RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX "BRIGHT QUARTER"
Multi-storey residential complex in Moscow
TYPE
- Multi-storey residential complex
- 26 000 m² / 279,865 sq ft
- Moscow, Russia
- Completed
- Residential Urban Line
A multi-storey residential complex in the Residential Urban Line — designed for maximum natural light penetration in every unit. "Bright Quarter" is the bureau's response to the characteristic challenge of northern-latitude urban housing: maintaining circadian health and spatial openness despite limited winter daylight.
Architecture
The building is composed to maximize solar exposure — facade orientation, window proportions, and balcony depths are calibrated to admit low winter sun deep into every apartment while providing shade at the summer solstice. Floor plates are organized so that no unit relies on a single orientation; corner and through-units dominate the plan. The facade is light in colour — mineral-white render and pale stone — to maximize reflected daylight into the courtyard and lower-floor units.
BIO-CIRCUIT Systems — Light Optimization
Architecture
The building is composed to maximize solar exposure — facade orientation, window proportions, and balcony depths are calibrated to admit low winter sun deep into every apartment while providing shade at the summer solstice. Floor plates are organized so that no unit relies on a single orientation; corner and through-units dominate the plan. The facade is light in colour — mineral-white render and pale stone — to maximize reflected daylight into the courtyard and lower-floor units.
BIO-CIRCUIT Systems — Light Optimization
- Full BIO-CIRCUIT specification with emphasis on circadian optimization: tunable-white lighting throughout, calibrated to the Moscow solar curve, compensating for the extreme seasonal daylight variation (6–18 hours).
- Medical-grade air handling with particulate and VOC filtration.
- Building-wide water purification.
- Shared wellness facilities.
STATUS
Under construction
Under construction
