Anhelina L. Starkova

The CS Research Station is an architectural research ensemble composed of interconnected underground buildings. The project reactivates the scientific and IT legacy of theKharkiv region through a contemporary spatial and programmatic design.
At ground level, the station functions as a digital library, research archive, and public concourse. Its core is defined by a unique structural system: four horizontal chains of inverted concrete arches that generate both the building’s form and its spatial organisation. The interstitial spaces between the arches accommodate a sequence of open and enclosed programs, operating independently according to temporal and functional demands while maintaining constant structural parameters.
Public spaces are articulated as inter-arcades, squares, reading rooms, conference halls, and walkways. Extending beyond conventional urban typologies, the project promotes ecological regulation, slow mobility, and ethical cultural practices, culminating in a central interior light space that anchors the ensemble.