Location:Novosibirsk, Russia
Employer:Renaissance Construction
Project Date:2007-2010
Constrcution Date:2008-2011
Total Construction Area:170.000 m²
Architectural Schematic Design:5+ Design
Architectural Project:Yazgan Design Architecture
Structural Project:Denge Engineering, BTG Engineering Renaissance Structural Design Group
Mechanical Project:Beşeli Engineering, STM Engineering
Electrical Project:GTech
Landscape Project:Yazgan Design Architecture
Infrastructure Project:Renaissance Construction
Constrcution Type:Reinforced Concrete, Steel
Photography Credits:Yunus Özkazanç, 2012, www.skyscrapercity.com
Aura Shopping Center

AURA SHOPPING & ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

Aura is a 170.000 sqm shopping and entertainment center, which is located in Novosibirsk, Russia. The four storey building has 170 shops with large scaled shopping and entertainment units, such as, a hypermarket, a technology shop, an entertainment center and a cinema, making it the largest shopping center of the city. The building facade was made of enamel painted glass, pattern-imprinted metal panels and light boxes. The glass elements, which are printed with different tones of orange in color, are placed to the facade in angular directions, enhancing the three dimensional characteristic of the facade. Metal panels are imprinted with a particular orange colored flower pattern. The interior columns are covered with the same orange colored flower shaped pattern as of the exterior facade, and helps in developing a connection of the interior design with the exterior architecture. The glass facade and advertisement boxes are lit with LED material, making the building a light sculpture at night.

The building has three main atriums and two secondary atriums that get daylight from five skylights at the top. The skylights are made up of steel elements. The steel sections of three semi sphere shaped skylights, which cover main atriums, are particularly designed according to the shapes of spans, rather than being selected among standardized ones. Each atrium was decorated by using elements that are designed exclusively for that area.