A LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL TALENT
MAGNET
The Barabashova market site and surrounding river areas
will be transformed into a new, iconic, revolutionary mixed-use neighbourhood, dedicated to promoting scientific and
technological innovation. This forward-looking project will
merge the innovation generation capacity of science parks,
with state-of-the-art approaches to neighbourhood creation.
New housing schemes will be created, as well as flexible multitenant buildings that will promote economic development
of the city through innovative research and companies. The
Barabashova market will be kept in the site, in a modernized
and compact version. The presence and link to universities
will be essential, as well as designing prominent public spaces
and buildings to promote a human-centred neighbourhood of
the future. Links to the rest of the city will be ensured, thanks
to the strategic location of the neighbourhood, between the
Barabashova metro station, the Saltivka tram line, and the
Kharkiv river.
A thorough feasibility study will be developed to dimension
the intervention following local demand, to quantify its
economic impact, and to establish innovation generation
strategies tailored to Kharkiv’s needs. The approximate
area for the intervention will be 140 hectares, with the
potential for future growth. New interactive design tools
will also be developed in both physical and digital formats,
in order to design the components that will make up the
new neighbourhood in a participatory and efficient way.
Through the collaboration of unique local and international
teams, the Barabashova Science Neighbourhood aims
to become the flagship project for the new Kharkiv
masterplan: a new neighbourhood in the heart of Kharkiv
that will position the city and the country on the frontline of
innovation, technology and urbanism.