Improvement of the territory of the RUDN dormitories

Project idea

The main idea of the project is related to the issues of modern organization of the territory of dormitories of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN). The relevance of the work lies in the need to improve the territory, which will become not only a comfortable place to live, but also a new center of attraction for all university students. It is planned to create new functional zones on the territory, such as: coworking zones, an area for eco-events, quiet recreation areas, sports and playgrounds.
The project involves the introduction of a new environmental policy on the territory, which involves the active use of bicycles, the exchange of students' experience in the field of ecology, holding swap parties, recreation and outdoor work.
In the future, the project will develop an additional element of landscape design - green roofs.

Project description

The projected territory has an area of 7.8 hectares. The project includes a set of all necessary drawings for implementation, a website in Russian, as well as visualization of future territory.

Technical information

It is planned to replace the asphalt pavement, the introduction of additional coatings from granite screenings and decking using ecotrope technology.
There are already green spaces on the projected territory, which are in the following percentage:
• Area occupied by trees - 13.86%
• The area occupied by shrubs – 0.13%
• The area occupied by the lawn - 36.58%
During the design process, the percentage of green spaces increases. Thus, 6.42% is added to the area of trees, 0.64% to the area of shrubs, and 1.03% to the area of lawn. In total, the sum of all elements of landscaping in a percentage ratio is more than 50%, which has a positive effect on the state of the environment on the territory of dormitories, and also supports the image of the university as the greenest campus in the country.
Low-growing trees and shrubs were used for landscaping in order to comply with the norms of insolation.