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Year: 2019, Concept 
Location: Moscow

These three new stations of the under-construction Big Circle Line are located consecutively, which is likely why they were combined into a single competition for architectural and artistic interior concepts. However, MAD Architects’ proposal treats each station with its own unique character—a fitting approach for the Moscow Metro, where every station is typically a standalone artistic statement, even in cases of adjacent transfer points.

The proposal for Sheremetyevskaya, located in the Maryina Roshcha district, takes on a soft and welcoming tone, reflecting the image of green residential courtyards characteristic of the area. Rzhevskaya is defined by its exposed and aesthetically interpreted technical elements: a diamond-shaped vault relief helps reduce acoustic noise, while decorative pilaster panels part to reveal the load-bearing structures behind them.

A central idea of the concept is the introduction of natural lighting to the platform levels. Due to the stations’ relatively shallow depth, it became possible to integrate skylights. The vertical surfaces of the skylight shafts are clad with custom fiber concrete panels featuring a textured relief. During the daytime, this texture creates natural light and shadow effects that feel organic and unpredictable—like natural phenomena independent of human influence. Spotlights embedded in the protruding relief elements activate at night, reversing the light dynamics seen during the day.

Wall and column finishes feature clay blocks in two tones, while the ceiling above the tracks is clad in dark metal panels. This design move establishes a sharp graphic boundary between three spatial zones and emphasizes the height and dramatic impact of the skylight.

The platform hall interior draws inspiration from the Constructivist era through its volumetric-spatial composition: the combination of light cylindrical columns and dark square columns at the hall’s entrance, the deliberately narrow elongated space, and the symmetrical massiveness of the enclosing walls. These decisions are not accidental, as Stromynka Street is home to a key landmark of Russian Constructivism—the Rusakov Workers’ Club by Konstantin Melnikov.