Amazing drone photos of a multicolored city in Ukraine show the result of an eleven year-long architecture project to revive an industrial area.
The first residence complex in Ukraine to use the ‘block development principle’ instead of the traditional Soviet-era micro-district system is called the Comfort Town. It can be found in Kiev, Ukraine.
It has a twist. The architects painted each low-rise apartment block a different pastel color, giving the town the appearance of a LEGO city.
Architecture Digest reported that Dmytro Vasiliev, Aleksandr Popov and Olga Alfiorova, all from Eastern European firm Archimatika received free reign to transform the area in to a beautiful place to live.
Aerial photos of the final product show a enclave of beautifully painted buildings that stand out against the surrounding grey 1960s and 60s communist-era architecture.
Pictured: An aerial photo of Comfort Town in Kiev Ukraine, designed to look like a LEGO city.
The Comfort Town project was an 11-year-old project that saw an Eastern European architecture firm be given free-reign to revitalize an industrial district of Ukraine’s capital.
Comfort Town is shown in aerial photos (pictured). These buildings stand out against the surrounding grey 1960s and 60s communist-era architecture.
Each of the low-rise apartment blocks was painted with a pastel color by the architects, creating a LEGO city look or a collection ‘Monopoly’ property bits.
There are 180 buildings. Residents can also find space for leisure activities such as five-aside football. The long streets are reminiscent of those found in American cities and run from one side to the other.
The town is built on the concept of a city within a city. There are cafes, shops, offices and shops on the lower floors of apartment buildings. It also features a 14,763-square-foot retail section that features a large fitness club and a 3.7-acre outdoor sports facility, only adding to its attractiveness to prospective buyers.
According to reports, apartments in the town were selling at a rate 200 homes per month in February 2020. This made it the most successful residential property and commercial property in the country at that time.
It has more than 8,500 apartments.
The long streets are similar to those found in American cities and run from one side of the multi-colored Comfort Town to another. This allowed for more parking spots to be placed around town.
There are 180 buildings. Residents can also find green spaces and space for leisure activities, such as five-aside football (seen here in the aerial photograph in the top right).
Comfort Town (pictured above) is the country’s first residential complex to adopt the ‘block-development’ principle instead of the Soviet micro-district model.
The town is built around the concept of a “city-within-a-city” and features cafes, shops, offices, and other amenities on the lower floors. Pictured: Comfort Town’s coloured buildings can be seen contrasted with the greyer architecture in Kiev.
According to reports, apartments in the town were selling at a rate 200 homes per month by February 2020. It was the country’s most successful residential and commercial property at that time. It is home to over 8,500 apartments.
Pictured: A drone photo shows multi-colored buildings from the sky, as well as the long streets that run between them
Despite the impressive final product, the architects were given a limited budget which prompted them to employ simple geometric shapes and flat facades in the town planning, while opting not to use balconies and other decorative design features and instead using french-style Juliet balconies (shown in this photograph)
The challenge for the firm was to create an attractive town that was simple and easy to use. They decided to use standardised sections, which they repeated 150 more times to create the district.
Despite the impressive final product the architects were limited by their budget. They used simple geometric shapes and flat façades in town planning and decided to not use balconies or other decorative design features. Instead, they used french-style Juliet balconies.
According to some, Comfort Town has been adopted by the city’s younger generations of families and professionals who want a more Western European way of life.