About SA lab
Profile
SA lab is now one of the top young architectural practices in Russia.
We are working on the edge of architecture and IT to develop projects of many scales from tiny houses to revitalization of urban areas.
We specialize in adaptive architecture, reacting to climate, social, urban planning and other parameters.
We stick to experimental approach in architectural design, using cutting edge technologies in real-life projects both in physical and virtual space.
We work in the field of architecture with computational design approach and digital fabrication.
We design in Russia, Europe, China and even on the Moon.
Biography
SA lab was founded in 2014 by the architects Stepan Kukharskiy and Alina Chereyskaya. The practice has become recognizable for its experimental approach. SA lab architects mix technology, materials and algorithms to design flexible architecture, that transforms in time- prefabricated houses, virtual pavilions or discrete structures.
The partners frequently become invited speakers at conferences, forums and workshops. In addition to this, the SA lab team created a media, that popularizes the use of computational design, AR, VR, robots, 3D printing, AI in architecture.
In 2020, when architectural events and exhibitions were postponed or cancelled and the lockdown happened, SA lab with ARCHSLON and Synthesis initiated the first online architectural festival in Russia. It connected young architects from 15 countries and 76 countries.
Awards
TOP-30 young architectural practices according to II Russian Youth Architectural Biennale, RU 2019
TOP-85 young successful architects of Russia according to KB STRELKA, RU 2019
1st prize, ARCHIWOOD 2019, RU 2019
TOP-30 of the best Russia private architecture projects 2017-2019, RU 2019
1st prize, MUF lab, RU 2018
1st prize, ArchiChallenge 2017, RU 2017
TOP-12 of the best young architectural bureaus of Russia according to ARCH Moscow, RU 2017
Freeform Home Design Challenge by Branch Technology, shortlisted, USA 2016
Exhibitions
AEDES, DE 2020
ARCH Moscow, RU 2020
XXVII International Festival of Architecture, RU 2019
Second Russian Youth Architectural Biennale, RU 2019
Russian architecture. New age. 1989-2019, RU 2019
VII biennale "Architecture of Saint-Petersburg", RU 2019
Moscow Urban Forum, RU 2018
First Russian Youth Architectural Biennale, RU 2017
Design Week St.Petersburg, RU 2017
St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, RU 2017
ARCH Moscow, RU 2017
VI biennale "Architecture of Saint-Petersburg", RU 2017
Events
ECAADE 2020, DE 2020
360 FEST, RU 2020
Live Academy, Worldwide 2020
VI Baikal Summit, RU 2020
Urban Change Week, RU 2019
World of Architecture and Design Expo, RU 2019
V Baikal Summit, RU 2019
Design Week St.Petersburg 2018, RU 2018
Moscow Urban Forum, RU 2018