iCity

The iCity (formerly known as City One[1]) is a complex of two skyscrapers being built by MR Group in Moscow, Russia. The two skyscrapers are named Time Tower (34 floors; 141,2 m high) and Space Tower (61 floors; 256,7 m high).[2] The construction will start in July 2020 and end in late 2023. The estimated cost of the project is 23 billion rubles (approx. $335 mln).[3][4] In 2019 the media reported that one of the Russia's largest internet companies, Mail.Ru Group, had plans to lease a third of the floor space in this complex upon completion.[5][6] Upon completion the iCity will be one of the tallest buildings in Moscow and in Europe.

iCity
General information
StatusUnder construction
Town or cityMoscow
CountryRussia
Construction started2020
Estimated completion2023
Cost23 bln rubles
OwnerMR Group
Height256,7 m (Space Tower)
141,2 m (Time Tower)
Design and construction
ArchitectHelmut Jahn
Website
www.mr-group.ru/projects/bc-icity/

Overview

The complex was designed by a German-American architect Helmut Jahn and his firm Jahn Architecture. The atrium of iCity is designed by a German architect Werner Sobek. A five-storey parking garage will have almost 950 spaces. The brokers are Knight Frank, CBRE, Colliers International.[7]

  • The construction site in July 2020. A distinctive feature of the skyscraper is that it will be built inside a turning overpass shown in the photo.

References
  2. "Небоскреб по проекту Хельмута Яна построят внутри ТПУ «Сити»". Rbc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Строительство небоскребов с красными полосами в составе "Москва-Сити" начнется в июле". TASS. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "MR Group вложит 23 млрд руб. в строительство небоскребов в составе ТПУ «Сити»". irn.ru (in Russian). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Mail.ru может переехать поближе к «Москва-сити»". Vedomosti (in Russian). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "СМИ сообщили о переезде Mail.ru Group в новый офис рядом с «Москва-Сити»". Rbc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. "iCity Brochure" (PDF) (in Russian).

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.