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Designs for NUVO complex in Kyiv revealed
Orange Architects and MVRDV have revealed their designs for three buildings that will form part of NUVO, a new complex to be constructed in the centre of Ukraine’s capital. Commissioned by Kovalska development, the two firms are restarting work on the plan, which began before war broke out, closely collaborating to refine the masterplan initially created by APA Wojcehowski Architects.
The updated plan places a focus on public spaces between, on, and inside the buildings, nurturing a sense of community. NUVO encompasses five distinctive buildings, merging a business park with residential and cultural programmes to establish the most extensive technological and sustainable development in Ukraine.
“Orange Architects has already been working in Ukraine since the year 2003, when we joined the ‘Architectural Ambulance’ workshop in Kharkiv. The NUVO project, which started before Russia’s full-scale invasion, sparked our creativity, given Kovalska’s high ambitions for sustainability and inventive material use”, says Jeroen Schipper, founding partner of Orange Architects. “Now we envision the project as a positive example for the rebuilding of Ukraine, with adaptable structures and shared spaces, that can help create new sustainable communities for the future.”