Hotel Ukrania Entryway
CREDITS
Client: Hotel Ukrania / Radisson Hotels
Design Director: Mahmoud M M Riad
Architecture Design: Mahmoud M M Riad
GENERAL
Location: Moscow, Russia
Area: 1,600 m2
Year: 2013
ABOUT
The brief called for a contemporary Entryway to the Historic Hotel Ukrania. We sought to create a sculptural element that represents the spirit of our time (much like the original Stalin-Era Skyscraper form did in the early 1950s) while utilizing a number of design elements that help retain a timelessness quality to the gateway. To achieve this dual notion of contemporary and classic, we were inspired by many Russian constructivist sculptors of the 20th century – including Naum Gabo, Antoine Pevsner, and Alexander Archipenko. These artists were avant-garde in spirit, yet managed to create masterpieces that reflect the same elegance and sophistication as their classical counterparts.
