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Vzmorye Park is a creative space where young and creative people work, create and relax. It was opened in 2017 on the banks of the Shkipersky Canal - on the territory of the former Priboy plant, which was closed to the public for more than 100 years.

The Skipper Canal was laid in 1723 according to the design of Domenico Trezzini. The Italian architect not only calculated the parameters for the construction of the waterway, but also designed the structures of two wooden watchtowers installed at the place where the canal flows into The Gulf of Finland. After the revolution, the towers were rebuilt into stone ones, and the Priboy plant was erected on the adjacent territory, where in the 80s. produced equipment for telegraph, radio and television. Access to the embankment, as well as to the plant, was closed. In 2013, the embankment was re-equipped for walks, descents to the water were made and entry was opened for visitors.

At the same time, the creative teams of Contour and The Dreamers United developed a project to transform the plant into a public space, which they called “Vzmorye”. According to the plan of the project organizers, the territory was to become a single cultural and leisure platform in the loft style, uniting residents and guests of the city through creativity.

Volunteers cleared the embankment of debris and then began repairing the premises. The first to be developed was one of the buildings of the Priboy plant - finishing work was carried out in the building and the space was given to tenants. The official opening of the Vzmorye park took place in the spring of 2017.

On the territory of Vzmorye there are rental points for sports equipment and fishing equipment. On the ground floor of the building there are cafes and restaurants, as well as creative and concert venues. The second floor is occupied by exhibition spaces, studios, and co-working spaces, and on the third floor there is a business center with offices and classrooms. There is a bar called “Masts”, where concerts of Russian and foreign performers, DJ battles and performances by up-and-coming musical groups are held. A family park and shopping district are preparing to open.

The picturesque embankment attracts tourists at any time of the year - here the industrial environment of the city is organically combined with the nature of the Gulf of Finland. The transformation of the space continues - the project includes the installation of benches and street lighting, and the opening of new buildings.

How to get there

Address of the Vzmorye park: Shkipersky Kanal, 14, room 19. You can get there by metro, the nearest stations are “Vasileostrovskaya” and “Primorskaya”.

Last fall, the creators of the Contour cluster and the team of The Dreamers United announced the launch of a new project - Vzmorye Park - a public area on the territory of the former Priboy plant. A reconstruction project developed by the architectural bureau “Khvoya”, a radical transformation of the space along the Shkipersky Canal, which by spring was supposed to be adapted for proper recreation for citizens: benches were installed, street lighting was installed, and cafes, shops, and galleries were supposed to appear in the factory buildings adjacent to the embankment , exhibition and educational spaces and loft studios. However, due to problems with financing (the organizers won the city competition “Your Budget”, but did not receive any money: they did not have time to agree on the project with the owners of the plant on time), the implementation of the idea stalled.

Nevertheless, we managed to do something: the embankment was completely cleared of garbage, free access to “Vzmorye” was organized, bypassing the checkpoint, and the “Mast” bar opened in one of the buildings before the New Year.

The trick is that even this was enough for us to safely include “Seaside” in our mandatory vacation program this summer: just the view of the Gulf of Finland, which opens from the cape, will make even a notorious sybarite come to terms with the lack of special comfort.

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The Shkipersky Canal, one of the oldest buildings in St. Petersburg, was built in 1721–1723 according to the design of the architect Domenico Trezzini, who also designed two watchtowers - crownspitzes - at the entrance of the canal to the Gulf of Finland. 30 years later, the towers were rebuilt in stone, preserving the original form of Peter the Great's Baroque. Before the revolution, the harbor served as a port for a galley fleet, a military testing base, as well as the first yacht club in world history, founded by Peter I. At the beginning of the 20th century, the territory along the Rowing Port was transferred to the Radiotelegraph Depot of the Maritime Department, founded by Alexander Popov. After the revolution, the plant was renamed in honor of the Comintern, and in the early 80s it received a new name - “Priboy”. Its specialization never fundamentally changed: it produced equipment for telegraphs, radio, and later television.

Throughout almost the entire existence of the plant, the area adjacent to the canal was closed to the public and was generally not suitable for walking: its reconstruction was carried out only a few years ago. Then the embankments were re-finished with granite, a descent to the water and berths for boats were built.

The project for the final transformation of the territory into a public space is supervised by the Vzmorye team. Efforts are now concentrated on the development of one of the factory buildings: finishing work is underway in the first block, which has been adapted for residents. As soon as they are finished and the first studios are occupied by tenants, the organizers plan to move on to new premises.

Bar "Masts"

The music bar on the ground floor of the factory building - so far the only working establishment of Vzmorye - was opened by the owner of the booking agency Vladimir Ispolatov and former programmer Dmitry Machtin. Initially, the friends were thinking about some small new project, considering the option of a bakery or a small coffee shop, but by coincidence they got a spacious room, more in line with the scale of a club than a bar. It was decided to use the opportunities provided by the space to the fullest. The bar literally immediately after opening began hosting parties and various cultural events. The association The Dreamers United, electronic musician Pasha Prishelets, producer Fedya Gippius and one of the creators of “Vzmorye” Alexey Onatsko are responsible for them. On Fridays there are relaxed funk and soul parties, on Saturdays there are daytime and evening concerts, and towards night the bar hosts serious DJs either from among friends or invited by friendly promotional groups. Finally, on Sundays and weekdays there are film screenings and markets.

The owners did the interior, as well as the actual renovation of the bar themselves. Everything was arranged as simply as possible: the walls were tidied up, a long bar counter was installed, and acoustic traps were hung on the ceiling. Most of the assorted furniture was donated to the project by the founder of the Contour cluster, Denis Degtyarev.

The main decoration and attraction of the bar all winter was the Orka boat - a Dutch boat built in 1935, which Dmitry Machtin and Alexey Onatsko bought together to use as a kind of alternative to a dacha. The Orka has now been launched, but another should soon take its place - perhaps one of the faulty boats stored at the nearby yacht club. Also, in the summer, the organizers plan to actively use the area adjacent to the bar: they will set up an impromptu terrace with tables and benches and install a barbecue, on which they will occasionally cook simple food like fried fish and sausages.

In general, during the summer they plan to completely revise the menu at Masts. Now the main obstacle to this is the lack of a normal kitchen in the bar. Once it appears, and this should happen soon, chef Maxim Ispolatov will add more substantial dishes to the simple sandwiches and soups that the bar currently offers: from smørrebrød to fried fish and hearty fisherman's stews. But the bar menu will not be fundamentally changed. Now it offers inexpensive but proven wine (200–250 rubles per glass), craft beer and cider (150–200 rubles), as well as a number of classic cocktails (300–350 rubles) like Negroni and Aperol Spritz "

Menu excerpts

Soup - 150 rubles

Sandwich - 200 rubles

Carrot Lime Cake - 200 rubles

Wine - 200–250 rubles

Beer - 150–200 rubles

Aperol Spritz - 300 rubles

Long Island - 350 rubles

On Vasilyevsky Island, the Vzmorye park lounge begins its work in December of this year. A TNR correspondent spoke with a representative of the park, Alexey Onatsko, who kindly spoke about the ambitious project.

Alexey, how did the idea to transform the industrial zone of the Priboy plant come about?

We were looking for a place where we could create a fundamentally new urban public space and cultural cluster. A place where, first of all, there is an opportunity to rely not only on the building, but also on the surrounding territory, its historical or social context, where there is a prospect in a practical sense to connect our city and its water in all its diversity of functions. Waterfront version 2.0 or cultural port, where you can actually come by water.

Were any other locations considered for the project?

We searched for a site for about a year and considered various objects. In the summer we almost decided to work on the Arsenal plant on Arsenalnaya Embankment and were close to starting actual work, but this facility ultimately turned out to be technically difficult to adapt and impossible to fully implement our idea, based on the location and various administrative factors. And my soul wasn’t feeling well emotionally: not enough air, a lot of cars. The puzzle didn't fit. As a result, we ended up at Priboi.

After the first excursion and communication with the owner, it became clear that this was what was needed and even more.

In your opinion, will “Vzmorye” be a center that will influence changes in the southwestern part Vasilyevsky Island?

It seems to us that he will be one of them, with his pronounced charisma and style. Now the southwestern part of the island is gradually becoming a new center of events in a variety of areas. This is facilitated by the development transport infrastructure on the island: the opening of the WHSD, planned new metro stations, the creation of new residential areas and embankments in alluvial areas, as well as the upcoming redevelopment of Lenexpo. So far, a chaotic but directed process of plant revitalization is taking place on the Tanning Line. There is also Erarta here, the Kuryokhin Center is being reconstructed, there are loft projects Korpus2, MORE PLACE. So we definitely won’t be lonely.

Does the "Park Vzmorye" project have any models that it follows? It doesn’t matter whether abroad or in Russia.

Rather, we rely on our own experience in creating public spaces, the local context and the feeling that our city should be more friendly towards citizens, providing ample opportunities for self-realization, no matter in leisure or business. Of course, we look towards the experience of our Scandinavian neighbors. In Helsinki, Oslo, Amsterdam, Stockholm, you can easily find excellent examples of revitalizing underperforming areas, which ultimately become new centers of attraction for people, a favorite place and a center for the development of local culture.

"Vzmorye" will become a competitor to the recently opened "New Holland"?

Most likely not, because, firstly, the projects have a different basis and principles of construction. And secondly, we strive not to compete, but to create a product that beneficially complements those existing on the market and connects different territories into a common semantic and functional network. At the same time, we have many common parallels with New Holland: water, naval, engineering and architectural past. These objects are connected by a historical function.

Do you have ambitions to move some of the cultural youth activity to Vasilievsky Island thanks to the construction of Vzmorye? It’s no secret that most of this “movement” takes place outside the island.

This process is already happening on its own, the center is too crowded for scale, and young hearts demand to see the horizon.

There is a certain demand for “air” and a variety of leisure activities, which the city center cannot offer, due to a certain proportion of restrictions imposed by security zones: classic routes, building density, traffic flow. Here you are a little outside the city, by the sea, but 15 minutes by taxi from any area. All this fear of moving an extra kilometer away from the center is only in my head. And there are densely populated areas around us, which, due to the lack of proper alternatives, are forced to travel to the center. In my opinion, this is wrong.

Have you encountered any resistance to the project from local authorities or the public?

Vice versa, local residents the initiative is very much supported, since the central areas of the city objectively lack modern public spaces for walking and interesting leisure, and businesses need non-standard sites for new projects. The administration of Vasilievsky Island and municipal leaders generally support the project, since it fits well into the overall development strategy of the city and allows us to talk about the need to develop adjacent historical and recreational areas as a single route. This includes Galernaya Harbour, the green belt along the WHSD, promising alluvial areas, and the adjacent water area. We are working with them on a whole bunch of issues.

Who is the interested party in their creation, from whom does the request for such projects come?

I partially answered this question earlier. A city is its inhabitants. If residents have the opportunity to receive inspiration from the city, they will be more willing to return it back to the city. It may sound sentimental, but that's how it works.

Seaside Park will appear on former territory Priboy plant, which produced radio electronics. The enterprise occupies a fairly vast territory stretching along the Shkipersky Canal. For the last hundred years, access to the embankment was closed to city residents, but now it is being opened.

The Fifth Floor company rented several factory buildings with total area 17,000 sq.m. The contract was signed for 10 years. Part of the space is leased. “We will gradually terminate these contracts. We will find an alternative site for some tenants in other buildings of the plant, and we will help others find new locations. There is an agreement on this with the management of the enterprise,” says Alexey Onotsko, technical director of the Fifth Floor company.

The investor intends to transform the former factory walls into “a cultural port-oasis for communications, business and creative initiatives, and improvement of the urban environment.” The territory is divided into functional blocks, which will be developed in stages.

It will all start with one of the three-story buildings on the embankment, which will be filled with “primary infrastructure” objects with “cultural and educational activities.” On the first level there will be cafes and shops of various formats from restaurateurs, small cinema and concert venues and verandas with access to the Skipper Canal and the Gulf of Finland.

The second floor will be occupied by galleries and exhibition and educational spaces. The third level will combine a creative business center, loft studios and classrooms.

In 2017-2018, Vzmorye Park will expand due to the development of the territory along the coast and the installation of a landing stage, where a sea cafe, a mini-hotel, a public area and a goods store will operate. water tourism. It is also planned to create a center of leisure and services for owners of small boats and people who are passionate about the sea.

In the medium term, the investor intends to add a family theme park, shopping district, concert venue and sports cluster.

The initiator of the project also wants to revive the once popular winter sports, such as ice skating, ice skating, skiing, ice fishing, etc.

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The company agreed with the administration of the Vasileostrovsky district to improve the public area along the embankment. “We are not going to place any objects on the coast itself. We will put benches and trash cans there, install lighting and improve the promenade to the best of our ability. You can hold public events here,” says Alexey Onotsko.

The company entered the site a month ago. By December, she plans to open access to the embankment for city residents and launch a couple of catering establishments. In the spring, she intends to improve the coastal strip and open another 7-8 enterprises of various formats.

The company plans to make money by subletting premises (and the agreement is concluded not with the owner of the buildings, but with the “Fifth Floor”), as well as through events. The subtenant will renovate its premises independently, and will involve investors in the arrangement of public areas.

“So far, only a sketch has been developed, the project itself is still in progress, so it is difficult to estimate the final parameters and costs. I believe that in the first year it will be necessary to invest about 100 million rubles. For now, we use our own funds and rely on income from subletting. In addition, we hope for some help from officials and public organizations. There are no places left on Vasilyevsky Island where townspeople could freely access the bay. Therefore, the new public space will be in demand, including by tenants,” Mr. Onotsko is sure. He does not disclose the composition of the company's shareholders.

According to Alexey Onotsko, he has experience in creating such platforms. As a hired employee, he participated in two projects in Moscow, which are successfully operating today. This is the creative cluster design plant "Flacon" on the territory of the former crystal and glass factory and the "Ship of Bryusov" on the Krymskaya embankment - a once abandoned ship, converted into a public space with creative clusters.

These projects are really functioning, and quite successfully.

Alexey, how did the idea to transform the industrial zone of the Priboy plant come about?

Were any other locations considered for the project?

After the first excursion and communication with the owner, it became clear that this was what was needed and even more.

In your opinion, will Vzmorye be a center that will influence changes in the southwestern part of Vasilyevsky Island?

It seems to us that he will be one of them, with his pronounced charisma and style. Now the southwestern part of the island is gradually becoming a new center of events in a variety of areas. This is facilitated by the development of transport infrastructure on the island: the opening of the WHSD, the planned new metro stations, the creation of new residential areas and embankments in alluvial areas, as well as the upcoming redevelopment of Lenexpo. So far, a chaotic but directed process of plant revitalization is taking place on the Tanning Line. There is also Erarta here, the Kuryokhin Center is being reconstructed, there are loft projects Korpus2, MORE PLACE. So we definitely won’t be lonely.

Does the “Park Vzmorye” project have any models that it follows? It doesn’t matter whether abroad or in Russia.

“Vzmorye” will become a competitor to the recently opened “New Holland”?

Do you have ambitions to move some of the cultural youth activity to Vasilyevsky Island thanks to the construction of Vzmorye? It’s no secret that most of this “movement” takes place outside the island.

This process is already happening on its own, the center is too crowded for scale, and young hearts demand to see the horizon.

There is a certain demand for “air” and a variety of leisure activities, which the city center cannot offer, due to a certain proportion of restrictions imposed by security zones: classic routes, building density, traffic flow.Here you are a little outside the city, by the sea, but 15 minutes by taxi from any area.All this fear of moving an extra kilometer away from the center is only in my head. And there are densely populated areas around us, which, due to the lack of proper alternatives, are forced to travel to the center. In my opinion, this is wrong.

Have you encountered any resistance to the project from local authorities or the public?

On the contrary, local residents are very supportive of the initiative, since the central areas of the city objectively lack modern public spaces for walking and interesting leisure, and businesses need non-standard sites for new projects. The administration of Vasilievsky Island and municipal leaders generally support the project, since it fits well into the overall development strategy of the city and allows us to talk about the need to develop adjacent historical and recreational areas as a single route. This includes Galernaya Harbor, the green belt along the WHSD, promising alluvial areas, and the adjacent water area. We are working with them on a whole bunch of issues.

Who is the interested party in their creation, from whom does the request for such projects come?

I partially answered this question earlier.A city is its inhabitants. If residents have the opportunity to receive inspiration from the city, they will be more willing to return it back to the city. It may sound sentimental, but that's how it works.