In 2021 developer PIONEER completed a mixed-use complex with an apart-hotel and retail units at Tekhnopark TPU in south Moscow, designed by ABD architects. The scheme merges residential, commercial and public functions, linking the metro station via a covered walkway across Andropov Avenue to the “Island of Dreams” entertainment park.

The Technopark Plaza mixed-use complex organises itself into three functional zones, each legible in the overall building volume. 

Levels one and two host a retail gallery with a food hall, supermarket, shops, restaurants and service outlets. High ceilings, clear internal zoning and extensive glazing make these floors the most open and inviting for visitors.

Offices ranging from 25 m² to 2,700 m² occupy floors 3-12, their size and window placement setting them apart. Level 13 highlights the mixed-use complex’s signature feature: an expansive rooftop terrace that also hosts a public zone with a fitness centre, coworking space and lounges open to both residents and guests.

Levels 14–24 hold 506 units of the YES serviced-apart-hotel network. This more private zone offers varied room and unit formats; some come turnkey, fully finished and furnished.

Placing the apart-hotel at the top creates secluded, city-view spaces above the public realm and virtually eliminates noise from the adjacent traffic arteries.

A key task was to adapt every service network to the apart-hotel format, meeting elevated requirements for ventilation, air-conditioning and fire-safety parameters. Engineers placed all utility nodes in a technical sub-floor: water and soil stacks run in a trough beneath the hotel’s lowest slab, shielding office levels from leaks.

Central water- and air-purification plants, automatic sprinkler systems, access control, CCTV and premium elevators serve every floor of the mixed-use complex.

This carefully planned zoning strategy routes apartment guests, retail visitors and office staff along separate paths inside the mixed-use complex, maximising comfort and safety throughout the building. The three-part split reads most clearly from the south-west, where the stepped geometry creates a striking, memorable silhouette that anchors the quarter as its new architectural landmark.

The unique feature of Technopark Plaza as a nodal element is that it does not merely sit next to infrastructure but becomes a full-fledged part of the transport scenario: the building gathers scattered pedestrian flows and directs them along the required routes according to purpose: shopping and leisure, office work, or apartment living.

A covered gallery links the mixed-use complex to the eponymous metro station, letting visitors move between buildings without going outside and cross to the far side of Andropov Avenue, site of Russia’s largest theme park, Dream Island. Many of its visitors stay in YES apartments and use Technopark Plaza’s infrastructure.

It is worth mentioning that the 2,803 m² car park on level 1 is kept compact; the scheme prioritises pedestrians who arrive via the TPU and public transport, not private cars.

The Technopark Plaza mixed-use complex is a clear case of transit-oriented development (TOD), now essential in megacities like Moscow. By activating and extending pedestrian links, reducing parking demand and offering diverse use scenarios, the project meets every core parameter of sustainable district growth.

Clear navigation, legible routing, defined visual axes and pedestrian infrastructure such as covered walkways raise inclusivity and accessibility, unlocking the quarter’s full potential.

The mixed-use complex designed by ABD architects now ranks among the most attractive residential and commercial investment opportunities in this part of the capital.

Photos: Sergey Volokitin