Central Kostanay beside an art school
Public realm & cultural landscape
Waxwing Square
An implemented square where the image of a waxwing connects visual art, everyday urban life and local ecology.
Public realm & cultural landscapeP—08A small public space can carry the identity of an entire urban system.
One implemented element of the nine-square bird system
Display structure for paintings and posters
Implemented
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Public realm & cultural landscape
A square beside an art school
The site already supported open-air exhibitions. The project strengthens that culture and gives it a recognisable public setting connected to Kostanay’s larger bird-based urban identity.
The waxwing as spatial language
The bird’s bright plumage and flight dynamics inform the colour, geometry and movement of the square. Natural identity is translated into an urban object without becoming literal decoration.
A structure for art
The central element combines a practical display system for paintings and posters with a sculptural interpretation of a moving wing. It supports exhibitions and everyday use at the same time.
The built fragment proves the system
As an implemented square, Waxwing demonstrates how the wider green framework can become specific, useful and memorable at a human scale.
PROJECT PRACTICE / WORK WITH OLGA
Bring a complex site into focus.
For clients, developers, cultural institutions and design teams that need a strong spatial idea grounded in place, climate and public value.
Concept & creative direction
Architectural concept, competition narrative and a coherent design position across scales.
Site & territory strategy
Reading the land, programme, climate and stakeholder conditions before form is fixed.
Design review & advisory
An independent critique of a project’s idea, spatial logic, environmental value and communication.
Project storytelling
A clear visual and verbal narrative for clients, juries, partners, publications and public dialogue.