The Okhta Centre Project Concept Revealed to St.Petersburg Architects31.05.2007A revised concept of the Okhta Centre community and business complex was presented on May 30 to the architect community of St.Petersburg by experts of the architectural company of RMJM at the office of JSC Gazprom Neft.
The presentation was attended by members of the City Planning Council, St.Petersburg Union of Architects, heads of the city’s design organizations and public figures, as well as St.Petersburg Vice-Governor Alexandr Vakhmistrov, Chairwoman of the Committee on State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Landmarks Vera Dementjeva and Deputy Chairman of the Committee For City Planning and Architecture Victor Polischuk.
The RMJM Executive Director Tony Kettle and the chief architect of the Okhta Centre concept Filipp Nikandrov told about the newly developed details of the projects. In the course of the presentation the subject of eventual emergence of blocks of high-rises in our city was touched upon. In accordance with architects’ design it is supposed that the Okhta Centre skyscraper will be the only high-rise building in the Okhta area and the city’s new architectural focus.
The RMJM representative also pointed out that implementation of a major project of such scale would not be possible without participation of Russian architects. The changes introduced in the project concept that lead to increased share of socially significant facilities imply involvement of many architectural and construction organizations for their implementation.
At the meeting the Okhta Centre concept designers were recommended to prepare revised materials for consideration by the St.Petersburg City Planning Council.
One may recall at this junction that on May 28 the Commission for Examination and Implementation of Strategic Projects in St.Petersburg approved on the whole the concept design of the Okhta Centre project which is jointly financed by the city administration and JSC Gazprom Neft . In the course of ensued follow-up work the project was notably expanded by adding several socially significant facilities.
