"Lakhta Center": "As future residents of Lakhta, we are the first to need a comfortable environment"
The Gazprom tower will acquire a finished look by the end of the year, meanwhile, the city dwellers are concerned about the plans for the development of the adjacent territories. Fontanka studied the city plan, went to the area and received first-hand answers to questions.
The Lakhta Center tower will be completed in a year. When road junctions appear nearby, an amphitheater, an international yacht club and Poltavchenko's tennis academy will open, where the park has disappeared from the images of the project and why trees are being cut down, - the project executive director Alexander Bobkov said in an interview with Fontanka.
Photo: provided by MFC Lakhta Center JSC - When will the Lakhta Center be commissioned? Are there any delays?
- As the construction proceeds, you can already observe with the naked eye, at this stage there is nothing to hide - no delays, no breaks ahead. We plan to complete the main construction and installation work by the end of 2017, which will form the final architectural image of our complex. From this moment on, everyone will be able to see it as it was intended. And in 2018 we will finish the internal work and landscaping in order to commission the complex next fall.
- Can new US sanctions affect the pace of construction?
- The main foreign equipment that we needed has already been purchased, and we do not meet the criteria that are described in the sanctions terms. So emotionally this is all unpleasant, but objectively we have no cause for concern.
- When will Gazprom's structures begin to move into the complex?
- This is more a question for tenants who independently equip internal spaces outside the common areas of the center. They are already seriously dealing with this issue, design is underway, and I think that during 2019 the main relocation of Gazprom's structures to the complex will be completed.
- Will Gazprom President Alexei Miller also move to the tower?
- The building has a block for the company's management, including a place where the chairman of the board can work.
Smolny promised to build road junctions near Lakhta Center before its completion in 2018. How do you assess the fulfillment of these obligations?
- As such, the city authorities have never had any obligations to Gazprom. There was a responsibility to the townspeople, in particular the residents of the Primorsky district. The plans for road infrastructure facilities were announced back in 2009, three years before our appearance at the site. Unfortunately, the speed of their implementation is slower than we would like. We hope that next year work will begin on the construction of an overpass between Primorskoye Highway and the southern part of the Lakhta-Olgino settlement, as well as several auxiliary roads. According to the data that we have, similar facilities are usually built in two years.
- So, the junction will appear after the opening of Lakhta Center, and the area will be stuck in traffic jams for now?
- We simulated the transport situation in the Lakhta Center area and found out that the project will not damage the current transport infrastructure. The traffic flows that our complex will generate are of a reverse nature. While in the morning the residents of the residential areas will go to work in the center of St. Petersburg, our workers will head along the practically empty Primorskoe highway to work in the direction of Lakhta. And a similar situation will be repeated in the evening, when our employees will drive home to the center at 18-19 o'clock, and the highway will be stuck in a traffic jam from the city.
Now the facility employs 11 thousand people. All around you can see parked cars, which is not very happy for the locals. How do you solve this problem?
- Already at the initial stage of construction, we organized the delivery of workers by buses. This is the case now. But at the current stage, the number of highly qualified personnel involved in the installation and adjustment of engineering systems has significantly increased. They do not use centralized delivery systems and drive their own cars.
Neither we nor the residents like the huge amount of personal vehicles that stand on the lawns and along the roads. We are trying to resolve this issue in direct communication with the general contractor: we include in the contract clauses that he must ensure order not only on the site, but also around it; we insist that the number of buses be increased, we ourselves are working with the police. We are trying to organize construction camps more "vertically" so that there is more space... That is, in all possible ways we are trying to bring the situation back to normal.
"Fontanka.ru" - And after the commissioning of the center, where will the cars of 10 thousand employees and visitors go?
- For the future, we have a spacious underground parking, more than 2200 parking spaces, under the very tower of the center, and after its opening, the cars of employees and guests will not go beyond the red lines of the facility.
- The places are five times less than the number of workers ...
- You have to understand that a significant part of the complex's employees are by no means white collars and not "automobile" people. They will be accessible by public transport.
- What kind of transport?
- A new one will be created right in the Lakhta alignment railroad station... It will be possible to sit at the Finlyandsky railway station and quickly get to the "Lakhta Center" area. Russian Railways are ready to start work within a year. And in the future, there are plans to restore in this direction a double-track branch, which was in this area 100 years ago. Hopefully we'll see these changes by 2020. Until this one transport infrastructure, a continuous transportation of people from the Begovaya station by shuttles will be organized.
- How will the tourists get there?
- We expect that tourists will arrive by water - vessels with a large draft of the "Moscow" type will stop in the port "Hercules", and smaller water taxis - at the pier directly at the tower.
Local residents complain that Gazprom has promised to build a park for them. He was featured in the first images of the project. Now in its place are new buildings of the complex. How did it happen?
- We are located on the territory of the former industrial zone. Here before us there were sand dunes with dredges and storms roamed in windy weather. This is all about the question of "the destroyed park and when will we return it." It never happened.
According to the initial project of "Lakhta Center" on the part of our land plot a recreational area was envisaged, which is now called a park by residents, because in the pictures it looked green and comfortable. But after the decision was made to relocate Gazprom as a whole, a project for an office complex appeared on this site, which will take on an additional amount of personnel. This is the story of a lost principality that never existed.
- That is, there will be no compensation for the residents instead of the mythical park?
- We are not building a residential complex, and the policy "after us, even a flood" is inapplicable here. We're going to live here. Accordingly, we are the most interested people to make it comfortable here: for us, our closest neighbors, and the numerous guests of the complex.
What we can say for sure now is the Eastern and Southern embankments near the Lakhta Center, which in terms of area, landscaping and level of comfort will be comparable to a park. A complete reconstruction and creation of an international sailing center on the basis of the Hercules yacht club is planned next to us, with all the infrastructure - a hotel and a tower for observing regattas. Also, to the west of our site, it is planned to build a tennis academy, to the east - to place an eco-gallery and a museum-ship "Poltava". A large amphitheater is being built near Lakhta Center, which will be able to accommodate several thousand people.
In fact, the industrial area will turn into an open one, comfortable environment... The project will be completely open, and everyone will have access to it.
- Fontanka wrote about the start of construction of the yacht club and tennis academy back in 2013. Why didn't they start?
- As far as I know (these projects are not implemented by our structure), delays are partly due to changes in legislation in the field of land use, partly due to the delay in the adoption of the master plan of the city for two years. The general budgetary situation also did not contribute to the rapid construction. But nobody canceled the projects, and they will be implemented.
As far as can be seen on the city plan, it is in these areas that the overgrowth that worries the local residents is now taking place?
- Yes, but in fact we are doing the work. A part of the territory, which is intended for the construction of a transport interchange and sports and leisure infrastructure, we now rent from the city and will temporarily use it to organize the construction process. And then we will put it in order and transfer it back to the city already prepared. So hopefully it will be possible to save some time.
- Are you managing to build a dialogue with the opponents of Lakhta Center?
- In most cases, yes. Moreover, receiving feedback, we see a clear acceptance of our project by the majority of the townspeople. But it happens that a constructive dialogue does not work out, because individual people have their own sense of inner dreams.
- Do you mean an alternative project of one of the local activists?
- Exactly. At the current stage, he proposes to create instead of the embankment, for example, the beach named after Alexander Blok. Or make a ready-made amphitheater a little differently and in another place.
- Is it possible to compare the defenders of Okhta with the activists of Lakhta?
- No, it was completely different. Okhta was a real city referendum. It really was a clash of opinions. Today's talk is like a Nanai boys battle and a professional boxing match compared to her.
By the way, it was said in April that Gazprom was negotiating with Smolny about exchanging a site in Okhta for another. How did it end?
- Now we are not at the stage of negotiations on the exchange of land plots with the city. We are looking for a project that would definitely decorate this place, and would not want it to be given away for a typical residential development. For ourselves, we see there a social and business center, possibly with a residential component. This place is worthy of a landmark project.
Considering that Gazprom is currently in dialogue with any kind of activists on the Lakhta Center, does this mean that the company has learned from the Okhta experience?
- Of course, from the point of view of the formation of public opinion, St. Petersburg is a special city. There are truly authoritative, recognized opinion leaders here, and any large development projects need a comprehensive assessment. When building Lakhta Center, we strive to approach our plans as carefully as possible, taking into account the needs of the townspeople and even, to a certain extent, looking into the future. But these 4 years of construction, I believe, we were as open as possible, and everyone who wanted to participate was able to do it.
But to reconcile all Petersburgers with the new dominant, which is visible even from the Peter and Paul Fortress, still did not work ...
- The urban environment of St. Petersburg is rather conservative. In this sense, it is a question of introducing something new, futuristic, into the habitat that is familiar to the residents of St. Petersburg. It is a really difficult task to create a new architecture in a city of classics with one project.
But we hope that Lakhta Center will become a new landmark, a new height for St. Petersburg in the 21st century. The city's landmark, which was the Peter and Paul Fortress in the 18th century or Isaac in the 19th century.
Interviewed by Ilya Kazakov,
"Fontanka.ru"
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Skyscrapers are the vanguard of the construction industry. Superhigh-rise buildings always require a special approach from their creators. In 2018, the construction of the Lakhta Center will be completed in St. Petersburg, which will become the most high skyscraper Europe. What technologies are used to build the St. Petersburg giant?
Europe's new height
The public and business complex "Lakhta Center" is being built in the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Its center will be the headquarters of the Gazprom group and the Gazprom Neft company, the other part of the square will be occupied by public spaces: a scientific and educational complex for children and youth, a planetarium, exhibition spaces, medical and sports centers, a multifunctional transforming hall and others.
The complex consists of four structures: a multifunctional building with an atrium, a stylobate (parking and auxiliary premises will be located there), an arch of the main entrance and a 462 meter high skyscraper. It is he who will become the highest not only in Russia, but throughout Europe. The supertoll "Lakhta Center" by 88 meters will outgrow the current European record holder - the "Federation" tower in "Moscow City" - and will be on the 11th place in the world high-altitude rating.
Swamp construction
There is an opinion that St. Petersburg was built on sticky soils, and it is impossible to build skyscrapers here. Experts answer: you can build anywhere, but you need a good calculation. The construction of the St. Petersburg supertoll was preceded by a year and a half of engineering and geological research. The authors of the project studied the geological, geodetic, ecological, historical and cultural features of the site.
It turned out that weak soils make up only the top layer. Below it lies the Vendian horizon - these are the oldest clays, which are 635-540 million years old. As strong as rock or concrete, these clays are an excellent support for a skyscraper. But getting to them is not easy: on the way near the construction equipment there are ice age deposits in the form of giant boulders and sandy loamy sand with gravel. A set of studies, calculations and field tests became the basis for the creation of the Lakhta Center structure.
Device: base
Piles and protective wall
The foundation is protected from pressure and water in the upper layers of the soil by a pentahedral underground structure along the perimeter of the base of the skyscraper. Its height is 30 meters, the length of the walls is over 300 meters. There are 264 piles installed inside the pentagon, extending to a depth of 82 meters. Their diameter is 2 meters. These are the widest piles in the world. The piles of the foundation of the skyscraper are not hammered in, but created right on the spot - in the ground. The shaft is drilled out, then the reinforcement cage is installed and poured with concrete.
Foundation
The foundation of the skyscraper rests on piles. It consists of three slabs, separated by ten radial walls, radiating "rays" from the core. The most famous of the slabs is the lower one, 3.6 meters thick. It was she who got into the Guinness Book of Records: the builders in 49 hours laid 19 624 cubic meters of concrete in the base of the building. Moreover, the uniqueness of the slab is not in the physical size, but in the technique that provides the necessary bearing capacity with the optimal dimensions of the structure.
More about the record at the Lakhta Center site
Each pile under the tower is a separate complex engineering structure as high as a 30-storey building. Control over its construction is a whole system that includes video monitoring cameras lowered into the shaft and ultrasonic sensors installed in the reinforcement of the pile frame to determine the density and the absence of voids.
Pressure test
The weight of the Lakhta Center tower will be 670 thousand tons, pressing on the ground of a relatively small area. Under pressure, the soil will be compacted, and the skyscraper will settle - like any other building. The main task is to ensure that this draft passes evenly and the building does not deviate from the vertical. To monitor the behavior of the soil, underground structures and their interaction, a geomonitoring system has been created, which combines 4800 sensors.
The sensors are located both in the ground and in all elements of the tower's underground structures. So, 95 sensors "monitor" vertical displacements, 40 - for pore pressure of the soil, 336 measure deformations in piles, 10 - pressure under the base of the foundation, 2136 - the dynamics of forces in the structure of the foundation. All sensors are integrated into an automatic system. After the erection of every five new floors of the tower, the system issues a full report on what is happening with the soil, piles, and foundation. Such knowledge is useful not only for builders, but also for scientific research.
Vertical control
The sediment can pass evenly. But the building itself can be built with a slope. This will not be surprising at a height of almost half a kilometer: an uncorrected deviation of 1 mm at the bottom will lead to a deviation of 1 meter at the top. Lakhta Center cannot afford a strong tilt: a skyscraper is stable "tilted" only if it is specially designed (like, for example, Capital Gate - the building with the largest tilt in the world: at 160 meters in height - 18 degrees of bank). The maximum deviation of the Lakhta Center core allowed by the project is 6 millimeters for all 462 meters. And the goal is to shift the deviation delta to zero, although in world practice no one has yet succeeded in reaching absolute zero.
How does the St. Petersburg supertoll not turn into the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
There are examples of buildings in the world that successfully exist in a state of deviation from the vertical by meters. For example, the 1382 church in Bad Frankenhuisen: the deviation of the spire from the vertical is 4.45 meters with a "growth" of 25 meters.
Device: construction
You can't just build a skyscraper "as long as there are bricks." There are various systems that ensure the stability of super tall buildings. At the Lakhta Center tower, it consists of a core, outriggers and supporting columns along the perimeter of the building.
It is a "pipe" with a diameter of 24.5 meters with a reinforced concrete wall thickness of 0.8 meters. Responsible for vertical stability.
Outriggers
Outriggers located on technical floors consist of a ring beam around the core and diagonal metal trusses and columns extending from it. These elements transfer forces from the core to the outer columns and reduce the support moment at the bottom of the building, as well as provide horizontal stiffness - for example, dampen the swing of the tower from the wind. There are five outriggers in the Lakhta Center tower, of which four have the form of double floors, and the fifth is atypical, in the form of a powerful reinforced concrete "washer"
Made of composite materials - steel core with reinforced concrete shell. This solution was applied for the first time in civil engineering in Russia. Thanks to him, the cost of the columns is significantly reduced, and the construction time
reduced by 40%, all other things being equal.
Twisted shape
According to the creators, the Lakhta Center tower was conceived as a modern interpretation of the high-rise dominant, which stands out against the background of the traditional horizontal buildings of St. Petersburg. Its "brothers" - the spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Admiralty Needle, the dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral - adorn the city center, while the new supertoll will become an organizing element in the rapidly developing Primorsky District. The new skyscraper will play the role of the main accent of the business space, which will appear on the line of the “sea facade” of the city.
“The shape of the building symbolizes the energy of water, the flow of spaces, openness and lightness,” the authors of the project explain. “The effect of weightlessness and maximum fusion of the future complex with the environment will be enhanced by the use of a special type of glass, due to which, depending on the time of day, the high-rise building will change color, which will create the feeling of a“ living object ”.
Device: facade
The Lakhta Center tower is twisted around its axis by 90 degrees. There are certain peculiarities in the construction of such a building. For example, due to expansion, contraction and "twisting" all 189 thousand of the tower's metal structures differ from each other (strictly speaking, there are only two identical). The facade elements also differ in shape and bend: 16,505 panels cover an area of 72,500 square meters, while 71% of glass units differ from each other in size and geometry. The size of each glass unit is 2.8 by 4.2 meters, weight is 740 kilograms. To service such a whimsical structure, a special facade maintenance system (abbreviated as SOF) has been developed, with its help the facades will be kept clean and, if necessary, repaired.
How to collect 189,000 parts and never make a mistake?
Backlog for the future
Climbing heights is always a matter of having the right technology. Elevator, ventilation, electricity - at one time it was high-rise buildings that were the first to experience all these "novelties". After a successful start, the production of technologies became widespread: from the category of exclusive goods, they moved to the category of minimum standards for the construction of already standard housing and public buildings.
The construction of skyscrapers is responsible for the development of modern lifting construction equipment, the invention of structures for the stability of buildings, the introduction of new fire safety technologies, modern high-strength building materials. High-rise construction is an area where an order is formed for high-tech solutions, which will then be transferred to other areas of our life.
"Walking" mechanisms for the construction of a skyscraper
Petersburg "Lakhta Center" is actively introducing technologies - something for the first time in the regional and Russian construction market, something in the world. The significance of this construction site for the construction industry can be assessed later, but already now it is clear how the environment is changing: joint production enterprises appear, qualified personnel are growing, suppliers are using new technical solutions - this is how new heights in quality standards are being mastered.
They were preparing for the pouring of the lower slab in advance, because it is impossible to "redo" the work. The participants rehearsed as much as possible. For example, 13 concrete batching plants trained in the manufacture of a unique mix of concrete until they reached its absolute identity.
The filling rate was over 400 cubic meters per hour, and the mixers made more than 2,450 flights. The process was organized so that about the event locals learned from the media - there was no additional traffic jam on the busy Primorskoe highway, no noise from the construction site.
The deviation delta is monitored by surveyors. They have seven equipment systems (optical and laser) in their arsenal, duplication helps to double-check the readings of the devices. Three of the seven geodetic systems are presented in Russia for the first time, but managed to prove themselves well at the world's leading construction sites.
World Geodetic Premiere - Pulsed High Speed Laser Scanner with Dual Axis Compensator. The device is used for the first time in the construction of a skyscraper. With its help, the builders of Lakhta Center check the position of metal structures inside the concrete environment when manufacturing, for example, composite columns with a steel core inside a concrete structure.
To guide the nucleus in a strictly vertical course, the "space" technology is also involved - the geodetic device Trimble 4D Control. It uses a satellite signal and a geo-sensor system installed at the construction site. Using GPS and GLONASS readings, the system determines the exact coordinates of the core and the offset delta, which is constantly being corrected based on the data received.
BIM is used for assembly - a relatively new technology for Russia. It is a virtual three-dimensional model of the building that brings together all the data of the design documentation. When adding a time dimension, a virtual technology for the construction of an object is built: projects for organizing construction, production of work, logistics of supplies. At Lakhta Center, one more application was added to the standard use of the model. Due to its complex geometry, the tower is assembled from metal structures, each of which has the only possible mounting location. The correctness of the assembly is monitored, including with the help of BIM. On-site structures have barcodes associated with the BIM model. The part code unambiguously indicates its place of installation in the overall structure.
Builders say about the St. Petersburg supertoll that it is “handmade”. We are talking about the uniqueness of the solutions, and as far as labor is concerned, they automate everything that is possible. For example, a “sliding” (automated) formwork system is used to erect the core.
Formwork is a form for concreting, formed by two rows of boards, the space between which is the future wall of the core. The concrete is poured between the boards and hardens.
Conventional formwork has to be loosened, repositioned and reassembled - a huge waste of time and productivity. And the automatic one "moves" as the concrete is poured with the help of hydraulic jacks.
Such self-propelled tools are very fond of at the Lakhta construction site. The wind protection on the tower works according to a similar principle - its panels slide after the formwork. The "walking" mechanisms include a crane in the core of the tower - the first of its kind in St. Petersburg.
One of the tallest buildings in Russia and Europe - the modern skyscraper Lakhta Center - is located in the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg. Its construction began in 2012, the building was commissioned in 2018, and the opening of the Lakhta Center is scheduled for early 2020. In addition to the Gazprom headquarters, offices, scientific and business centers, an amphitheater, sport Club and other infrastructure. The main highlight of the tower will be an observation deck with a panoramic view of St. Petersburg and the Gulf of Finland. The cost of the Lakhta Center is estimated at $ 2.5 billion.
Lakhta Center observation deck
The most anticipated object of the complex is the observation deck, which will be located at a height of 360 meters, on the top floor. It will be a panoramic platform with a 360 ° viewing angle and telescopes for a detailed view. High-speed elevators will operate to lift visitors. It is planned that the Lakhta Center observation deck will become one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city.
Christmas tree
Despite the fact that the official opening of the skyscraper has not yet taken place, the Lakhta Center is already taking part in the cultural life Northern capital... In honor of the New Year's Eve on December 31, festive lighting was lit on the facade of the building, turning the tower into the world's tallest green Christmas tree.
New Year's greetings video:
Lakhta Center webcam
At the moment, a webcam is installed at the level of the observation deck, which broadcasts a panorama of St. Petersburg and the Gulf of Finland in real time. You can see the popular sights of the city - the park named after the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, the Gazprom Arena stadium, Yakhtenny bridge, Elagin island and other objects.
Floor plan and architecture
In connection with the extensive media coverage of the construction of this facility, many are interested in the question "how many floors are there in the Lakhta Center and what will be there?" According to the project, the tower has 87 floors, and total area premises is 400 thousand square meters. meters, of which 130 thousand square meters are designated for offices. meters. To move between floors, it is planned to launch almost 40 elevators. In addition to the main building, the complex includes two more structures, which are located on the sides of the tower. Their height varies from 22 to 85 meters.
Lakhta Center project
In addition to the observation deck and Gazprom headquarters, the complex will include the following facilities:
- Panoramic restaurant Lakhta Center. The halls will be located on the 75th and 76th floors (about 320 meters high). It will be a pleasant alternative viewing platform. Following the selection of applicants for the creation of a restaurant, at the beginning of 2019, the management company announced the winner. They were the famous Russian footballers - the Berezutsky brothers, who proposed the concept of a Russian cuisine restaurant, which will be based on Russian-made products and unique recipes from all over the country.
- Multifunctional hall - transformer and congress center. A unique feature of this hall is that it can be divided into two rooms if necessary. This is the first such facility in St. Petersburg. The seating arrangement and stage configuration can be changed to suit the format of the event. It is planned that the transforming hall will host concerts, performances, fashion shows and other events.
- Scientific and educational center. The main task of the scientific center will be to popularize science among the population. The center will be open to a wide audience, it will host educational activities- lectures, exhibitions. The exhibition area reaches 7000 sq. meters.
- Medical Center. The Lakhta Center medical and diagnostic complex is designed to provide services to residents of the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg. Equipped with the most modern equipment, the medical center will provide dental, therapeutic, surgical and other services.
- Sports complex. In the Lakhta Center, it is planned to create a large sports center with an area of 4600 sq. meters. There will be gyms, group exercise rooms, swimming pools, relaxation and wellness centers.
- Atrium, trading floors, expositions. For office workers and visitors to the skyscraper, there will be exhibition halls for art objects and works of art, a multimedia hall, as well as cafes, canteens and shops.
- Offices. The management company offers offices for rent ranging from 650 to 2,100 sq. meters. Detailed information at the administration, contacts can be found on the official website of the Lakhta Center.
At the foot of the tower, on the territory overlooking the bay, it is planned to erect amphitheater... Designed for 2,000 places, the facility will become the first building of this type in St. Petersburg. The amphitheater is oriented towards the sea, according to the architects' plan, the stage can be water or a coastal strip.
Architectural solution
Since the Lakhta Center building has an extreme height, during the development of the project and construction, great attention was paid to the stability and safety of the structure. The main tower has a central core made of reinforced concrete, within which the most important communications and security zones are located. The foundation of the skyscraper stands on 2080 piles, and the floors and columns are made of metal and concrete.
The architectural concept of the Lakhta Center was developed by RMJM in 2011. As conceived by the authors, the outlines of the skyscraper fit perfectly into the landscape of St. Petersburg and make up a harmonious combination with the spiers and domes of the Peter and Paul Cathedral.
The glazing of Lakhta Center is made without joints, which makes the building lightweight - smooth facade walls reflect water and clouds.
How to get to Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg
Metro near Lakhta Center
The nearest metro station "Begovaya" is within walking distance from the skyscraper. The walk will take about 20 minutes, but while the tower is closed, you can admire it from the territory of the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg.
Route from metro to Lakhta Center:
The authorities plan to build a new metro station "Lakhta". The project is included in the metro development plan until 2025.
Land transport
Near the Lakhta Center there is a public transport stop - "15th km of Lakhta". Buses No. 101, 101a, 110, 211, 216 and minibuses No. 206, 210, 232, 305, 305a, 400, 405, 417, 425 run here.
In addition, to travel around St. Petersburg, you can use applications from taxi services Uber, Gett, Yandex. Taxi, Maxim, Taxovichkof, etc.
Lakhta Center presentation: video tour
Night illumination of Lakhta Center: panorama-google
The multifunctional complex "Lakhta Center", which is being built in St. Petersburg, will be put into operation in the fall of 2018. The exact date of the opening of the new headquarters of Gazprom has not yet been announced. However, it is known that the selection of the last tenants of the complex will be completed by spring. At the same time, the developer has already launched a competition to determine the contractor for the construction of the second stage of a large-scale project, which should seriously affect the local real estate market.
On the this moment the list of companies that will occupy space in the Lakhta Center complex has already been determined, but this is not the final version of the list. The finishing of numerous premises in the project will start next summer, Kommersant reports.
The construction of a multifunctional headquarters for the largest Russian raw materials company has been underway since 2012. In addition to offices, the new complex will house a children's scientific and educational, medical and sports center, a planetarium, a congress center, banks, various cafes and restaurants.
At the moment, the central object of the IFC has already become the tallest tower in St. Petersburg and Europe. When the skyscraper is fully completed, its height will be 462 meters, and the offices will house various departments of the Gazprom group.
According to Vladislav Fadeev, head of the research department at JLL in St. Petersburg, the launch of the Lakhta Center will affect not so much the commercial real estate in the construction area as the entire city market. “As far as we know, the tower will house the headquarters of Gazprom Neft and the offices of Gazprom itself. on the redistribution of premises across the entire office market in the city. This does not mean that these areas will fully enter the market, rather, they will be occupied by other structures of the corporation. However, these transfers will affect the office real estate market in the city as a whole. the redistribution of Gazprom's structures is unknown, ”concluded Fadeev.
At the same time, even at the stage of construction of the first stage, the company realized that the area of even such a huge building would not be enough. In the future, a second stage will appear in the Lakhta Center. The general contractor for its construction will be selected by the end of 2017.
According to Ivan Pochinshchikov, managing partner of IPG.Estate, the Park of the 300th Anniversary is already a point of attraction for citizens. "Various mass events are held there, the park has become a place of active recreation. Lakhta Center is not just the headquarters of Gazprom, it is an object of urban significance. In addition to the business component, the project provides for the development of tourist infrastructure: an observation deck on the tallest building Europe, planetarium, panoramic restaurant, interactive science Center for kids, showroom, sports and medical centers, an amphitheater on the shore of the bay, cafes, shops. However, it is too early to say that the Primorsky District will become another business cluster. The location will attract companies close to the corporation, but it goes without saying that demand will be high. It should be understood that the IFC will not become the only location where the company's structures will be located, "the specialist emphasized.
In addition, now some objects commercial real estate in this location are also reformatted into business centers, focusing on the emerging market conditions. One of such examples is the Aura shopping center, which the Best company is now converting into an office center.
Marina Puzanova, head of the commercial real estate department at Knight Frank Spb, notes that today the total leasable area of functioning high-quality business centers in the local environment of Lakhta Center is 200 thousand square meters. m without taking into account the objects intended for the companies' own needs. "This location is one of the five districts most provided with speculative supply, 90% of which is represented by class B business centers. In the middle of the year, the north-western location was among the leaders in terms of vacant space - about 28 thousand square meters were vacant. However The absorption rate in the first half of the year here increased by 7.6 percentage points compared to the results of the same period in 2016, which indicates an increase in the interest of potential tenants in the location. In 2018, speculative high-quality offices are not expected to be commissioned in this business district. leases for high-quality office space are in the range of 1.1-1.4 thousand rubles per 1 sq. m. per month ", - analyzes Puzanova.
A high-rise business center under construction in St. Petersburg is often called the Gazprom tower. This building will be the tallest in the Northern capital and the second largest in Europe after the Ostankino tower. The skyscraper is being built by Gazprom and will house the headquarters of this concern and its company.
Recall that initially the construction business center a height of 400 meters was planned to be carried out on a plot of 4.7 hectares, in the center of the Northern capital, which caused a sharp protest from city defenders and the public. The object fell into the protected zone, where the monuments included in the list of UNESCO sites are located.
Soon the governor of St. Petersburg, Valentina Matvienko, canceled the decree allowing the developer to deviate from the allowed height of 100 meters in this place.
The new 14-hectare site for the construction of the Lakhta Tower is located in the north of St. Petersburg at the outskirts of the city between the Gulf of Finland and Primorskoye Highway. The distance from the construction site to the city center is about 10 km. According to experts, now the Lakhta Tower, although it will be visible from almost all parts of the city, but it will not cover the sights of St. Petersburg and dominate the historical sites.
At the same time, the tower will be perfectly visible from the sea, it will become a kind of lighthouse that meets those arriving in the city by sea. It will be an iconic object of the northern capital's sea façade.
Unlike the old project, in the Lakhta Center, in addition to the office part, there will be premises for social infrastructure.
The office part will occupy premises in the tower itself, and the buildings at its base will be allocated for social facilities - shops, sports and medical centers, a children's educational center and a planetarium.
An observation deck, revolving restaurant and conference room will be located at the top of the tower.
Lakhta Center tower - short description
The customer and investor of the project is Gazprom Neft, the construction project was carried out by the British architectural bureau RMJM - Robert Matthew Johnson Marshal.
The general contractor is the Turkish company Renaissance Construction (established in St. Petersburg in the 1990s, founded by Turkish businessmen). Dozens of institutes and construction organizations are involved in the construction of the building.
The height of the building with the spire will be 462 meters, and the total weight of the tower with all the infrastructure, glazing and even furniture and people will be 670 thousand tons.
The area of one office floor is from 668 to 2060 sq. meters.
From the side of the Gulf of Finland, the Lakhta Center tower will appear in all its splendor in the form of a spire directed upward. It can also be compared to a drop of water flying upwards.
Peter the Great conceived Petersburg as the sea capital of Russia. And according to the idea of the authors of the project, from afar, from the sea, the Lakhta Center will look like a snow-white yacht.
The project provides several architectural highlights, the main of which are a modern planetarium and an outdoor amphitheater.
Planetarium
The planetarium, designed for 140 people, will take unusual place- at the height of the fifth floor of one of the buildings adjacent to the tower. It will look like a huge ball that was thrown into a building from its full swing, and it stuck to the facade. Of course, such a spectacular shape of the building cannot fail to interest everyone who passes or drives by.
During the sessions, a variety of special effects will be used - a moving floor and illusions of lightning and rain, virtual smoke and smells.
Amphitheater
The idea of creating an open amphitheater facing the sea is associated with the need for a smooth transition from the high roof to the water space. Here, viewers will be able to admire water fountains and various water shows, as well as participate in theatrical performances and competitions.
- When laying the foundation, many principles were taken from nature. So, the piles at the base of the building, like the roots of a giant tree, go 82 meters into the ground. Above the piles, a "box-shaped" foundation with a height of 17 meters was built, which guarantees the stability of the building
- The maximum permissible deviation of the structure from the vertical along the entire height is no more than 6 millimeters. Not to be confused with the amplitude of the building during stormy winds
- Double-glazed windows have passed a variety of tests: under high pressure of water, air currents and fire. The glasses are made using a special film that will prevent the glass from shattering into fragments
- All materials used in construction are non-flammable or flame retardant. But despite this, the evacuation of people is thought out as much as possible. In the event of a fire alarm, air is injected into the central core made of reinforced concrete, which prevents smoke from forming. Moving to the central core, where there are stairs, the person is safe.
- A special system will be used to clean the windows, which moves along rails arranged on the ribs of the tower.
- In strong winds, the top of the structure may deviate by 46 cm from the vertical, and at the level of the observation deck (at a height of 357 meters) the maximum deviation will be 27 cm
- To prevent birds from crashing into the windows, the double-glazed windows are edged with an opaque material, and the glass itself is non-mirrored. In addition, during mass flights of flocks, the illumination will be "frightening". This way the birds will see the glass.
Adjacent territory
On the east side of the building there will be an entrance for the office staff. This part of the complex will appear as an arch with a span of 100 meters.
A pedestrian zone with a length of 8 km will begin from the southeast side. It will include a bridge and a huge space for mass celebrations and celebrations.
The northern part of the territory will be used for various exhibitions, and in the future, a railway platform and a metro station will be built here.
In addition, next to the tower there will be a parking lot for tourist buses and a museum of the ship "Poltava".
Transport infrastructure
In the future, between Lakhta Center and the metro stations "Chernaya Rechka" and " Old village»It is planned to arrange a transfer. In 2025, it is planned to build a metro station.
The development of transport infrastructure is promoted primarily by the World Cup. In 2018, the Begovaya metro station will be opened, one of the exits of which is located just over a kilometer from the Lakhta center, that is, within walking distance.
The Lakhta Center Tower will become the center of a new business district of St. Petersburg, one might say the Petersburg City, and the development of transport infrastructure will turn this not-equipped district of the Northern Capital into an example of a modern and high-quality urban environment. Let us remind you that the commissioning of the object is planned in 2018.
