Quattro Corti Business Centre by Piuarch

After nearly two centuries, is the first firm Piuarch Italian architecture building in the city of Peter the Great. The business center Quattro Corti is located in the center of St. Petersburg in an area of 5.000 square meters, close to Hermitage and Nevesky. The constructed area of 23,500 square meters, spread over six floors above ground level and three underground.

Inside the building, plus 20,000 square meters of land for offices, created a boutique hotel with 22 rooms Restaurant Mansarda. Directed by Ginza Project, featured in the restaurant scene in St. Petersburg, Mansarda has a privileged view of St. Isaac’s Cathedral.

In 2006 the group won the competition held by Galaxy LLC to renovate and rebuild the heart area of the former imperial capital. Piuarch design was inspired by various historical and cultural references, from the living models mirrors the great palace of Peterhof to the work of Kazimir Malevich. The project pays special attention to the surrounding context and traditions of the city’s urban plan, without ignoring contemporary architectural expression, Piuarch feature the work of internationally known for work performed for Dolce & Gabbana.

The name Corti Quattro comes from the four courts that were created in the volume to deliver the highest local light. The colors that distinguishes these four courts are gold, green, pale blue and red, inspired by the rich colors of the facades of historic buildings in St. Petersburg.

All building facades are transparent, mirrored glass made in the four colors. The glass panels are a variety of inclinations and rotated at an angle to the edge of the facade, the result is a fragmentation of the reflections in the mirrored glass and a kaleidoscopic effect, encouraged by changes in sunlight during the course of the day .