2016 vs 2026: How Tyumen's New Buildings Have Changed Over Ten Years

The «2016/2026» trend is gaining popularity on social media—everyone is recalling how they have changed over 10 years. Brusnika hasn«t stayed aside and has also delved into its photo archives. Tyumen is the hometown of the developer; it is here that the first projects appeared and the signature style was honed, which developers across the country now look up to. In 2016, homes had already been delivered in the European Microdistrict, in Vidnoye and Novina. What has changed since then? The federal developer has shown it clearly.

Architecture

In 2016, facades lacked the plasticity characteristic of them now. Since then, balconies, terraces on the first floors and roofs have appeared in the projects. Moreover, the company has developed a unified strategy for glazing summer spaces and started using architectural concrete.

Entrances

In 2016, the entrance was a transit zone, and the apartment threshold was a strict boundary separating this space from what the resident called home. Now, when designing common areas, the company applies principles inherent to residential interiors. Paintings and mirrors have appeared on the walls, plants in pots and rugs on the floor. Plus—textiles, decorative items, and soft furniture.

Over 10 years, technological changes have also occurred in the entrances. For instance, some buildings have started installing «smart handles». They allow entry into the apartment using a fingerprint, PIN code, or NFC tag in a phone or watch.

Parking

Concrete walls, cold white light—that«s the first thing car-owning residents saw 10 years ago. The entrance as a common area didn»t exist for them: from the parking, the elevator took them directly to the apartment. Realizing this, the company decided to rethink the approach to designing the underground floor and turn it into a welcome zone just like the lobby.

Utilities that were previously just gathered under the ceiling were painted black to make them unnoticeable. Cold lighting was replaced with warm interior lighting. Phytoboxes with plants and decorative partitions were added, which allow zoning the parking space, making it human-scale.

Courtyards

In 2016, Brusnika«s architects considered the area occupied by plants, but not their volume; greenery was present, of course, but it was insufficient. Over time, the landscape in the projects has become multi-level, with tall trees, shrubs, and grasses appearing, and their selection started to consider the flowering calendar. Ordinary benches have given way to gazebos and soft furniture, and art objects, artificial streams, rain gardens, and insect houses have appeared in the projects.

Over 10 years, the approach to arranging playgrounds has also changed. The company abandoned artificial surfaces in favor of natural ones, said «no» to colorful houses and «yes» to abstract wooden elements. They made the landscape part of the play scenario and started installing columns next to sandboxes so children could experiment with water.

Layouts

If in 2016 all layouts were the same, now a more complex strategy has emerged regarding them. The first and last floors are allocated to unusual lots: two- and three-level options, with separate entrances, double-height spaces, and terraces. Starting from the third floor—conditionally standard apartments. Conditionally, because they are different.

You can see the product evolution clearly in the company«s public photo archive, and choose an apartment on the website tyumen.brusnika.ru.

The developer of «House by the Lake» is LLC «BRUSNIKA». The project declaration is available on the website _nash.dom.rf
The developer of «River Port» is LLC «KVARTAL RESPUBLIKI 205. TYUMEN». The project declaration is on the website _nash.dom.rf