The architectural bureau
Derbin Arch won the competition for the best idea for a memorial in the
village of Yahidne in Chernihiv region. During the Russian occupation, about 270 people, including 70 children, hid in the local school. For almost a month without sunlight, food, and water, 11 people died,
reports Hmarochos.
When Yahidne was liberated, the residents decided that this school on Lisova Street would not function as an educational institution anymore — they agreed to create a memorial there. Dnipro architects Derbin Arch, led by
Serhiy Derbin, promise to preserve the building almost in its current form. The only addition will be a large cubic object in the central part.
The cube, made of corten steel, will contain exhibition spaces. The main is the museum-fied basement, which will feature five crime scene rooms. On the first floor, they plan to place a lecture hall and workshops for pottery and wood carving. On the second floor there will be the main hall, where film screenings, concerts, and other events can be held. An observation deck is planned on the roof. Villagers can use all floors as public space.
Also, according to the plan, water should flow over the surface of the cube — as a symbol of shed tears. The beginning of the exhibition will start even before entering the memorial: on the street in front of it, they plan to place destroyed Russian military equipment.
