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Aedas Architects
Since it’s inception through the merger of two established practices on two ends of
the Globe, Aedas Architects has become one of the most dynamic architectural and
design consultancies in the world - offering top end design expertise and profes-
sional input for projects in most sectors of real estate. With over 2,500 profession-
als with specialist skills in every sector of real estate working within an integrated
network of offices it can draw on an unparalleled resource – that enables it to pro-
vide Clients with a service offering that best matches each project opportunity and
the expertise required to prepare unique and optimised solutions to the most chal-
lenging tasks put before it.
Aedas Architects in Central and Eastern Europe
Park Inn
Within just over 4 years of being launched, the Central and Eastern European opera-
GVA Sawyer
Mixed-Use Development, Tyumen, Russia
tions has grown to become one of the regional leaders - operating throughout the
This project is a massing proposal for a 250 bedroom mid-range business hotel
Partner Invest / Alur Developments
wide geographical the region – with ability to deliver projects that also incorporate
next to the Riga Airport in Latvia.
This 65000 mixe-use development in the centre of Tyumen, Russia.
a wealth of local experience and expertise.
A proposal was prepared according a non-standard Rezidor brief – allowing for ex-
The development is to become a symbol of the city and includes a 4 star hotel, spa,
tensive conferencing and meeting room facilities as well as a very rich F&B offer.
health club, conference centre and office accommodation. The design is currently
The Aedas Architects regional operations are based around four key locations –
The proposal was submitted to the airport authority – following the successful
on site
Moscow, Warsaw, Kiev and Belgrade. Falling under the management direction of
outcome of which – the design will be taken further to completion.
the UK part of the practice, the regional operation benefits hugely from its strong
Further work on the masterplan of the large business park to be located on the
and direct functional connections to all three regional headquarter offices (London,
adjacent site was commissioned.
HK and NY).
Aedas Architects now employs over 80 staff in it’s 7 offices, and is continually draw-
ing on the wealth of knowledge held within the Group and is managed by an inter-
national Board of top architectural professionals, with the manpower composition
enriched by a strategy of employing a combination of top international and local
architects – both graduates and experienced designers. To ensure proper delivery
of projects Aedas collaborates with key strategic partners throughout the region –
and has established strong links with several highly respected practices to ensure
it’s Clients always receive the best of a combination between international and local
knowhow and experience. Close links to the Kazakhstan operations based around
offices in Almaty and Astana allow the seamless servicing of Client needs in the
entire geographical region stretching from the Baltics to the Balkans and including
all of Russia and the CIS.
Primary market sectors for the practice in the region include masterplanning, retail,
CityLights Hotels, Russia Mechnikova Hotel, Kiev, Ukraine Radisson Hotel, Zaporozhe, Ukraine
commercial offices (city centre and office park), hotel and hospitality and residen-
CityLights Metrika Q-tec
tial – as well as complex mixed use developments with any of the above sectors in
Aedas has been commissioned to design a new chain of This is one of three projects by Aedas on Mechnikova Aedas are currently developing the scheme design for this
the development mix. Key projects completed by Aedas include several office parks,
hotels to be built in 50 Russian cities. Street in Kiev. 185 room 4 star hotel beside the river Dniepr in the centre
numerous hotels for international operators, varied retail projects and complex (in-
Designing a rollout of hotels that is intrinsically different The proposal is for a 250 room, five star hotel with nine of Zaporozhe. The project also includes a 600m2 Paulaner
tensive) mixed use schemes. Sports and transportation as well as healthcare are
from designing a single hotel. On this project we are es- floors of serviced apartments above. restaurant.
some of the newest sectors rolled out but he company in the region.
sentially designing a set of building elements that can be There is a 12m level change across the site, which has en- The design draws inspiration from site – an old granite
combined in different ways to suit the particular site. abled the creation of a 2 storey podium containing retail, quarry which is now an attractive pond surrounded by wil-
The wealth of international experience held in the regional operation has been ap-
In order to streamline the process the hotel has been bro- leisure and conference facilities. The roof of the podium lows. The terraced podium containing the public functions
preciated by a wide of range of Clients, both local and international – which has
ken down into fixed and variable groups of spaces. The first is a garden which extends the green landscape behind the grows seamlessly out of the granite strata. The guestroom
allowed the practice to assemble an impressive portfolio of projects in a variety of
group being the same for all sites, the second group flex- building through to the street. floors hover above – a very simple volume with a delicately
the geographically widespread locations.
ible to accommodate site constraints and peculiarities. textured façade reminiscent of the willow trees.
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