Loft project "Floors" on Ligovsky Prospekt: description, address, opening hours

In large megacities, we are increasingly confronted with modern and sometimes unusual for hearing and understanding the names of cultural sites and centers. There are also in St. Petersburg. For example, loft projects. What is it?

Loft project - what is it?

The very word loft in English means "loft". If we talk about the cultural corners of the city, then, as a rule, loft projects are called spaces in industrial buildings or warehouses, converted and adapted for contemporary art exhibitions, cultural events, as well as exhibitions of thoroughbred dogs, foxes, reptiles, cats And even dwarf horses. It was such projects in the winter-spring period that represented one of the St. Petersburg loft projects "Etazhi" in Ligovsky. Photos of the project are presented in the article.

Loft project "Floors" - representative of "attic" architecture

"Floors" on Ligovsky Prospekt - representative of the architectural style of hard loft, which is sometimes also called "attic". The basis for the organization of space is already an earlier constructed building, which in the past could have been abandoned. In this case it is Smolninsky bakery. It is here that all the events of the St. Petersburg loft project are held. The void and laconism of the factory areas create a special atmosphere. Here, a creative person has the opportunity to create something absolutely new and hitherto unprecedented, gets a chance to express himself, can openly declare his vision of the world and its transformation.

One of the characteristic features of the loft style is the use of white interiors in the decoration. The color solution for exteriors does not matter. Another feature is the use of clear straight laconic lines and geometric shapes in the construction of the structure and its internal spaces. Decorative design is meager or nonexistent. All this is typical for the design of "Floors" in Ligovsky.

"Floors" - a project for youth and adolescents

Nowadays the loft is not only an interesting architectural direction, but also the lifestyle of an active person from a big city. "Floors" in Ligovsky - a place for the unification of adolescents and young people. It is here where fashionable events, dedicated to cosplay, are often held today. This is a kind of "costume game", when young people appear in the images of famous characters. So, on May 6-7, 2017, the festival "Cosplay and Comics" was held here, where the young generation of the city reincarnated in bright characters of popular comics, manga and fantasy gathered.

"Floors" in Ligovsky - family project

With certainty, we can say that "Floors" is also a family project. Here there are corners for every member of the family from small to large: children's club, library, mini-hotel, art cafe, exhibition halls and even "Roof" - an amazing exhibition space in the open air. From the "Roof" you can see the city from a bird's eye view.

There are also often exhibitions of surprisingly kind Samoyed dogs and Siberian husky. With dogs you can talk, and puppies - even hold on your hands. Communication with animals is attractive not only for children. This is psychological therapy for St. Petersburg residents living in severe conditions for the psyche of the gray depressive local climate.

Floors of the St. Petersburg loft-project

The main gallery of "Floors" in Ligovsky is occupied by the four upper floors of the building. The fifth is the Gallery of Modern Art "Globus", the studio of the architects of the brothers Archipenko, the wine bar with organic drinks, which presents magazines devoted to the latest trends in fashion, design, advertising, architecture. These rooms have become the most attractive for modern photographers.

On the fourth floor there is a new project of the exhibition complex, opened in 2008 - the gallery "Formula". Here, thanks to the organizer of the exhibition, the artist Irene Kuksenateite can get acquainted with different aspects of the culture and life of the countries of Scandinavia and the Baltic.

And on the third floor housed a studio of Russian designers, a cafe "Green Room" and a hostel.

The second floor is designed for special exhibition events. One of the recent events was an exhibition of dwarf horses. And about 7-8 years ago in the hall of 700 square meters. M was an amazing exhibition of installations by the German master Gunther Yukker.

All exhibits were made of wood, nails, bandages and sand. With regard to their artistic value, one can argue, but the impressions of what they have seen so far excite the minds.

"Floors": address and opening hours

To get acquainted with the amazing loft-project, you need to go to the former Smolninsky bread-baking plant. Address "Floors" in Ligovsky: Ligovsky prospect, house 74. Subway stations: "Ligovsky Prospekt" or "Ploshchad Vosstaniya" (exit to the Moscow railway station and shopping center "Gallery").

Opening hours of "Floors" in Ligovsky: daily from 9 to 21. The cafe works on an individual schedule, "Roof" - around the clock.