social architectural office startup [project]

2014

project program

BUILDING
effective area - 3000 sq.m / number of storeys - 7 levels

FUNCTIONS
public and social functions, oriented towards architects and professionals of related activities

building is equipped with absolutely all necessary equipment

CURATORS
curator’s functions: client’s attraction, economic and legal security of participants, process administration, educational activities in the form of conferences, lectures and other public events organization

PARTICIPANTS
potential candidates: young professionals at the beginning of the professional activity organized in small groups (architectural bureaus)

conditions of obtaining work space - selection based on interview results,
portfolio

obtaining a work space is a form of a grant: it is free for participants, but as a partial compensation of project maintenance and development costs are important and mandatory condition is participating in social projects, connected with education and healthcare.

commercial and social projects ratio for participants is defined in proportion and equals 50/50

all commercial contracts imply accounting in the form of official payments. legal entities of participants have to be registered in Russian Federation (in case if the contractor is non-RF resident, all financial activity is carried out through intermediary company or own local representative, having a tax registration in RF. using offshore companies or other schemes of evasion of tax accounting is ruled out)

all social projects contracts are signed through curators of the startup and do not imply any benefit for participants

project participant status is confirmed yearly in the form of activities progress report with demonstration of evident and tangible results

work space distribution among work groups depends on the number of participants:

LEVEL VI: 6 modules x 5 persons + 2 common meeting rooms + 2 pre-function zones with workplaces

LEVEL V: 4 modules x 10 persons + 2 pre-function zones with workplaces

LEVEL IV: 2 modules x 20 persons + 2 pre-function zones with workplaces

system implies level transition according to increase of the number of participants in the group

PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION: up to five years



STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING
to provide at each level:

- bathrooms with WC (no less than 4, including one for people with limited mobility)
- elevator hall (3 elevators, including one with 2200 mm depth)
- emergency staircase with own exit (no less than 2)

LEVELS I - II - III
common space with limited access /
I - 600 sq.m area
II - 550 sq.m area
III - 550 sq.m area

- cafe with process compartments
- book store
- staircase hall
- reception zone
- library with workplaces (no less than 10)
- curators’ room
- conference halls (2-3) with overall capacity of 200 people

LEVEL IV.
common space with limited access / storey area of 500 sq. m
2 work modules, with 200 sq. m area each + 2 common pre-function zones with coffee points for 12-15 persons each

MODULE / type 200/20
- model studio / 4 workplaces
- print office 2 workplaces
- meeting room [isolated] 10 seats
- head office / 2 seats
- accountant, administrator [isolated] 1-2 workplaces
- work area / 20 workplaces
- records storage
- archive

LEVEL V.
limited access space / storey area 550 sq. m
4 work modules, with 100-120 sq. m area each + 2 common pre-function zones with coffee points for 12-15 persons each

MODULE / type 10:
- model studio / 2 workplaces
- print office 1 workplace
- meeting room [isolated] 6-8 seats
- head office / 2 seats
- work area / 10 workplaces
- records storage
- archive

LEVEL VI.
limited access space / storey area 550 sq. m
6 work modules, with 40-50 sq. m area each + 2 common pre-function zones with coffee points for 12-15 persons each

MODULE / type 5:
- work area / 5-6 workplaces
- records storage
- archive

LEVEL VII.
space with access for all people in the building / storey area of 550 sq. m
SPA with swimming pool, open terrace, sauna, wardrobe, rooms for relaxing stay