Third Place Pop Up

The THIRD PLACE space is housed in a historic mansion in the centre of St. Petersburg, where the Lopukhins and Naryshkin lived before the revolution; during the soviet era a railway museum was located here; the building has been abandoned for the past 15 years.

Now it is undergoing a major reconstruction under a project developed by us.

We thought it would be great to create a temporary pop-up space in the courtyard of the building, thus contributing to people's acquaintance with the new city cluster.

The architecture of the historical facades that are being restored is very beautiful in its own right, and their current condition undoubtedly carries a certain aesthetic quality.

Therefore we conceived an idea to combine the aesthetics of the mansion's abandoned courtyard with an allusion to a rugged northern beach of Aquitaine, the home of oysters.

One can see white sand here, with wooden bridging slightly raised above it, along with reeds brought from the Gulf of Finland.

We covered one of the façades which is currently being reconstructed with a reflective foil curtain that creates a bright and festive atmosphere.

One can get to the courtyard by 'plunging' into an arch in Liteiny Avenue.