MOSCOW | Crystal Island | 450m | 1476ft | App

[Brad]

Crystal Island is approved to be built in Moscow on the peninsula between Moscow-river and Andropov ave.
It is expected that this new architecture of the 21st century will not confront with the traditional Moscow architecture.

Norman Foster is the architect of the project.
Shalva Chigirinsky is the investor.
The estimated price of the construction is USD 4 bln.

The hight will be 450 metres.
The diameter at the base - 701 metres.
This is supposed to become the biggest building
2mln 670000 sq metres.
the project will include
180000 - hotel
400000 - business centre and offices
250000 - sport centre
the rest - entertaining centre and shopping mall
parking space for 16500 cars
end of the construction - 2014

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17734.jpg

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17733.jpg

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17728.jpg

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17726.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4233/mapcrystalrq6.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=558665 thread in the SSC Russian section/

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added 23.12.2007
21/12/2007
Foster + Partners creates the world’s largest single building

One of the world’s most ambitious building projects, Crystal Island has been granted preliminary planning permission in Moscow. Enclosed within a vast mega structure covering a total floor area of 2.5million square metres – the project’s scale is unprecedented. At 450m the scheme in one of the tallest structures on the planet, creating a spectacular new emblem on the Moscow skyline. Conceived as a self-contained city within a city, it contains a rich mix of buildings including museums, theatres and cinemas, to ensure that it is a major new destination for the whole of Moscow.

Presented to the Moscow Public and Architectural Council, Crystal Island is a highly anticipated new project. Located on the Nagatino Peninsula, edged by the Moscow River, it is located only 7.5 km from the Kremlin, and offers panoramic views over Moscow from a viewing platform at its apex.

Crystal Island will have a range of cultural, exhibition and performance facilities, approximately 3000 hotel rooms and 900 serviced apartments, as well as offices and shops, designed to maintain a dynamic and animated public realm throughout the day. Residents are able to work and live within a densely planned area where every amenity is within easy walking distance, including an international school for 500 students. Mixed-use also presents a strong case for energy balance, with individual components using energy at different times, while reinforcing the breadth of economic and social activity of the area.

The building’s spiraling form emerges majestically from a newly landscaped park, rising in converse directions to form a diagonal grid. This distinctive geometry extends throughout the project into the park. The result is that the scheme is seamlessly integrated into a new park landscape, which provides a range of activities throughout the year, including cross country skiing and ice skating in the winter.

The internal built volumes assume a staggered formation within the triangulated steel mega frame, extending flush against the sloping facetted glazed outer skin. This terracing creates a series of wintergardens, which form a breathable second layer and thermal buffer for the main building, shielding the interior spaces from Moscow’s extreme summer and winter climates. A vertical louvre system sheaths the internal facades to ensure privacy for the individual apartments.

Dynamic enclosure panels slotted into the structural framing allow daylight to penetrate deep into the heart of the scheme and can be controlled to modify the internal environment – closed in winter for extra warmth and opened in summer to allow natural ventilation. Energy management is at the heart of the design, with additional strategies to include on-site renewable and low-carbon energy generation.
http://www.fosterandpartners.com/News/324/Default.aspx

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/11/go131.0/0_9174_172afe9e_orig

http://www.fosterandpartners.com/content/projects/1496/1496_FP210845_indesign.jpg

http://www.fosterandpartners.com/content/projects/1496/1496_FP243436_indesign.jpg

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3244/hostrovgz4.jpg

[borza]

awesome project, most impressive of all, even in the world.

[igor]

Very interesting project!

[R@ptor]

Would be an instant worldwide landmark if built.


Where on this map is the Moscow-City CBD?

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17728.jpg

[ZZ-II]

stunning design, love it!!! reminds me on the vision X-seed 4000 :D...only 10 times smaller

[borza]

http://agency.archi.ru/images_linked.html?rt=news&id=4799&img_id=17731

[ZZ-II]

can't see your pic ^^

edit: thx brad :)

[Brad]

^^ he wanted to show this pic

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17731.jpg

Where on this map is the Moscow-City CBD?

I edited the first post for you :)

[Andrevs]

WOW! what a beautiful project! thats now one of my favourite in the world. thats what i call art-quitecture

[-Corey-]

WOW amazing project, i love it.

[MasonicStage™]

This is sick :eek:! Awesome! :applause:

[webeagle12]

wow looks sweet :banana: go moscow

[riasbaixas]

wow Awesome!!

5 years? so it will be built in 2013?

[Mplsuptown]

Stunning looking project. Could become one of the 7 wonders of the world if done correctly.

[vjetarZ]

Frickin' great!

The outer building design is really slick and complexive. This might be the one of the most beautiful High-Rises ever.

[stealt]

moscow the futur city of europe :banana:

[Sbz2ifc]

I really don't like the way Foster combines 2 older designs of his own and comes up with a 3rd. The project seems to lack (Foster's) creativity.

Here's the recipe for this project: mix "Khan Shatyry Entertainment Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan" with that crystal tower from Khanty Mansiysk, then add "growth powder" or something.

[Kame]

Wow, what an impressive structure!

[decks67]

wow thats different great project

[Bavarian Angelshark]

OMG

Awesome project:master:

[cbotnyse]

awesome

[BMXican]

incredible project, I wish we could see some indoor renderings

[kosolapkino]

incredible project, I wish we could see some indoor renderings
http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17727.jpg

:)

[PwnedByASkyscraper]

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17727.jpg

:)

:eek2: :drool:

This is going to be an awesome project to watch.

Приветствия, Москва!

[Experts_Only]

Perhaps the most stunning aspect of this project is not only the visually intriguing design, clearly a derivative of the old reocurring motif of the axis mundi, but the height of it: 450m!!! Definitely it is reminiscent of the X-SEED 4000. I hope architects around the world will begin to realize the potential of this shape for structural integrity. The most advanced and ambitious projects in the future might, ironically, regress back to the pyramidical/conical structure

It's often amazing how correct the ancient peoples were with architecture. There was a dome in Italy that was constructed a long time ago that contained congruent and evenly-spaced holes around the perimeter of the building. Not too long ago, some workers were busy doing maintenance work on the building and filled in the holes because they assessed that they had no purpose. Consequently, and not too long afterward, the dome cracked.

[Cidade_Branca]

Amazing

[potipoti]

fantastic!!

[Piotr-Stettin]

very nice :cheers::)

[kozi]

WOW
Incredible and very visionary, I'm lovin'it

a question, how many skyscrapers of 300m is in construction, proposed and approved in Moscow?.

[MetroGuardian]

Utterly unbelievable design. This will be one kind of a building. Sir Norman Foster does it again.

[Brad]

a question, how many skyscrapers of 300m is in construction, proposed and approved in Moscow?.a very helpful cite
at least these ones, but there were other propositions
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?32839621

[coth]

8 U/C
2 Approved
at least 6 proposals and stale proposals

[ilmm]

:bow::eek2::omg:

[Hed_Kandi]

What in God's name is that ??????


:cheers::nuts:

[Hed_Kandi]

Crystal Island is approved to be built in Moscow on the peninsula between Moscow-river and Andropov ave.
It is expected that this new architecture of the 21st century will not confront with the traditional Moscow architecture.

Norman Foster is the architect of the project.
Shalva Chigirinsky is the investor.
The estimated price of the construction is 4 bln USD.

The hight will be 450 metres.
2mln 670000 sq metres.
the project will include
180000 - hotel
400000 - business centre and offices
250000 - sport centre
the rest - entertaining center and mall
parking space for 16500 cars
estimated constructure time is 5 years.

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17734.jpg

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17733.jpg

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17728.jpg

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17726.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4233/mapcrystalrq6.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=558665 thread in the SSC Russian section/


This is the modern day equivalent of the Taj Mahal !!!!

[Herzarsen]

Amazing!

I just hope there will be couple metro lines crossing underneath it otherwise I cant imagine the extreme traffic. :)

[Denicka]

That's incredible! Moscow definitely reflects mr. Putin's ambitions:devil:

[coth]

It has nothing to do with Putin. Putin is nobody in Moscow. He and Federal Government represent an SPb band. And they does not support anything that is going on in Moscow.

Ohta Center in SPb reflects his ambitions.

[Cliff]

Looks like a melted version of the Millenium Tower. But I love it!

[UrbanO!]

Wow!
I really love this proyect!
Moscow rocks! :lol:

[Banjaluchanin]

Amazing structure! Great architecture! Awesome project!

[Skyman]

Even from above it looks fantastac

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17736.jpg

[ill-b]

That is one beatiful piece of art! Amazing, what a building. Dubai copy expected within ten days....;)

[great184]

Wow, sure reminds me of the pyramids and that pyramid like structure (was that x-seed 4000?) envisioned in Japan

[SkyLerm]

OMG :eek:

[Banjaluchanin]

Even from above it looks fantastac

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17736.jpg

From abiove looks most fanrastic!

[GOL2007]

Dubai copy expected within ten days....;)

:lol:

Looks like the once proposed mile high tower in Tokio bay. Anyway, 5 years construction time seems very optimistic and I'm wondering about daylight in the center of the building... the base is HUGE!

But a real 21st century project!

[xlchris]

^Haha!

But this is great! And 450m!!!

[identityfail]

wa.....what a beautiful building....

[Insane alex]

Wow! This is so freaking futuristic! I like it! :D

[Aokromes]

It's a matter transceptor to deep space where the empire is building the death star ;)

[Foglio1986]

Good design

[MDguy]

WOAH...i don't know what to say, wow!

[ZZ-II]

i only think it should be taller. 450m are not enough for my taste :D

[Aokromes]

I wonder if Blizzard goes to sue Foster:

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1311/164291306863e26707beua9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[SpaceScraper]

Bravo! Очень харошо!

An instant classic.

[Cyman]

That really looks great - they should build something similar in Berlin on the Tempelhof airport airfield site!

[MDguy]

That is one beatiful piece of art! Amazing, what a building. Dubai copy expected within ten days....;)

LOL!!! :rofl:

[radoner]

Wooow Foster did it again
A state of the art proyect

[PwnedByASkyscraper]

That is one beatiful piece of art! Amazing, what a building. Dubai copy expected within ten days....;)

:lol: No, Dubai will propose something 500 m+ and add a replica of this to the top for decoration :P.

[NEWUSER]

wow... that's spectacular...

[NEWUSER]

:lol: No, Dubai will propose something 500 m+ and add a replica of this to the top for decoration :P.

:lol: someone somewhere is doing this on CAD right now.

[NEWUSER]

Crystal Island is approved to be built in Moscow on the peninsula between Moscow-river and Andropov ave.
It is expected that this new architecture of the 21st century will not confront with the traditional Moscow architecture.

Norman Foster is the architect of the project.
Shalva Chigirinsky is the investor.
The estimated price of the construction is 4 bln USD.

The hight will be 450 metres.
2mln 670000 sq metres.
the project will include
180000 - hotel
400000 - business centre and offices
250000 - sport centre
the rest - entertaining centre and shopping mall
parking space for 16500 cars
estimated construction time is 5 years.



Clarifications please...

2mln 670000 sq metres.

2,670,000 sq. meters?

The hotel, business centre and offices, and sport center equal 830,000 sq. meters, the shopping mall and parking can not be 1.8 million sq. meters!

Please clarify this, thanks.

Architect website has ZERO info on this project.

[SouthernEuropean]

wooooaawwwww dream-like project-looks fantastic!

[coth]

Please clarify this, thanks.


Total area: 2 670 000 sq. m.
including:
- hotel: 180 000 sq. m.
- cultural-entertainment center: 800 000 sq. m.
- retail: 250 000 sq. m.
- offices: 400 000 sq. m.
- sporting center: 250 000 sq. m.

[abskess]

^^this project is simply stunning, awesome...:banana::banana::banana:

Cant wait to see it when finished...:cheers:

[Herr Lind]

It's perfect. But... I think it will be never built.

[ZZ-II]

it is already approved, i think they'll build it :)

[Pas]

Man!! is this for real? this would truly become one of the new 7 wonders of the 21st century!

[delores]

foster scares me, but the building looks interesting. I can't help thinking though that all this trophy architecture is a repeat of the good old communist days. Russia is a great country but the corruption and poverty is something they should be addressing rather than look at me architecture that really only benefits the few.

[coth]

delores
USA has 6mln people living in extreme poverty, but still they building a lot of skyscrapers, because private companies will never invest into social programs.

[borza]

delores
USA has 6mln people living in extreme poverty, but still they building a lot of skyscrapers, because private companies will never invest into social programs.

Yes, the same for Dubai.

[Riyadhi]

amazing!

[delores]

well thats not really something really to be proud of is it?

[cheeps]

^^

Enough with the social commentary!!! This project is absolutely stunning. I truly hope it's get's built. IMO this project with have a larger impact on Moscow Than the Federation Tower.

[coth]

well thats not really something really to be proud of is it?
proud of what? private investors are doing business, government cares of people. and cares enough. level of life in moscow is very high as well as social spendings - $38bln next year.


next time please stick on topic. this thread is about the crystal island, not about everything related to russia.

[cheeps]

proud of what? private investors are doing business, government cares of people. and cares enough. level of life in moscow is very high as well as social spendings - $38bln next year.


next time please stick on topic. this thread is about the crystal island, not about everything related to russia.


Can you guys get back on topic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bash:

[PresidentBjork]

Palace of the Soviets eat your heart out...

seems almost to good too be true though, even approved a lot of simply stunning ideas like this fall flat, somethings can be too radical, but lets hope not. :)

[firulais2005]

It's perfect. But... I think it will be never built.

Sorry but I have to agree.

[Chicagophotoshop]

this thing is ridiculous. (in a good way) wow. I'll believe it when I see it with my own eyes.

[LimaLondon]

I think monseur Putin would be better off helping Russias poor. (Im personally a hardcore capitalist myself) but seriously..this building is prety ugly and not very elegant.
Its very fun though I have to admitt.
LoL- Whatever! Build it!

[Hed_Kandi]

:lol: No, Dubai will propose something 500 m+ and add a replica of this to the top for decoration :P.



And it will have an indoor ski hill larger than Everest and be named:

" Sheik Bin Laden Crystal Tower Ali Ali "

[BrooklynNYC]

oh lord no

[firulais2005]

And it will have an indoor ski hill larger than Everest and be named:

" Sheik Bin Laden Crystal Tower Ali Ali "

lol :lol:

[Escoto_Dubai2008]

The project looks very nice and huge.

[ZimasterX]

Personally, it doesn't really appeal to me. I would prefer that Moscow choose to expand its "Moscow-City" project instead of building this.

[Herr Lind]

Personally, it doesn't really appeal to me. I would prefer that Moscow choose to expand its "Moscow-City" project instead of building this.

Haha... This project is so "close" to the IBC :lol:

[ZimasterX]

Haha... This project is so "close" to the IBC :lol:

:nono:

http://i19.tinypic.com/8dz4psm.jpg

[AutoUnion]

MOSCOW Crystal Island

http://i002.radikal.ru/0712/55/62cd4b27f382.jpg

[Spearman]

Wow... this has to be the most amazing project I've ever seen. Glad to see somebody takes up the challenge from Dubai!

[robert44444uk]

This is spectacular. !!!! Love it.

[coth]

21/12/2007
Foster + Partners creates the world’s largest single building
http://www.fosterandpartners.com/News/324/Default.aspx

One of the world’s most ambitious building projects, Crystal Island has been granted preliminary planning permission in Moscow. Enclosed within a vast mega structure covering a total floor area of 2.5million square metres – the project’s scale is unprecedented. At 450m the scheme in one of the tallest structures on the planet, creating a spectacular new emblem on the Moscow skyline. Conceived as a self-contained city within a city, it contains a rich mix of buildings including museums, theatres and cinemas, to ensure that it is a major new destination for the whole of Moscow.

Presented to the Moscow Public and Architectural Council, Crystal Island is a highly anticipated new project. Located on the Nagatino Peninsula, edged by the Moscow River, it is located only 7.5 km from the Kremlin, and offers panoramic views over Moscow from a viewing platform at its apex.

Crystal Island will have a range of cultural, exhibition and performance facilities, approximately 3000 hotel rooms and 900 serviced apartments, as well as offices and shops, designed to maintain a dynamic and animated public realm throughout the day. Residents are able to work and live within a densely planned area where every amenity is within easy walking distance, including an international school for 500 students. Mixed-use also presents a strong case for energy balance, with individual components using energy at different times, while reinforcing the breadth of economic and social activity of the area.

The building’s spiraling form emerges majestically from a newly landscaped park, rising in converse directions to form a diagonal grid. This distinctive geometry extends throughout the project into the park. The result is that the scheme is seamlessly integrated into a new park landscape, which provides a range of activities throughout the year, including cross country skiing and ice skating in the winter.

The internal built volumes assume a staggered formation within the triangulated steel mega frame, extending flush against the sloping facetted glazed outer skin. This terracing creates a series of wintergardens, which form a breathable second layer and thermal buffer for the main building, shielding the interior spaces from Moscow’s extreme summer and winter climates. A vertical louvre system sheaths the internal facades to ensure privacy for the individual apartments.

Dynamic enclosure panels slotted into the structural framing allow daylight to penetrate deep into the heart of the scheme and can be controlled to modify the internal environment – closed in winter for extra warmth and opened in summer to allow natural ventilation. Energy management is at the heart of the design, with additional strategies to include on-site renewable and low-carbon energy generation.

[helghast]

Wow... this has to be the most amazing project I've ever seen. Glad to see somebody takes up the challenge from Dubai!
true, but this is only 1 project and Dubai has tons.

[coth]

it's not only. scroll down to moscow. there are only approved and u/c. 10 of them. we don't publish proposals.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=902&daysprune=-1&order=asc&sort=title&pp=200

[Skyman]

And a small render from the official site

http://www.fosterandpartners.com/content/press/324/1496_FP243435_indesign.jpg

[city_thing]

Moscow's business leaders must be rolling in piles of money if they can afford to build something as extravagant as this.

Fark.

[TU 'cane]

This thing for me is on the border line of ridiculous, but yet very cool.

[xXFallenXx]

What are the chances of this really being built?

[webeagle12]

What are the chances of this really being built?

:wtf::wtf::wtf:

[xXFallenXx]

What do you mean "WTF"?

is this really going to get built or is it like one of those South Koren skyscrapers thats approved but never gets built?

[dom]

This looks like it will be the world's first arcology to me.

[coth]

What are the chances of this really being built?

It is the project of Foster + Chigirinsky.

Other their notorious projects:

Russia Tower
Zaryad'ye redevelopment
Holland Island redevelopment in SPb
The Crystal in Khanty Mansyisk


Hotel Moscow is also Chigirinsky project afair.


Shalva Chigirinsky owns The Russian Land company which capitalisation is predicted to be around $10bln after next year's IPO. It is one of largest developers in Russia.

[rimorski]

Awesome project! It is so beautiful!

[DennisS]

What do you mean "WTF"?

is this really going to get built or is it like one of those South Koren skyscrapers thats approved but never gets built?

Not a strange question I guess. It got lots of unused space when I look at the cross-section which is not very profitable.

But what about the construction time, isn't 5 years a bit short for such a project??? And is the starting date already known?

[Plasma.]

Amazing project guys!!

Simply marvelous!

[Gamma-Hamster]

http://vzglyad.ru/news/2007/12/24/133719.html
Небоскреб, который уже получил название «Хрустальный остров», имеет высоту 449,88метра. Он представляет собой устремленную вверх округлую пирамиду. Диаметр ее основания достигает 701 метр
Сrystal Island will be 449,88m high and 701m wide at the base.
Его стоимость достигает 4 млрд долларов.
Cost - $4bln
Датой ее постройки определен 2014 год
Date of completion - year 2014

[helghast]

701m at the base :omg: thats Huge

[Drive]

This is real interesting project

[ZZ-II]

701m at the base :omg: thats Huge

oh, damn....i've always thought it will be arround 400-500m

[CrazyCanuck]

When fantasy becomes reality....

[Avior]

Just a few comparisons:

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8303/cicda8.jpg

And old render in better quality (thanks to JOliver):

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/1271FosterPlansMoscowWhopper_pic1.jpg

[JohnFlint1985]

Isn't it a park over there right now? So to build this building they should take a huge part of forest out?
Project itself looks interesting - but why such a huge base?

[FIDEL CASTRO]

I don't like the project, but it is very original.

[danangboy]

:lol:true, but this is only 1 project and Dubai has tons.

but this project could top any of dubai project:lol:

[philvia]

this is amazing :o

moscow continues to impress me

[FIDEL CASTRO]

:lol:

but this project could top any of dubai project:lol:
Back this up.

[danangboy]

Back this up.

as u could ce most of dubai nuilding is block building is im right or im right :lol:
and most of them are thin and tall notin really into the building like shape or design

[HomesickAlienn]

i swear if this get built it will blow the hell outta me, ill be like Woahhhhhhhhhhhh when i have a chance to visit it in person, and i believe many of human beings will impress by it, especially @ nighttime.

[Jim856796]

The arcology-like tower would contain a hotel, a business centre, a sports cents centre,an entertainment centre, a shopping mall, and a parking garage. What else would it contain?

[TU 'cane]

umm, a starbucks and mcdonalds definately and anotehr skyscraper inside of it, jk.. heck idk an airport? lol

[RSG]

It looks expensive for what it will end up being. Maybe the Kremlin should bridge the gap before building strange projects.


Just my opinion though.

[Tygrys]

Looks like that Bangladesh National Monument from today's banner. ;)

That Crystal Tower is waste of space if You ask me. It's huge base will occupy lots of surrounding space.

Anyway its quite stunning and impressive. :)

[skyperu34]

OMG ! I cant believe this !!! Just very beautiful and futuristic !

[TheGlobalizer]

I like the concept, anyway.

[Hollie Maea]

That Crystal Tower is waste of space if You ask me. It's huge base will occupy lots of surrounding space.


A lot less wasting of space than single family dwellings or low rise apartments, but no one ever gripes about those....

[TU 'cane]

A lot less wasting of space than single family dwellings or low rise apartments, but no one ever gripes about those....

:lol::lol::lol:

[danangboy]

Looks like that Bangladesh National Monument from today's banner. ;)

That Crystal Tower is waste of space if You ask me. It's huge base will occupy lots of surrounding space.

Anyway its quite stunning and impressive. :)

NO IT NOT it save alot of space so they could grow more tree and it good for the earth

[NEWWORLD]

very nice! similar to some projects that i've seen on skyscrapercity such as the one in Kazakstan but still very unique.

[jak3m]

Looks like its in a pretty run down area.
will the whole area be re-generated?

Theres me thinking moscow had a lot of problems with money and poverty..


The name is a bit corny, could of thought of something better.
To be honest I prefer the similar projects of Kazakhstan.

[Blascozgz1]

Crystal Island

Visit!!!!
http://kobasa.myminicity.es/

[Artemis]

Looks a bit like a Ryugyong XL. I am always sceptic when i see such huge structures.

[guzm@n]

To massive for me:shifty:

[Peloso]

Looks like its in a pretty run down area.
will the whole area be re-generated?

Theres me thinking moscow had a lot of problems with money and poverty..That's strange, I don't see any clue to it being "run down". Could you be more precise as to where it shows? Also I thought Moscow was one of the richest cities in the world. Maybe my informations are flawed?

[Gaeus]

The arcology-like tower would contain a hotel, a business centre, a sports cents centre,an entertainment centre, a shopping mall, and a parking garage. What else would it contain?

George W. Bush's Vacation Ranch (Moscow Branch) and Snoop Dog's Smoking (Doping) Room. :cheers:

Great project and another new concept of a building design. Great Job Foster's!!!

[PhantomReloaded]

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8572/ghjghgl8.jpg

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http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9959/80921227ad2.jpg

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http://www.blade-runner.it/images/gallery/tyrell-corp/snap059091.jpg :lol::lol::lol:

[NoAllegiance]

This is the first time I've seen this idea, and all I can say is wow wow wee wow! Great success. This is Huge! Donald Trump would be jealous.

[jak3m]

That's strange, I don't see any clue to it being "run down". Could you be more precise as to where it shows? Also I thought Moscow was one of the richest cities in the world. Maybe my informations are flawed?

http://i002.radikal.ru/0712/55/62cd4b27f382.jpg
thats what i meant by "run down". kinda industrial area :/

[Brad]

Feel the difference

kinda industrial area :/

Looks like its in a pretty run down area.
Theres me thinking moscow had a lot of problems with money and poverty..

[lpioe]

Stunning project :eek:

[Brummyboy92]

Just caught eye of this, its rubbish. Just kiiding, OMG its amazing, and that high.

[Major Deegan]

I found a couple large renders:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2370/2166082073_0b8caa5722_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/2166874108_580069df9c_b.jpg

[Brad]

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/11/go131.0/0_9174_172afe9e_orig

[wiki]

WOW!!! NICE DESIGN AND REALLLY FURTURISTIC. MOSCOW IS BOOMING WITH REALLY NICE TOWERS.

[Junkie]

I'm not surprised at all. Go Moscow

[PhantomReloaded]

i love this tructure is so fine *__* :nuts::nuts::lol::lol::lol:

but from the half to the top is it empty???

[coth]

More than half. Top floor is at 150m.

[Brad]

Now, it's time to accuse Russians of claiming heights that are all fake :)

[Herr Lind]

Damned russians!

[steppenwolf]

Wow. Incredible... I can actually see it working. Is the top half harvesting wind... or light or something??

Love the park too. The plans are very generous with the space which its nice too see goes all the way down to the river with the road underneath...

But! Although all thgat space seems nice, especially as its not full of buildings... it will need some development in there to help keep it supervised and populated. That sort of space could easily become unsafe. Maybe if some of the main routes through to the bridges were lightly developed to keep them active?

Beautiful vision though

[ZZ-II]

More than half. Top floor is at 150m.

waste of space ^^

[Herr Lind]

waste of space ^^

Do we have a deficit of space?

[coth]

Yes we do.

[/-/_E_C_T_O_R 8§8]

WOOW INCREDIBLE DISIGN:banana:

[shamilo]

THis is absolutely amazing... i just hope i remember to look back at it in 2014...

[Shmack]

I think it's even more amazing than St. Petersburg "Okhta center".. Very interesting, looks like some memorial rather than business center.

[Skyman]

One more large picture from worldarchitecturenews.com

http://worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1771_2_1000%20Foster%20Crystal%202.jpg

[phillybud]

I think monseur Putin would be better off helping Russias poor. (Im personally a hardcore capitalist myself) but seriously..this building is prety ugly and not very elegant.
Its very fun though I have to admitt.
LoL- Whatever! Build it!

OH! I disagree! This lovely structure is indeed very elegant ... it is a soaring design with a mathematical spiralling motif that brings to mind the petal arrangement of a lotus flower. Ugly? Not at all! It is not ostantatously ornamented like the new tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, or as silly and trendy looking as many of the towers going up in either Dubai or Las Vegas. Of course, you are entitled to your opinions ... !!!

:bash:

[swerveut]

Even from above it looks fantastac

http://archi.ru/files/img/news/large650/17736.jpg

Looks like the BP logo.

http://kohm.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/bp-logo.jpg

[xlchris]

^Haha:lol:

It looks fantastic, I'm confused, is this going to be the highest of Moscow? Is there a diagram with other towers?

[Shmack]

^Haha:lol:

It looks fantastic, I'm confused, is this going to be the highest of Moscow? Is there a diagram with other towers?

No, it won't. Russia tower will be 612 m, Federation - 506. Ostankino tower is 540 meters.

[Annibale]

The shape reminds Michelangelo's Capitol
http://http://www.laboratorioroma.it/Archivio%20Documenti/Campidoglio/piazza_campidoglio.jpg

[skyscraper100]

that project is so amazing!!

[Kixnet]

Thats the first Russian skyscraper ive seen!

[Alweron]

That's pure madness. A 450-meter high multipurpose "oasis" on its own island in the Middle of Moscow? Seems like a fantasy desig and idea. That height is something unbelievable. Let's see what happens, but if this gets build, I don't know what to say, honestly.

[fahed]

the design = Bravoo sir Norman

I don't see the harmony with the surrounding .. It would look best if built on the waters *imagine*

[SanMiguel]

hmm, if i wouldn't have known that this is a proposal for Moscow

then i would guess it is for Teheran or such city.

[Shmack]

hmm, if i wouldn't have known that this is a proposal for Moscow

then i would guess it is for Teheran or such city.

And i think it's more japanese.

[ZZ-II]

would also fit in dubai i think :)

[sam-whit-kid]

i think anything would fit in dubai. they would just pay to make it suit with a giant complex based on a similar theme and fill it with hotels malls and apartments.
quick and easy :D

[Vespa]

hmm, if i wouldn't have known that this is a proposal for Moscow

then i would guess it is for Teheran or such city.

Exactly. The surrounding landscape of this tower made me think of the Azadi Moment in Tehran.

http://www.mohamo.persiangig.com/image/site/azadi.jpg

[Jhun]

one of a kind, 4bill...I dont think it's gonna making money

[TheGlobalizer]

Looks like the BP logo.

Ironic.

[Alweron]

I wonder what this will look like when it's covered with snow and the temperature is close to -20 celsius.

[helghast]

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3705/crystal20island20gifnv5.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Foster + Partners’ Crystal Island scheme in Moscow has been given preliminary planning permission, paving the way for construction of the “world’s largest single building”.

Enclosed within a “vast mega structure” covering a floor area of 2.5 million m2 – the project’s scale is enormous. At 450 m the project will also be one of the tallest structures enclosing the largest volume, on the planet.

Located on the Nagatino Peninsula, just 7.5 km from the Kremlin, it will provide “stunning” panoramic views over Moscow. A vast mixed-use project it has been conceived as a self-contained city within a city.

Amenities will include museums, theatres and cinemas, a school, 3000 hotel rooms and 900 serviced apartments, offices and shops making it a “major new destination” for Moscow.

Surrounded by a public parks, which will provide a range of year round activities, including cross country skiing and ice-skating in the winter. The triangulated steel mega frame, extending flush against the sloping facetted glazed outer skin, creates a series winter-gardens that form a “breathable” second layer and thermal buffer for the main building, shielding the interior spaces from Moscow’s extreme summer and winter climates.

A vertical louvre system sheaths the internal facades to ensure privacy for the individual apartments.

Energy management will play a big role in the running of the building, with additional strategies to include on-site renewable and low-carbon energy generation. Enclosure panels will be slotted into the structural framing to allow daylight to penetrate deep into the heart of the building. These can be controlled to modify the internal environment – closed in winter for extra warmth and opened in summer to allow natural ventilation.

Commenting on the project Norman Foster said, “Crystal Island is one of the world’s most ambitious building projects. It is the largest single building in the world, creating a year-round destination for Moscow and a sustainable, dynamic new urban quarter. It is a paradigm of compact, mixed-use, sustainable city planning, with an innovative energy strategy and ‘smart’ skin which buffers against climate extremes.”

http://www.khl.com/news/article.asp?articleid=5058&magazineid=6

[zerokarma]

It looks great, hopefully it actually gets built

[Bronz]

this thing must be build, it should be more taller

[ZZ-II]

yes, much taller. 600m + IMO

[coth]

With 450m design only spire will be visible from Kolomenskoye historical park.

[NEWUSER]

architect posted the project...

http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1496/Default.aspx

[Sainz001]

WOW!!!! it is an amazing proyect!!! Love it! Foster is a genious!

[jump0r]

This is an amazing project, hopefully it gets build.:cheers:

[/-/_E_C_T_O_R 8§8]

Someone who lives in moscu can take photos of the area of construction.:)^^^^^^

[Sky_Crawler]

Someone who lives in moscu can take photos of the area of construction.:)^^^^^^

the construction didn't start yet:)

[TBMM]

Who are the programme / project managers? if they have an inital design they presumably have programme / project managers on board?

[khoojyh]

this is awesome!!!
Norman Foster always come out with great design !!!
why do they need such a huge base on the bottom of building?

[Pablitisimo Maximo]

The Buddhish Stupa :)

[Jarmo K]

just an interesting comparison. the tip of crystal island would rise exactly up to the groin of lenin's sculpture :D
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/jarmo_k/bigbiggerbiggest.jpg
(illustrators from left to right:Aldebaran, Jorge Cuitlahuac and MaleiG)

so far the most pretentious projects of monumental architecture in russian history have not been realised, although both times, in 1917 and in 1930's, these ideas were quite serious. the superb constructivist monument by vladimir tatlin for the 3rd international was cancelled due to lack of materials... war, you know. the palace of the soviets had already been u/c for many years, before the nazi invasion made an end to the project, the structure was dismantled and materials used elsewhere. it had had financial and other difficulties as well. hopefully this time there's more luck! (:

[rimorski]

This building, if it gets build, could in a symbolic way mark the new era of rising Russian influence (in the world), like a huge lighthouse that signals that Moscow is a new-old center of the eastern hemisphere.:crazy:

[sturman]

That's true that Palace of the Soviets was u/c. Huge foundation pit was evet completed and works nowadays as a base for rebuilt Christ the Saviour cathedral. But AFAIK Tatlin's tower had newer been more than a visiion. There even was no sertain decision where to put it: in Moscow or in Petrograd.

[Jarmo K]

damn it, the only book about tatlin i have here is in russian and german! :D i should study more about this project...

hm... maybe so, that the only man really planning to build the tower was tatlin himself :D anyway, skyscraperpage has its status as "cancelled", and not "vision". i don't know much more...

and as far as i know, it was quite surely supposed to be erected in (or near?) st petersburg...

[Alexriga]

I love Palace of the Soviets design. It could be fantastic project if it was built in those times :D Just to go and to laugh about all things there. And huge Lenin statue :D

[love leeds]

this is truely the most magnificent project i have ever seen any where in the world. this will definetly force me to go to russia to see this unblievable project, i would love to see this project rise above the ground as soon as possible,

well done moscow you have thought up of the modern pyrimids but to me even more spectacular

[warmhands111]

MOSCOW Crystal Island

http://i002.radikal.ru/0712/55/62cd4b27f382.jpg

Moscow have so many islands!:eek2:

[KoolKeatz]

The surrounding is ugly as hell.

[coth]

Details are just not visible from this picture.

Here is the pano i took some year and half ago from this place.
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7530/place01zy3.jpg


SCROLL->>>>
http://skyscrapers.ru/gallery/d/5837-1/04.jpg

[Krom]

Well that's very ... sovietic.

[Levin]

It looks expensive for what it will end up being. Maybe the Kremlin should bridge the gap before building strange projects.


Just my opinion though.

Why do you think Kremlin pays for this project? It is private investment in all projects in Moscow, like in the other countries! Communism collapsed in 1991 so you must wake up!:lol:

[Rafal.Druzkowski]

I don't know. For some reason I can't see this one being constructed :ohno:

[venisusky]

awesome project~~~amazing~~:master::uh:

[Imperfect Ending]

nice project but weird area

[Skyman]

Render found by windstride

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3244/hostrovgz4.jpg

[decks67]

this has to be one of the best buildings going to be built

[aaron_S]

This thing is huge!

[Densetsu]

i found several pix of Crystal Island. i hope they are not old


http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/fostergianttower.jpg

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/crystalislanddiagram.jpg

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/crystalislandrendering.jpg

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/crystalpalacearchitecturech.jpg

[LeMoN-SK]

^^
They are not old but they are all included in the first post of this thread... You people should really learn to search through threads... :ohno:

[Douro]

This tower is amazing!!!

One of the most beatiful towers of the world for sure!!!:applause::applause::applause:

[dobry_wilk]

Cool project!!! Russian mafia's got really great designers and so much money! cheers

[Densetsu]

^^
They are not old but they are all included in the first post of this thread... You people should really learn to search through threads... :ohno:


yes i might be a new member but i have been following this website since 2004 ;):colgate: (no offense)

[Remusable]

..then you should already know to search through threads.. I'm not sure how that was meant to make it better.. :S

[-=JAG=-]

Fantastic project,as many others u/c & projects in Moscow right now!

:cheers:

[BOM]

Could possibly be the landmark of the 21st Century.

[Ni3lS]

Huge Project for Moscow, but I just don't like 'fat' towers, it's too wide I think. But maybe it fits perfectly in the skyline of Moscow. we will see :)

[Ni3lS]

yes i might be a new member but i have been following this website since 2004 ;):colgate: (no offense)

Me 2 ;) I am following this website for maybe 3 years and never could Login until december 2007 :)

[BigDreamer]

absolutely stunning !!! Imagine it if it's over 1km !

[Fedes9000]

Amazing!!! :eek2:

[Dallasbrink]

what is the progress on this?

[LeMoN-SK]

^^If there would be some real progress, someone would update it... There are some storages on the site and nothing going on as far as I know...

[Леонид]

wow i just have to say INCREDIBLE, what a building!! that thing is HUGE the burj will be a small thing besides this, but what´s the construction status on this thing? has it started already?? we need updates

[pescarush]

don t like it, hope it s not gonna be materialised.

[Brad]

but what´s the construction status on this thing?
Every title has the status of the building
- pro - proposed
- app - approved
- u/c - under construction

[chefjeff28]

This is my favorite supertall project.

[davee08]

this project i would nominate for architecture award the design is out of this world and once constructed will be a great icon of 21st century simply unbelievable especially for its size

[decks67]

does anyone know when construction is due to start

[ZZ-II]

as far as i know there's yet no date for the construction start

[decks67]

if anyone lives in moscow i would Appreciate if you could take a picture of the current sight

[coth]

http://maps.google.ru/maps?hl=ru&ie=UTF8&ll=55.693346,37.6736&spn=0.008079,0.018904&t=h&z=16

[cello1974]

:eek: :eek: :eek:

[skyboi]

Wow... Can they afford that huge financial Investment for such a daring project ? and the cost of maintenance won't be little to keep that tower from becoming dull overtime , however, another great addition for the new Moscow

[kingsc]

I wonder how they're going to go about building this, Hmmmmm building I guest you can call it. I looks pretty damn sick I like it and I luv it thumps up.

[Waldenstrom]

awesome!... i almost peed in my pants. :D

[TdotTdot]

Im just wondering... doesnt it snow in Moscow? Will snow not collect on top of this huge structure? What provisions are made for that?

[skyboi]

We love fantasy ,but fantasy rarely occurs ,if it does ,no harm done .I doubt this tower will ever be built or maybe I'm wrong

[Loek]

I think this building is awesome.

[Dazon]

i found several pix of Crystal Island. i hope they are not old


http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/fostergianttower.jpg

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/crystalislanddiagram.jpg

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/crystalislandrendering.jpg

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/crystalpalacearchitecturech.jpg

damn, another crazy project after Russia Tower. :bash:

[Bonnani]

Look at the first page

[skytrax]

great project
:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

[hellrazor650]

my god, what an undertaking. its going to be hard work for the gardeners who need to make that enormous garden. also why would they be so inefficient with space. isnt there like over 10 million people in moscow

[FM 2258]

Hmmm....honestly I'm not really sure if I like this. It doesn't really look practical. :(

[Vitiok]

oh man... the future is here already... this is marvellous !! :P

[Bon Vivant]

What kind of joke is this?!

This "building" looks like the "Church of the light of the world" or "La Luz del Mundo" . . . a weird religion very famous in Mexico!

[Vitiok]

my god, what an undertaking. its going to be hard work for the gardeners who need to make that enormous garden. also why would they be so inefficient with space. isnt there like over 10 million people in moscow

hahaha... Russia is close to 18.000.000 km2
do you think they have a lack of land? :D

[RJU690]

I highly doubt this building will be built. It appears to me that there are no serious efforts to begin construction. It seems more like a hypothetical building rendered by the architectural firm, not a serious project with investors. It wouldn't be the first building no one ever got around to by Sir Norman Foster. Remember Millennium Tower? It even had a Discovery Channel special and there are no serious undertakings for its construction.
http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/0504/Default.aspx

[Brad]

^^Hope, next year in your second post you'll change your mind :)

[hellrazor650]

hahaha... Russia is close to 18.000.000 km2
do you think they have a lack of land? :D

LOL got me there

[FM 2258]

What kind of joke is this?!

This "building" looks like the "Church of the light of the world" or "La Luz del Mundo" . . . a weird religion very famous in Mexico!

The building does look like it's made for a cult. This might look better in a place like Las Vegas.


Edit: Ok, I think I know why I don't like this building, it's a Foster design. I hate Foster's buildings. All of his designs look like they came out of the 1960's. :bash:

[fettekatz]

I like the design... I'm just wondering if the archtitects considered the masses of snow you have in Moscows winter ...

[ZZ-II]

don't think that will be a problem.

[fettekatz]

why? Their have been a few roof collapses bc of heavy snowfall :dunno:

[ZZ-II]

roof collapses yes, but not on a 450m tall skyscraper ^^. and why not installing a technique to smelt the snow on the roof :)

[fettekatz]

roof collapses yes, but not on a 450m tall skyscraper ^^. and why not installing a technique to smelt the snow on the roof :)

this proposal has a lot of horizontal roof elements...

and snow melting is rather cost-inefficient, no?