Эко Берег Казань 2018

adding seven east-west footbridges that cross the railway and other transportation lines, and makes several squares at the nodes. In particular, the «Kazan Pool» North Square, the «Kazan Pool» South Square and the «Kazan Pool» Square at the turning point of the «Kazan Pool» not only ensure the accessibility of the «Kazan Pool», but also create active public places. The «Kazan Pool» has greatly strengthened the connection between the old city center of Kazan and the Volga Bend, providing rich waterfront recreational activities for

the old city center of Kazan. Third, the «Kazan Pool» is 20-30 meters wide and consists of a 20-meter-wide swimming pool with a walkway and 5 meters of elevators and decorative poles on each side. The “Kazan Pool» is divided into upper and lower floors, of which the upper level is 15 meters high, consisting of a swimming pool of 8-14 meters wide and a walkway of 3-6 meters wide; the lower level is 7 meters high and consists of two 4-meter-wide bicycle lanes. City residents and visitors from the old city center can easily access to the

water through the “Kazan Pool», to enjoy the beautiful waterscape like in the new center at Kazan Port. It can accommodate thousands of people for swimming, walking, cycling and other recreational activities. From the point of God’s Eye View, the «Kazan Pool» proposal reveals the potential spatial trend of the Volga Bend in its elegant linear form. It would be a new landmark in Kazan City and also a new typology of future architecture.

АКТИВИЗАЦИЯ ГОРОДСКИХ ФУНКЦИЙ КАЗАНИ В АКВАТОРИИ ВОЛЖСКОЙ ИЗЛУЧИНЫ