Projects - SP2

Kindergarten in Areni

Areni village is one of the most interesting areas in Armenia with its famous type of grapes and St. Astvatsatsin Church, as well as natural and cultural life (landscape). The planned kindergarten is located in the central part of the village, at the marginal part of the area to be constructed, at the end of a series of residential houses. The goal of our approach is not only to integrate the kindergarten into the wonderful biography of Areni, but also to make it a logical continuation of the residential houses. The hall of the kindergarten will serve as a community cultural center. The adjacent community park will also contribute to the kindergarten being considered as a community gathering place. Project team Architecture: Sarhat Petrosyan, Irina MerdinyanStructure: Artur MelkonyanCivil Engineering: Malona LLCElectrical: HVAC GroupLighting: Sevada PetrossianLandscape: Karen Arakelyan, Edgar Melkonyan

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Koor Winery

The territory of the Kur winery is located in the southern part of the village of Aghavnadzor, in the area adjacent to the vineyards. On the western side it is bordered by a gorge, and on the eastern side by a dirt road, from which an entrance can be organized, preserving the only white willow.As a result of the distribution of premises and rooms specified in the ToR, as well as taking into account the dimensions and orientation of the wind section, an L-shaped building was proposed.The first building from prefabricated elements, with sandwich panels and a steel structure, contains rooms for grape harvesting and fermentation. Taking into account the height of the wine storage barrels required for fermentation, the inclination of the roof is 22 degrees, which is the most effective inclination for solar panels, while maintaining the number of barrels required by the task.The second building for bottling, ageing, and tasting will be covered with a local Areni stone or a gabion from the field stones. We think it would be interesting to use as many local materials as possible from the area, so we propose to use stones already removed from the ground using gabion technology as the façade cladding material. The structural solution of this building is planned to be implemented with a reinforced concrete frame.The administrative part is located on the roof of the second building and has a deviation from the main structure to reveal an interesting landscape of the area. The administrative rooms are located here, as well as an entrance to the roof of the second building, which can become a green roof – a garden where various events can take place, as well as acquaintance with grape varieties.

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WASH

Within the framework of improving the situation of sanitary nodes of school and preschool educational institutions in the territory of the Republic of Armenia, ready-made universal solutions for educational institutions clustered according to various criteria have been proposed. In the case of buildings that have not been reconstructed over the past three decades and are seismically vulnerable, it is proposed to use a temporary mobile model.The logic of the mobile model assumes a free-standing external building made of containers with external dimensions of 6 m x 2.4 m. For educational institutions with up to 60 students or children, a single container with a male and female toilet and sink and one accessible toilet for disable people and adults is proposed. For educational institutions with more than 60 students or children, but not exceeding 210 students a second additional container is attached, where another set of male and female toilets can be installed. It can be installed above the ground level (45 cm from the ground level) or on the ground level, depending on the terrain and the quality of the soil.The roof can be equipped with solar panels for self-sustainability. There is also a technical room where a water tank for graywater reuse, a tank for clean water, water pumps, electric heaters and other technical devices are installed.The proposed model is adapted for people with disabilities. Each model, regardless of the codified number of cubicles, has separate cubicle adapted for people with disabilities. Considering that in educational institutions there is need for separate sanitary unit for adults: teachers, educators, administrative and technical workers and parents, it is proposed to consider double use of the disabled toils for adults.

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Yerevan Adaptation Plan

With financing from the Green Climate Fund, the Adaptation Plan for the City of Yerevan in Armenia supported the Government of Armenia in formulating a national plan for climate change adaptation. Through an iterative process, the project focused on strengthening foundational capacities with the aim of institutionalizing them for long-term sustainability. The project aimed to address existing barriers, facilitate the prioritization of climate change adaptation investments in priority sectors—such as water resources, agriculture, energy, health, tourism, and infrastructures. in two marzes, as well as at the settlement and the municipal levels, develop adaptation plans, and increase the identification of associated financing options. The Project will also focus on strengthening local capacity, especially in support of women and vulnerable groups. Ultimately, the goal is to help formulate and develop the Yerevan Adaptation Plan to guide integrated climate action.

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Assessment of Green Spaces in Yerevan and Rustavi

As the trend of global urbanization continues, the obstacles to sustainable development are increasingly emanating from urban areas. Yerevan and Rustavi are aware of these challenges, as the economic well-being of their countries depends heavily on the economic growth of their cities. Human activities such as transportation, energy consumption, water use, and waste management have a negative impact on the quality of the urban environment. These negative impacts can lead to a range of environmental and health issues, including air and water pollution, soil degradation, loss of biodiversity and increased greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, these issues can have significant economic consequences, such as increased health care costs, reduced property values and decreased tourism. Therefore, it is imperative that sustainable urban development strategies are implemented to mitigate the negative impacts of human activities and promote a healthier and more sustainable environment for urban dwellers. Overall, the project seeks short-, medium- and long-term goals which can fulfil the vision of healthier and better quality of life. The short-term goal of the work is to inform investment prioritization by city administrations, the medium-term goal is to improve population service quality, and the long-term goal is to contribute to measurable improvements in residents' quality of life and health, as well as overall economic competitiveness. Achieving these goals will require a focus on sustainable urban planning and management to promote resource efficiency, reduce pollution and waste, and enhance the resilience of urban systems.

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Renovation of Tsaghkunk Village Center

The village of Tsakhkunk in Gegharkunik region is located at an altitude of 1,850 meters above sea level and has 1,014 inhabitants. The H-29 road of republican significance, passing through the center of the village, connects the cities of Hrazdan and Sevan with the nearby villages.Except for the H-29 republican road, it is planned to pave the rural roads in order to create a historical village environment.A park is planned to be built on the site south of the road, on the territory of which an artificial waterfall and a swimming pool, an amphitheater, and a children's playground are provided. It is planned to organize a surface water collection system in the park, which will partially ensure the irrigation of green spaces by collecting rainwater from the park.It is planned to install functional and decorative lighting for roads, sidewalks and other landscaped areas.As part of the major road repairs, it was also planned to modernize the underground infrastructure, including sewerage, a rainwater drainage system (storm sewer), passages for water supply, electricity, lighting, as well as other cable systems. Given the lack of technical conditions and the general plan of the settlement, a number of solutions were provided with the possibility of expanding the reserve.The project also provides for the use of solutions for the possible collection of surface waters to ensure the amount of water for irrigation. The formless sewage water in the park and in the central part will be collected in an irrigation water tank designed for this purpose, which can be used for irrigation.By its nature, the project assumes the project of road modernization and landscaping of green spaces, but in accordance with the design assignment and discussion with the customer, a new transport stop, a platform for collecting recyclable garbage, organization of access to the future tourist information center, cladding of existing walls adjacent to the main roads, and other solutions were also proposed.

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Housing for Displaced Families from Artsakh

In the southern part of the main street of Nerkin Khndzoresk village, Goris community, Syunik region of Armenia, six houses are planned to be built for families displaced from Artsakh. The project consists of a two-storey house with three bedrooms. On the ground floor there is a living room with a kitchen and a bathroom. The traditional local stone facing is used for the two-story houses to maximize the integration of the newly built houses into the traditional rural texture.

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Memorial Park

The Yerevan Botanical Garden is one of the largest green areas in Yerevan, it has both scientific and social significance as a green area for public use. The Botanical Garden was founded in 1935, since then no serious landscaping works have been carried out. Therefore, in 2023, with the financial support of the Hovnanian Foundation, the “Friends of the Botanical Garden” NGO initiated the design and construction of the Memorial Park. According to the design assignment, it should have some educational value, while at the same time being a green public space. The total area is 6,055 square meters, all of it is green. The purpose of the project is to ensure the zones defined in the design assignment, while maintaining the green mass-the foliage of trees, as well as maximum water permeability. For this purpose, 99% of the area does not pass water. In order to achieve this ratio of water-repellent surfaces, the paths and platforms available in the area are mostly covered with sand or pebbles. In some cases, polished materials such as felled tree trunks and natural stone were also used on the paths. All 260 trees on the territory are preserved, and another 60 are proposed to be planted as part of the project.

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Residential Complex with a Kindergarten in Mush

Mush district of Gyumri city of Armenia is one of the largest districts following the 1988 earthquake. In 2016, within the framework of the Armenian National Pavilion of the Venice Architecture Biennale, the controversy reconstruction of that district was presented separately. In 2020 receiving an offer to build a new residential complex in the same district, it was important for us to approach a specific problem based on the reflection of a previous survey. Thereupon, an attempt was made to somehow continue the logic of the urban texture of the district and to revitalize the local and high-quality, but at the same time innovative architecture. Four buildings, built with different local stones, seem to contrast with existing colorful and variegated buildings presenting the entrance of the district. The residential buildings are multi-storied. Roofs are completely designed for solar panels, therefore the usable areas of the attic space created for the provision of the necessary inclination are intended to be provided with local artists as studios. The complex includes a kindergarten for 46 children, encompassing the courtyard space around it. Project team Architecture: Sarhat Petrosyan; Irina Merdinyan; Hovhannes BaghjyanStructure: Artur MelkonyanCivil Engineering: Malona LLCElectrical: HVAC Group

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Tumo District Master Plan

Founded in Yerevan and later having expanded its branches in the whole Armenia and abroad, Tumo Center for Creative Technologies, can be considered as one of the most successful educational initiatives in the period of independence of Armenia. Formed as an extracurricular educational initiative, it became a hub of IT start-ups and comapneis. Adjacent to existing Tumo building, which is near Tumanyan Community Park, it is planned to build several other educational institutions. Therefore, the development of the Master Plan of Tumo complex was initiated, within the framework of which we aim to integrate new buildings under construction into the urban public life of Halabyan street, meanwhile taking into account the upcoming developments of Abelyan street. The idea of completing the works of Ajapnyak Metro Station, built during the Soviet years, as well as the idea of integrating Tumanyan Park with the public green areas of the Hrazdan gorge, was put forward. Project team Architecture: Sarhat Petrosyan, Gagik Khachatryan

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Residential House in Zovashen village

The village of Zovashen, located at the foot of the northern slope of Mount Hatis, has a very interesting landscape. A house is being built adjacent to the almond farm created a few years ago. It repeats the local architecture of the village with its solutions, trying to integrate with the village, as if it was there from the very beginning. The inside and outside of the house, the workshop-guest house, the open-air areas seem to be a complex slowly built by the same master. There are views of the surrounding mountains and fields from different parts of the complex making it possible to rediscover the natural and man-made landscape. Project team Architecture: Sarhat Petrosyan, Gagik Khachatryan

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De-underplan Residential Complex

In recent years, due to the active construction works in the center of Yerevan, various segments has come out of the logic of construction. Taking into account the real estate values, all these parts are subject for the simple elimination. Such was the case with the group of 1-2 storey houses at the intersection of Amiryan and Saryan streets. Considering the upper part thereof from the side of an apartment building and hotel, it was proposed to preserve and transform the circle of integration and transformation of adjacent school, which dates back to the 1950s. Within the framework of the project, the school No. 5 after Mushegh Ishkhan was to be reinforced and modernized, as well as secure its lasting existence. The suggested solution was to connect together one of the ancient districts of Yerevan, Kond and Main Avenue. Project team Architecture: Sarhat Petrosyan, Gagik Khachatryan

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Rehabilitation Proposal for Children's Railway of Yerevan

The aim of the ARTRAIL project was to revive one of the most important points of the Soviet heritage - the Children's Railway area and creating a cultural space in Armenia that is family and community֊friendly, and produce an internationally recognized destination for Armenia’s tourism industry. The project entails the complete regeneration of the 7 hectare park grounds with its 2 km long operational railway line, and the iconic 1950s train stations. New facilities on the territory will include a 1’000 sq meter contemporary art exhibition space, an amphitheatre for live performances and screenings, library and workshop area, a multifunctional pavilion for temporary events, as well as a ‘smart’ playground for kids designed by contemporary artists. The rehabilitation of ARTRAIL Park territory will attempt to significantly reduce water soaking areas and double green zones. For this particular purpose, given slope angle, the art infrastructures will be created on pillars. The entrance zone shall connect with the railway station and the riverbank area through an elevator, this way enabling access to every corner in the park, at the same time being accessible for people and groups with disabilities. Existing stations will be reused as unique facilities, for example the open-air public swimming pool adjacent to “Joy” station shall be restored, and a new multifunctional hall shall be built. The main exhibition hall serving as major centre for contemporary art, shall be built within “Pioneer” station. The exhibition spaces shall be adjoined with paths which will make part of the sculpture garden. All existing green areas shall be maintained given current world landscaping experience.e adjoined with paths which will make part of the sculpture garden. All existing green areas shall be maintained given current world landscaping experience. Project team Architecture: Sarhat Petrosyan, Gagik Khachatryan

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Residential House in Tosh

The district with private houses built in Yerevan in the 50s of last century is slowly transforming into a district with multi-storey buildings. Trying to ensure that transformation as unobtrusive as possible, the six-story apartment building was transformed into separate buildings to preserve the spirit and scale of the district. The commercial areas of the first floor, including the common areas of the apartment and the flat roof of general use, will try to provide a semi private house. Project team Architecture: Sarhat Petrosyan

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Vocational School

Vocational educational institution presents a complex with two educational buildings, a gym, an exhibition area and a parking lot. Armenian tufa, green roofs and rough concrete were used for exterior finishing. Solar panels are located on the southern fronts; the latter are sunscreen and a perfect choice for energy efficiency. The green roofs of the buildings serve a couple of purposes, among them rainwater collection, sound isolation, maintaining low temperature in summer and heat storage in winter, as well as serving a platform for plantation of green beds of educational significance. The project was developed in cooperation with architect Anush Harutyunyan. Project team Architecture: Sarhat Petrosyan, Anoush Harutyunyan

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Sound and Silence Exhibition

As a result of an ongoing collaboration with Komitas Museum Institute, our team was offered to design the temporary exhibition entitled “Sound and Silence: The Musician and Musical Instruments Through the Centuries” curated by Nairi Khatchadourian. The exhibition aims at shedding light on the history of creation and development of traditional musical instruments, and the application of inclusive educational approaches, this way presenting a variety of exhibits, among them archaeological artefacts, manuscripts, digitized versions of manuscripts and gravestones, archival photographs, and traditional instruments. Project team Design: Sarhat Petrosyan; Armine Shahbazyan

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Restoration Proposal Sevan Writers’ Resort

Writers Resort represents two different epochs in Soviet modernist architecture – the Residential building of 1930s late Soviet avant-garde era and the Restaurant structure of 1960s architecture of Soviet Modernism both designed by two prominent Armenian architects Gevorg Kochar and Mikayel Mazmanyan. Within the framework of involvement in restoration process of the Resort throughout 2016-2017, our team conducted a preliminary technical assessment of the building, and is assigned to carry out the restoration and re-use proposal of the building. The project is funded by the Getty Foundation’s “Keeping it Modern” project grant to Writers Union of Armenia. Project team Architecture: Sarhat Petrosyan, Anoush Harutyunyan, Zareh GharibyanInterior Design: Sarhat Petrosyan, Irina MerdinyanStructure: ArmProject Glass Structure: Vahe Ramazyan

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Kutahya Exhibition

The exhibition on Armenian Ceramic art of Kutahya is an outcome of an ongoing cooperation with Komitas Museum-Institute. The organization of traditional ceramics exposition at the temporary exhibition hall was mainly aimed at ensuring the harmony between the building’s architecture (author Arthur Meschyan) and the permanent exposition (author Alberto Torsello). During the work process of exhibition curated by Nairi Khatchadourian, our team carried out both the design of the exhibition, and the design of all printed material. Project team Design: Sarhat Petrosyan, Nane Toumanian

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Eurasia Partnership Foundation’s office

The goal of the design was to create a lively, efficient and flexible work environment for Eurasia Partnership Foundation’s almost 20 employees and periodically attending interns and volunteers. The work style of the Foundation’s office led the design team to come up with unorthodox office furniture and equipment layout, with features like portable personal work-stations, instead of stationary office desks and glass made, wall long white boards, etc. The space is also made flexible for different layouts using folding doors. A small, but open space lounge/kitchenette space is also available for employees and visitors to create the business interactions more social. The Media Center adjacent to the office has a general meeting/conference room equipped with synchronized translation booth, transformable furniture, audio/visual and lighting equipment, audio/video recording facilities; a studio/multimedia room; offices/information center area with mobile and/or transformable furniture; a library/lounge area; a kitchen suitable for providing small banquettes and staff use are planned for the new space. It is programmed to be efficiently flexible for all the different activities planned to be hosted in the area. The project was implemented in cooperation architect Sevada Petrossian (co-author). Project team Design: Sarhat Petrosyan, Sevada Petrpssian

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