life into that part of the city and integrate naturally with the urban environment.
This work starts with the general information about St. Petersburg, opinions of its residents, and historical background of the harbor, proceeds to the site analysis and, finally, introduces a master plan proposal for Galernaya harbor.
Redevelopment of such a large scale is a long process which includes research and analysis, devising a development strategy, mobilization of local actors, planning phase, urban design, etc. This thesis does not aim to ultimately cover all of these aspects and present an overall and complete solution but rather to demonstrate various opportunities that Galernaya harbor provides.