Stunning drone photographs show a real-life LEGO-like city in Ukraine
Stunning drone photographs show a multi-coloured town in Ukraine that has been likened to a real-life LEGO city.
The architects behind The Comfort Town, found in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, had each of the low-rise apartment blocks painted a different pastel colour, creating a rainbow town of blues, greens, yellows, reds and salmon pinks in a region of grey Soviet buildings.
According to Architecture Digest, designers Dmytro Vasyliev, Aleksandr Popov, Olga Alfiorova at Eastern European firm Archimatika were given free-reign to transform the area into a idyllic place to live.
Aerial photographs of their final product shows a bright enclave that stands out from the surrounding city made up of the grey 1950s and 60s communist-era architecture typically associated with the Eastern European region.
Pictured: An aerial photograph of Comfort Town in Kiev, Ukraine that has been designed to look like a real-life LEGO city
The 11-year Comfort Town project (pictured from above in a drone photograph) saw an Eastern European architecture firm given free-reign to revitalise an industrial region of Ukraine’s capital city
The aerial photographs of Comfort Town (pictured) show the enclave made up of the beautifully painted buildings that stand out from the surrounding city made up of the grey 1950s and 60s communist-era architecture associated with the area
The architects had each of the low-rise apartment blocks painted a different pastel colour, making the town look like a LEGO city or a collection of ‘Monopoly’ property pieces
The architects’ end-product of an eleven-year project is the first residential complex in the country to utilise the ‘block development’ principle – that used in many American cities – instead of the Soviet era micro-district system.
But it has been designed with a twist, with the architects having each of the low-rise apartment blocks painted a different pastel colour, making the town look like a LEGO city or a collection of ‘Monopoly’ property pieces.
Amongst the 180 buildings, space for leisure activities – such as five-a-side football – can be seen alongside green spaces for residents to enjoy. Long streets, similar to those seen in cities in the United States, stretch from one-side of the multi-coloured Comfort Town to the other.
The town operates on the idea of a city-within-a-city, and so has cafes, shops and offices found on the lower floors of the apartment buildings. It also features a 14,763-square-foot retail section that features a large fitness club and a 3.7-acre outdoor sports facility, only adding to its attractiveness to prospective buyers.
In February 2020, it was reported that apartments in the town were selling quickly at a rate of 200 homes a month – making it the most successful residential and commercial property in the country at the time.
In total, it has over 8,500 apartments.
Long streets, similar to those seen in cities in the United States, stretch from one-side of the multi-coloured Comfort Town to the other. This also allowed for more parking spaces to be placed around the town
Amongst the 180 buildings, space for leisure activities – such as five-a-side football (seen in this aerial photograph in the top-right) – can be seen alongside green spaces for residents to enjoy
The design of Comfort Town (pictured from above) is the first residential complex in the country to utilise the ‘block development’ principle, instead of the typical Soviet micro-district system
The town operates on the idea of a city-within-a-city, and also has cafes, shops and offices found on the lower floors of the apartment buildings. Pictured: The coloured buildings of Comfort Town can be seen in contrast with the more typical grey architecture found in Kiev seen in the distance
In February 2020, it was reported that apartments in the town were selling quickly at a rate of 200 homes a month – making it the most successful residential and commercial property in the country at the time. In total, it has over 8,500 apartments
Pictured: A drone photograph shows the multi-coloured buildings from above, and the long streets running between them
Despite the impressive final product, the architects were given a limited budget which prompted them to employ simple geometric shapes and flat facades in the town planning, while opting not to use balconies and other decorative design features and instead using french-style Juliet balconies (shown in this photograph)
The challenge for the firm was to create a town that would advertise itself while being simple. They chose to use several standardised sections which they repeated 150 times to create the district, while still preserving the green spaces around the blocks.
Despite the impressive final product, the architects were given a limited budget which prompted them to employ simple geometric shapes and flat facades in the town planning, while opting not to use balconies and other decorative design features and instead using french-style Juliet balconies.
Comfort Town has reportedly been embraced by the city’s younger generation of family’s and professionals in the city who are looking for a more Western European style of living.
