A three partner-strong, dynamic architecture firm, DROM was established in 2017 by\u00a0Timur Karimullin, Sofia Koutsenko, and Timur Shabaev. Bringing together architectural experiences from Russia to the United States and operating out of a main headquarters in Rotterdam, this Dutch practice is one of 20 emerging practices that comprise the Wallpaper*...
students in Moscow, this mini-tower incorporates space for working and resting – so inhabitants live, work, study, play and collaborate for a week there, inside and outside the Campus building.
While its educational mission is serious, the project’s design is fun and playful. It was created to look ‘like a bookcase providing simple functionally designed spaces that reflect the various daily activities of the participants’, explain the architects. Made out of wood, it also showcases real craftsmanship in its structure, while providing a warm and inviting environment for the resident students.
Just like in a ‘simple’ residence, light, orientation and the relationship of indoors and outdoors were all important. ‘The internal spatial relations and the openings towards the surroundings are carefully positioned in order to secure privacy while also allowing openness,’ explain the DROM team. ‘It is a means of curating the relationships between the participants and their daily activities on the one hand and securing the private home life of the founder of the platform on the other hand.