Moscow private club A priori Yuri Filatov, Alexey Strelnikov

Passing the gallery

A photo: Konstantin Dubovec

Text: Julia Shaginurova

Architect: Yuri Filatov, Alexey Strelnikov

Magazine: Nya (65) 2002

Moscow Prior Aprii Club (B. Molchanovka Str., 12, p. 1) was created for dedicated urbanists. The authors were definitely inspired by the aesthetics of the night city. Glare on the wet pavement, the play of light and shadow, the flickering of neon signs - from this imaginative series was born the idea of ​​designing a trendy club. It is not by chance that not finishing, but building materials: concrete, wood, and granite are mainly used in the interior. There are almost no bright elements here, video projections flicker on neutral surfaces, walls are cut by diagonal neon “cracks”. A concrete structure with stiff fittings is built into a bar that is illuminated with a greenish light ... According to the authors' idea, the club's interior should be “smooth”, not to say an “indifferent” background for visitors. Like a big city that calmly looks at the passions and loneliness of late passersby.