Artak Knyazyan
Biography
ABOUT
Chairman, Founder-Partner and Chief Architect at AGL:Archangel—an architecture company with over 15 years of experience, capable of transforming ideas into realized designs using strategic planning of business. Leading a company with 30 employees and a huge number of colleagues in the field of architecture, design and construction over the years honed leadership, mentoring, project management and business skills. The ability to pursue a goal with enthusiasm and instill that same attitude in others is a key of my business. The company has designed and implemented projects both in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh as well as internationally. Individual design, including interior design, continues to remain the principal direction of company activity. This means that instead of selling standard designs Archangel is doing its best to devise individual approaches for every single customer.
AWARDS
Architect of the year – 2023
SHORT DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE OFFICE
The architectural studio was founded in July 2013 as an outcome of a successful 5-year-long creative collaboration between its co-founders and leading architects, Artak Knyazyan and Arsen Davtyan. The Studio’s industrial capacity that stands behind the successful implementation of its projects is based upon the “Quadrat” company that was also founded by the same aforementioned architects.
AWARDS OF THE OFFICE
Second Degree Diploma in XXX International MASA Competition- awarded for “Aigestan” project, 1st Prize Dimploma – Yerevan Urban Biennale 2016 – Best Interior Design nomination
PROJECTS TO BE PRESENTED DURING THE EVENT
Project #1: Persona restaurant & bar
Project #1 category: Hotel. Leisure
Start year: 2022
End year: 2024
This restaurant on Zakyan Street in Yerevan stands out for its bold combination of materials and well-thought-out use of space, creating a fresh and inviting atmosphere. Concrete walls, decorative plaster, wooden paneling, and different flooring textures add layers to the design. Lighting and color accents help define separate areas, while the mix of natural stone, tiles, and metal elements gives the space a unique and modern character. A touch of tropical and cool desert tones adds to the elegant design, making the atmosphere both welcoming and distinctive.
Project #2: “Oasis” Children’s Developmental Center
Project #2 category: Education
Start year: ongoing
The center was designed in Yerevan, on A. Mikoyan Street, within a newly built park. The design concept draws inspiration from the Fuji Kindergarten in Tokyo, which promotes an open environment without walls, barriers, or enclosed spaces. In wide and spacious spaces, children run freely, play, and organize lessons and entertainment at the same time. The building embraces curved plan solutions. It has an internal conservatory, an open, bright roof, glass partitions, and large light openings that provide a connection between the outdoor garden and the indoor environment, creating a free, bright, and uninhibited atmosphere.
Project #3: Multipurpose Commercial Tower
Project #3 category: Office. Mixed-Use
Start year: ongoing
An innovative multifunctional business center, located in one of the most potential and interesting parts of the central part of Yerevan.