Mixed-Use Urban Loop Complex
Minsk, Belarus | 2009
Principal Architect: Aryan Shahabian
Pasargad Consulting Architects and Planners
This mixed-use complex was conceived as an exploration of spatial continuity within vertical urban development. The project integrates residential and office towers through a continuous elevated public circulation system shaped as an infinity loop. Rather than stacking programs as isolated volumes, the design connects them through a figure-eight trajectory that links upper floors without intersection, transforming circulation into a shared civic experience.
The infinity loop operates simultaneously as connector, structural framework, and public promenade. By lifting collective space above the ground, the project extends the urban realm vertically, enabling movement, encounter, and visual exchange across multiple levels. The geometry is angular yet disciplined, prioritizing structural clarity over formal arbitrariness. Inclined structural planes transfer loads toward the base, while a glazed vertical core functions as both circulation spine and stabilizing anchor.
At ground level, the footprint maintains permeability and activates the corner site, generating sheltered public space beneath the elevated volume. A carved void within the upper mass reduces visual heaviness and introduces spatial tension, balancing monumentality with openness. Layered façades and transparency reveal internal activity, reinforcing the hybrid nature of the complex.
The project establishes architectural identity through systemic spatial logic rather than decorative form, positioning movement, structure, and public continuity as the primary drivers of design.
2009
Minsk Complex consists of residential, office, commercial, recreational, and public spaces.
Principal Architect: Aryan Shahabian
PASARGAD Consulting Architects & Planners
Architecture & Urbanism Team: Alireza Shahabian, Aryan Shahabian, Sepideh Abaii, Pooyan Shahabian
Aryan Shahabian
