Masterplanning for the entry was carried out by a UK-based design team led by Gillespies, with Buro Happold responsible for the engineering.
The competition was organised by the Russia Geographic Society and Moscow Region Governmen. Park Russia is 1,000ha tourism and cultural project near Domodedovo airport.
The consortium’s winning proposals provided the jury with a masterplan and business strategy showing three main zones of the park and opportunities for investment in leisure projects. As well as day visitors, the park is intended to create a resort destination where large numbers of visitors will stay in the park. The business strategy shows a 12 year investment period, principally by the private sector.
The development is to have strong ‘green’ building credentials and the aim is to optimise rail access to cope a potential 10 million visitors a year.
The UK-based masterplanning team was made up of Gillespies, Buro Happold, Rider Levett Bucknall, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios & Fourth Street Place Consultants.
Specialist businesses in the consortium are: Puy du Fou International (France), MaxMakers (Switzerland), Jack Rouse Associates (USA), Ray Hole Architects (UK), Populous (UK), & Conventional Wisdom(USA) as well as Russian companies Strategy Partners Group, NEBA Cultural, Terra Viva and Country Format.
Project leader Richard Tibbott of Cushman & Wakefield Russia, described the park as “a uniquely Russian leisure park responding to Russian consumer desires for imaginative leisure and cultural development and creating a major new destination for the rapidly growing Russian visitor economy”.
Gillespies partner Jim Diggle said that Park Russia will be an unforgettable destination based on multiple and complimentary attractions, offering layers of interest with fun and learning experiences for all.
Gerry Prodohl, Buro Happold’s group director for transport, said: “Access will play a key part in the delivery of the new park, and ensure ease of connectivity for the millions of annual visitors, as well as improving movement across the region. Buro Happold developed a strategic rail and road plan with an emphasis on public transport that will see a new rail link created between Domodedovo airport and the Park, as well as greatly improved rail services between the airport and Moscow. These interventions will act as a catalyst for wider economic and infrastructure growth.“
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