Eurasia (Russian: Евразия, romanized: Yevraziya), also known as Steel Peak (Russian: Стальная Вершина, romanized: Stalnaya Vershina), is a 308.9 m (1,013 ft) supertall skyscraper located on plot 12 of the MIBC in Moscow, Russia. The mixed-use skyscraper occupies a total area of 207,542 square metres (2,233,960 sq ft), and houses offices, apartments, a hotel, and a fitness center. It is the sixth-tallest building in Russia, the eighth-tallest building in Europe, and the 72nd-tallest building in the world. Construction of Eurasia started in 2006 and was completed in 2014.[3]
| Eurasia | |
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Евразия | |
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| Alternative names | Steel Peak |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Moscow City, Moscow |
| Country | Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°44′57″N 37°32′05″E / 55.74917°N 37.53472°E |
| Construction started | 2 December 2006 |
| Completed | 14 December 2014 |
| Owner | VTB Bank[1] |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 308.9 m (1,013 ft) |
| Tip | 308.9 m (1,013 ft) |
| Top floor | 292.5 m (960 ft) |
| Observatory | 306.9 m (1,007 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 72 |
| Floor area | 212,900 m2 (2,292,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Swanke Hayden Connell Architects |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| References | |
| [2] | |
History
editThe concept of Eurasia was first proposed in 2003. Construction started in 2006 and was completed in 2014.[3][4]
Design
editAccording to Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, the architectural skin of Eurasia reinforces the purity of the tower volume over the complexity of the program within. The unitized curtain wall allows the transition from the office floors of fixed windows to operable windows on the residential floors. The overall architectural form is developed as a pure glass, curving, curtain wall tower with its broad faces versus its tripartite ends sitting on a multi-volume podium.[5]
Eurasia was the first composite structure to be constructed in Russia utilizing a reinforced concrete core with a perimeter frame of steel. The structural design allows for column-free interior spaces ideal for offices which make up a significant portion of the building’s programming. The building features a bowed exterior made up of closely spaced steel columns which sit upon a belt truss serving as a load transfer for the base of the tower to feature an open lobby on the ground floor.[4]
Features
editThe building is designed as a two-tier skyscraper: 30 floors in the first tier and 37 in the second one. Offices occupy from the 4th floor to the 45th floor while apartments occupy from the 48th floor to the 66th floor. The 47th floor is occupied by a fitness center and the second floor of the building is occupied by a casino.[3] A swimming pool is located on the 50th floor.[5]
Management
editThe building is developed by CJSC Techinvest and MOS City Group.[4] The company LLC Plaza owns Eurasia. On 12 April 2016, VB-service, a subsidiary of VTB Bank, acquired a 99.55% stake in LLC Plaza at a price estimated at 48.5 billion rubles. The transaction was carried out within the framework of the fulfillment of credit obligations by Coulteria to the Bank of Moscow. Head offices of VTB 24 and the Bank of Moscow are planned to occupy the tower.[6]
Construction gallery
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21 July 2008
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12 May 2012
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12 September 2012.
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20 October 2012
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13 July 2013
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26 March 2014
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4 September 2019
Awards
edit- The Eurasia Tower is the second Swanke-designed building rated by Emporis.[5]
- It also rated by Turkish banking company Is Bankasi as among the top ten innovative and imposing designs of notable bank buildings around the world. This in turn led Swanke to meet up with its Turkish manager and associate architect Summa International Construction Inc.[3][5][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Группа ВТБ стала владельцем башни "Евразия"" (in Russian). Vedomosti. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Eurasia Facts - CTBUH Skyscraper Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d GmbH, Emporis. "Eurasia Tower, Moscow | 204748 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "Stalnaya Vershina - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Architects, Swanke Hayden Connell. "Triumph for Swanke Hayden Connell Architects in Moscow". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Группа "ВТБ" приобрела башню "Евразия" в деловом центре "Москва-Сити". РИА Новости (in Russian). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
External links
edit- Official website (in Russian)