In the design of the school in Kozhukhovo, an important objective was the creation of a полноценная, diverse and highly informative living environment for orphaned children. The picturesque composition of the complex is shaped by the landscape, insolation requirements and the functional organisation of the boarding school.

Five buildings are connected by a gallery located at second-floor level. The centre of the composition is an atrium from which all the public zones are visible. The winter garden located here makes it possible to interpret this space as an internal courtyard continuing the external surroundings. The landscape flows gradually into the architecture of the building, an effect reinforced by the volumes that appear to “enter” the interior. The boarding school becomes a kind of mini-city with streets and paths, buildings and bridges, a park and swimming pool, a sports complex and a theatre. As in any city, there is a public part, composed of rectilinear volumes, each distinguished by its own colour, and a residential part, based on curvilinear forms. The residential buildings are composed of rounded floor “plates” shifted relative to one another, with balconies formed between them, as required by fire safety regulations. The image of the user shaped the architecture of the complex as a playful interaction of different forms and volumes, creating a complex, multi-level and richly daylit environment.