Renovation of silver smelting plant

• Address:
  Barnaul, Altai Territory, Russia
• Year:
  2025
• Status:
  Concept

Team:
 Liubov Leonteva, Neymat Samedov, Daria Pyatnitskaya, Frida Abrahamyan

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The plant was founded in the autumn of 1739 and was originally intended for copper smelting. For a century and a half, the silver smelter remained the heart of Barnaul, but now this significant territory is almost completely excluded from urban life. Currently, the former factory, recognized as a cultural heritage site, is a large complex of 7 buildings and covers an area of 7.5 hectares. The main goal of the project is to transform the stagnating silver smelter into an economically self—sufficient territory that will breathe new life into the historical center of the city. The project is to renovate the factory's territory, based on the compilation of historical frames to preserve the environment and create a modern space with the introduction of artifacts. Key design approaches include preserving the historical structure and recreating lost volumes using modern materials. To form the identity of the object, two significant periods of its history were chosen — the silver smelting and the matchmaking. The former match factory serves as a symbol of the memory of generations. The reinterpretation of historical elements in new readings adds to the unique character of the renovation of the complex, enriching its aesthetic perception. The reconstruction of pipes and dormer windows in luminous accent solutions will link several important eras for the city at once, giving the buildings a modern look.