MOSCOW | Federation Tower | 373 M - Pinnacle | 360 M - 93 FLOORS | 242 M - 55 FLOORS

[coth]

during this year...

[coth]

20 june 2005
official photos
http://www.7211000.ru/images/f7b7cf40295a521e3fe4377239bcbf7a.jpeg
http://www.7211000.ru/images/7f5e2a8c8b7b0e6b3e270505218bc2d9.jpeg

[coth]

27 june 2005
official photos
http://www.7211000.ru/images/2d5114919433582e864a6072bacfad5a.jpeg
http://www.7211000.ru/images/53b897da95cd239768fcee88014e7c2e.jpeg

[Lecom]

Yay! Above ground level!

:cheers: Za progress, coth!

[JACKinBeantown]

I'm lookiing forward to this building going up. Too bad it will eventually be surrounded by others that are taller.

[alex man]

Hey people,
I don't know if this had been posted before but I'll posted anyways.
It's the German architecture firm Behnish, Behnish, and Partners' webpage about the Moscow City Transport Terminal MCTT.

http://www.behnisch.com/current_projects/137/

[coth]

here more
http://www.citerinvest.com/html/index.htm
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=189976

[coth]

late june by sturman
http://sturman.journ.msu.ru/ssc/cofe/ct_0373.jpg
http://sturman.journ.msu.ru/ssc/cofe/ct_0485.jpg

[coth]

4 july 2005
official photos
http://www.7211000.ru/images/0b1c4519d969e3eabe165f608a605e74.jpeg
http://www.7211000.ru/images/3c9d4b59694e5fdf59f676cc82b2ba75.jpeg

[Chad]

That rising tower iss the smaller tower, correct?

[JMH_Architecture]

I think so^
http://tinypic.com/70dggm.jpg

[Irwin]

This project looks stunning. Can't wait 'til it's finished!

[coth]

Moscow skyscraper designed for attacks
Sunday, July 17, 2005; Posted: 9:48 a.m. EDT (13:48 GMT)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/07/17/moscow.tower.ap/

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- The developer for a skyscraper billed as Europe's tallest says that state-of-the-art construction and design methods will make it safe from plane attacks similar to those that destroyed the World Trade Center in New York.

The futuristic, glass-clad Federation Tower will house offices, a hotel and luxury apartments along the Moscow river in a western region of the Russian capital.

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/BUSINESS/07/17/moscow.tower.ap/story.vert.fed.tower.jpg
Federation Tower is representative of the construction boom in Moscow.

Its twin, sail-like towers -- the tallest of which will be 340 meters -- are attached to a central 430-meter stiletto-like spire.

In western Europe, the tallest building is Frankfurt's 260-meter Commerzbank tower.

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/BUSINESS/07/17/moscow.tower.ap/story.vert.fed.tower3.jpg
At present the tallest building is Frankfurt's Commerzbank tower.

"The pillars would cut through the plane, and that is all," said Sergei Polonsky, president of Mirax Group, describing the building's resilience to a September 11-style attack.

"Regardless of how many planes hit it, it won't fall down," he said, standing in the shadow of one of the partially completed, reinforced concrete pillars ringing the perimeter of tower B, the smaller of the two.

A recent event saw the official presentation of the big name contractors that will work on the Federation project by Mirax.

They include construction manager Turner Construction, a division of the New York headquartered high-rise construction specialists, structural engineers Thornton-Tomasetti, ThyssenKrupp AG's elevators division and Liebherr, who will be providing cranes.

Mirax have worked on a number of upscale apartment and office projects in Moscow.

Federation Tower is emblematic of the construction boom, which has transformed Moscow's skyline in recent years and filled the city's streets with the rumble of building work.

The skyscraper will form the focal point of the sprawling Moscow City development -- a glass and steel assembly of high-rises-in-the-making, designed as Moscow's answer to Wall Street or the City of London.

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/BUSINESS/07/17/moscow.tower.ap/story.vert.fed.tower2.jpg
The tower will be 420 meters high and the tallest building in Europe.

Sergey Tchoban, from architects Tchoban Voss, said that while it may contrast with Moscow's older buildings, the Federation project would blend in with the capital's eclectic style.

"Moscow is a city of silhouettes ... we hope it will complement and enrich the structure of the city's silhouette," Tchoban said.

But for now it's a silhouette in the making -- tower B is just two floors high and swarming with Turkish and Chinese builders.

So far Mirax Group are not saying how much of the building's office space is taken, but Polonsky was confident that as the biggest building in the capital, they would not need to take out ads in the newspapers.

The Associated Press.

[Fabb]

The article mentions a height figure of 430 m, then 420 in the caption. Which one is correct ?

[coth]

there are many sources with different heights. the official site says abou 420 meters.

the article mention 420 and 430 meters.

430m was wrote by AP, i suppose, while titles for pictures was added by CNN i think...

[coth]

18th july 2005
http://www.miraxcity.com/images/a1cd864075a36e1bef622d5b4583ae1e.jpeg
http://www.miraxcity.com/images/218e7511ec32918a59f5c173fe1e434a.jpeg

[coth]

30 july 2005
http://www.7211000.ru/images/8eb79a11c7c992c98b6555ca0da7daba.jpeg


1 august 2005
http://www.7211000.ru/images/895ccffc67e7c790a2e894093cb8cf38.jpeg
http://www.7211000.ru/images/a56631de224c4a1a95086a10dfb426b2.jpeg

[colemonkee]

The rebar sticking out of the bottom floorplates suggests that those floors will continue outward, probably connecting with the other tower. Coth, will those be retail or parking floors underground?

[M II A II R II K]

Moscow to join tallest tower club

A Chinese construction firm has signed a deal to build an 87-storey tower in Moscow, which the developers say will be the tallest in Europe.

A Turkish firm - Ant Yapi - is already building the foundations for the $530m (£305m) Federation Complex.

The tower will soar to 340 metres (1,115 feet), attached to a stiletto-like central spire. There will be a neighbouring 53-storey tower.

The complex will house offices, luxury flats, a hotel and leisure facilities.

The developer, Russia's Mirax Group, says the glass-clad towers will have state-of-the-art design features which will protect them against any 9/11-style terrorist attack.

"Regardless of how many planes hit it, it won't fall down," said Mirax president Sergei Polonsky, quoted by the Associated Press.

Mirax signed a construction contract in Beijing on Monday with the Chinese Engineering Construction Corporation. The work is expected to take two years, Itar-Tass news agency reports.

The skyscraper was designed by German architects Peter Schweger and Sergei Tchoban.

They say the structure will be fire-resistant for 10 hours.

Currently the tallest building in Europe is Frankfurt's 260-metre Commerzbank tower.

Funding for the project came from Vneshtorgbank, which will occupy 30 storeys of the tallest skyscraper. Ten other major Russian firms will also have offices in the building, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reports.

The Hyatt hotel chain plans to turn 44 floors into a five-star hotel.

[coth]

18th august 2005



by LYNX from SSC

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/2/9/4/a1387c05c727dec1c1a0565b6c7fa492.jpg

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/e/3/f/08bf3108a8075127906a4f218cbf0f3e.jpg

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/0/3/e/55dec5193221d1b1a829b419518e3e30.jpg


by Bolik from SSC

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1068-1/fed_1.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1071-1/fed_2.jpg

[Fabb]

Hopefully, what we can see is the future tallest of the three towers.

[coth]

tallest? of three?

[Fabb]

http://euobserver.com/onm/media/scaled/scaledDevMub.jpeg

^We're talking about that one, right ? Three towers.

[coth]

where do you see three towers?

[Torch]

I think the smaller tower is rising!

30 july 2005
http://www.7211000.ru/images/8eb79a11c7c992c98b6555ca0da7daba.jpeg

In the picture above, you can see a big construction-site behind Complex Federation.

This is the big lowrise in front of Complex Federation you can see in these pictures:

http://highriserussia.com/imgs/city/p1010052.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/imgs/city/p1010053.jpg


So it must be the smaller tower!

Don't ask me why they build the smaller one first:???:

[coth]

19 august 2005
official image

http://www.7211000.ru/images/bc6f1f5d64e15b18ec4c2329d2240514.jpeg

[coth]

30 august 2005. official photos.
http://www.7211000.ru/images/0889969d1fb1c92efacbbf9450d47fe5.jpeg
http://www.7211000.ru/images/f302eaf2de1d01f9f1a643295070c09a.jpeg

[coth]

Here is photomontage by bolik @ssc

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1247-1/render_fed.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1255-1/fed_ren.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1258-1/render_fed2.jpg

[coth]

03.09.2005

by LYNX @ssc

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/2/c/1/89da2cdfba6ddeb2ad825a94b841c1c2.jpg

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/b/1/2/d2201b57c4e0e59dfb264bdcec84d21b.jpg

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/3/9/e/b4be3d38f968354550f31ad023de4e93.jpg

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/0/b/d/80930179bffde71ab82cfcd1a681bdb0.jpg

[Fabb]

Eight floors completed. Good !

[Grumpy]

I have a Q:
The spire between the 2 towers is fascinating me , so I was wondering if it's going to have a special illumination in the dark hours ?

A great update of a very well designed building , thanks

[Fabb]

If it's not lit up, it'll be a big mistake.

[Grumpy]

it sure would !

[coth]

i don't know on this, but i think it will be

i have only celebration nights lights proposal pictures that is posted in ssp moscow gallery. but those only concept pics.

[coth]

6th september 2005
official photo
http://www.7211000.ru/images/06b2b35502f9fed6762d374d8260044e.jpeg

[coth]

10 september

"this only beginning!"

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1311-1/pict0024.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1313-1/pict0025.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1315-1/pict0026.jpg

[malec]

Another floor built. Damn this one's fast.

BTW in that last picture, is that the 2nd tower on the left?

[Stephenapolis]

Looks like the 2nd tower to me! This is one of the more exciting projects to watch.

[coth]

It's podium.

[Jonovision]

Now it's really starting to look tall!

[coth]

Well, i have seen Naberezhnaya Tower C yesterday. And I say NT looks more massive.

[coth]

12 september 2005
official photo
http://www.7211000.ru/images/2db73ec78c694ad614ab574074dc75a9.jpeg

[coth]

20 september 2005

by Daniil N.

floorplates of half of 11th level, core is about 12,5 levels




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/1556123/449.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/1556123/446.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/1556123/445.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/1556123/467.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/1556123/463.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/1556123/461.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/1556123/462.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/1556123/253.jpg

[LSyd]

looks like it's coming along quick. thanks for the updates.

-

[coth]

25 sep 2005 by michau

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/moskwa/2005_sept/050925_moskwa_4918.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/moskwa/2005_sept/050925_moskwa_4919.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/moskwa/2005_sept/050925_moskwa_4920.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/moskwa/2005_sept/050924_moskwa_4897.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/moskwa/2005_sept/050924_moskwa_4900.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/moskwa/2005_sept/050924_moskwa_4896.jpg




1 oct 2005 by aleksey

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/aleksey-kuznetsow/1CITY1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/aleksey-kuznetsow/1CITY1a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/aleksey-kuznetsow/CITY6.jpg

[coth]

here is the picture, but may be outdated. official site now says about 420m/342m/240m

http://www.miraxcity.com/images/650dae889787aacd22d9e9f6ee2dd9b6.jpeg

[coth]

today by me
22.10.2005

17 levels in core and 14 of floorplates

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1621-1/PICT0368.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1626-1/PICT0374.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1628-1/PICT0375.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1632-1/PICT0379.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1652-1/PICT0409.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1654-1/PICT0411.jpg

[Stephenapolis]

Thanks for the update coth. It is looking good.
Love the new avatar by the way. ;) That is one mad kitty.

[Lecom]

Damn, it's growing fast!

[coth]

W.I.P. status. 22 october 2005.

http://skyscrapers.ru/gallery/d/1682-1/fed_wip_20051022.png

[evan d]

awesome keep use updated man

[coth]

28 october 2005
official photos

http://www.miraxcity.com/images/4bb78b9b2695e9ebf895c7d97766b611.jpeg
http://www.miraxcity.com/images/1de14c726ff796db9aa34e71795e720a.jpeg



1 november 2005
official photos
http://www.miraxcity.com/images/8e8878befe6ad7d0f02d79dbc1014da6.jpeg
http://www.miraxcity.com/images/6ce104b307f322efe872ab1e22fe2819.jpeg

[Stephenapolis]

What building is it that is rising to the left in the first 2 pics?

[coth]

Northern Tower - 27 storeys.

[Torch]

It looks like they start with cladding!
Or is that just a facade-test?

[Fabb]

Over 15 floors.
Good !

[Lecom]

http://www.miraxcity.com/images/6ce104b307f322efe872ab1e22fe2819.jpeg
Kickass sign.

[coth]

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1802-2/fed_wip_20051106.png

[Fabb]

It's like US in HK : the lower tower is well ahead of the taller. I wish it was the other way around.

[coth]

It looks like they start with cladding!
Or is that just a facade-test?
it's just testing

[colemonkee]

The facade test looks very promising.

[coth]

19.11.2005


18 levels made in tower B and half of about 21 level in its core. pile field under tower A completed. they pouring thin concrete now. have walked just in 1m from tower B. looks big and promizing. but didn't made closeup photos. scaring securities.

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1942-1/PICT0569.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1944-1/PICT0575.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1954-1/PICT0593.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/1958-1/PICT0612.jpg



http://skyscrapers.ru/gallery/d/1970-2/fed_wip_20051120.png



night picture from official site

http://www.miraxcity.com/images/5c7c7fc20e406ec01fcf2f860b9f40ee.jpg

[Stephenapolis]

Nice updates. Thanks again coth.

[arkhagello]

Amazing, Thanks!

[James Bond Agent 007]

I just loooooove this top-of-the-tower atrium thingy.

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/650/2635img2_big.jpg

[coth]

unfotunately i'm not sure if it's going to be public

observation deck is on 83 floor
84 - conference hall
85 - reception and entrance
86 - restaurant
87 - bar

but i think it could be open only for people that will working in tower...

[CTroyMathis]

^ That would be too bad. It sure does look pretty damn sweet.

[Lecom]

Spasibo za fotki

[urban_encounter]

Wow!!!!

That tower is absoultely amazing.

Great news for Moscow and for Europe.


By the way Coth, I love your avatar.

That's why I refuse to arm my cat with a Kalashnikov.




:haha:


Keep the updates coming. The Federation Tower is going to look stunning.

[Lecom]

Love the signs on the building.

[coth]

23 dec 2005

by ancov @ssc
taken with mobile phone

tower B
core - 24 levels of 61
floorplates - 22 levels of 62

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/1/a/8/a8184544c5f915876dd0a20a4d1ab8a1.jpg

[CarlosV]

Great THREAD !!! this will be an amazing tower!!!! please keep us updated!

they should have built something like this at ground zero here in NY

[coth]

30 dec 2005 by ulex @ssc

http://foto.rambler.ru/photos/_/u/_ulex_/11/1/1.jpg

http://foto.rambler.ru/photos/_/u/_ulex_/11/2/1.jpg

http://foto.rambler.ru/photos/_/u/_ulex_/11/3/1.jpg

[coth]

14 january 2006 by bolik @ssc

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2153-1/fed_1.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2157-1/fed_2.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2160-1/fed_3.jpg

[Stephenapolis]

25 floors up. 27 with the core. It is getting more and more impressive.

[Fabb]

It's probably been posted already, but when is the construction of Tower A supposed to start ?

[coth]

current status is in my signature \/

[Slugbelch]

Hi coth.

In my opinion, this is the best looking tower out of all the 5 supertalls currently under construction. Is there any new photos of the building? I noticed the last photo was over two weeks old.

Did the construction slow down due to the weather (as well as the updates)?

Thanks

[coth]

new info
concrete framework of the Tower B will reach the tip to august-september
foundation slab of Tower A will be 4 meters tall. Pouring operation begin on 19:00msk 17 feb
tower C will have the steel framework. there are 4 piles under the tower
podium will be faced with glass. stone cladding is cancelled



29 jan.
taken myself.

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2198-1/PICT0645.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2214-1/PICT0658.jpg

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2223-1/PICT0669.jpg

[I-bliss]

The expected (or anticipated) Moscow city skyline

I HAVE NOT YET FIGURED OUT HOW TO PASTE PICS FROM HARD DRIVE,

BUT HERE IS THE LINK:

http://www.citynext.ru

[buildup]

I like that they number the floors for all to see. makes it easy to see they are working on the 27th floor.

[Spooky873]

they should do that for every building u/c

[coth]

here is nice video
unfortunately with old shape.
http://www.miraxcity.com/video/3DFeder08022006.mpg

[coth]

9 feb 2006 by bolik @ssc
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2312-1/fed_1.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2316-1/fed_2.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2319-1/fed_3.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2322-1/fed_4.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2325-1/fed_5.jpg

[Stephenapolis]

Fantastic progress! Again. Thanks for the Moscow updates coth.

[coth]

current status
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2429-1/fed_wip_20060211.png

[Slugbelch]

GREAT UPDATES.

Do you think the roof collapse today in Moscow will slow down construction?

[EngiNerd]

Wasn't the roof collapse on a market? From my experience in other european cities, the markets are usually just thrown together, and probably not really constructed to any kind of a code, and are put up by the people that run the market. I would say its a completely different situation.

[coth]

this is not current events section.

[JBinCalgary]

this is gonna look great when its completed

[coth]

1 march by bolik @ssc

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2441-1/fed_1.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2444-1/fed_2.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2447-1/fed_3.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2449-1/fed_4.jpg


13 march by oleg makarov @ssc

http://without.ru/city1.jpg

[Slugbelch]

Coth, you constantly post some of the best supertall pics (AND information) on the web. Thank you very much for your efforts.

Are you going to start visiting the Russia Tower site as well?

BTW, is FT considered to be one building or two?

[coth]

Are you going to start visiting the Russia Tower site as well?

BTW, is FT considered to be one building or two?

It's not different site. It will be between FederationTower and Northern Tower (on right of oleg's photo).

FT is two towers on one podium. Spire is also considering as tower C.






16 march 2006 by bolik @ssc

http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2571-1/fed_1.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2574-1/fed_2.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2576-1/fed_3.jpg
http://highriserussia.com/gallery/d/2578-1/fed_4.jpg

[colemonkee]

Is that a facade test I see in that last pic?

[coth]

yes

[coth]

23 march 2006 by sturman @ssc


Tower B

http://sturman.journ.msu.ru/ssc/23_03_2006/cofe_037.jpg

http://sturman.journ.msu.ru/ssc/23_03_2006/cofe_036.jpg

http://sturman.journ.msu.ru/ssc/23_03_2006/cofe_003.jpg


Tower A

http://sturman.journ.msu.ru/ssc/23_03_2006/cofe_014.jpg

http://sturman.journ.msu.ru/ssc/23_03_2006/cofe_004.jpg

http://sturman.journ.msu.ru/ssc/23_03_2006/cofe_015.jpg

http://sturman.journ.msu.ru/ssc/23_03_2006/cofe_012.jpg

[Jonovision]

30!!! That's half way!

I'm really looking forward to see the second tower start to rise and to see them put that spire up in the middle. I wonder how long that thing will take?

[Slugbelch]

Coth,

A couple questions:

1. In the render highlighted in red, there seems to be the part of the building that goes inside the structure (recessed). I don't see it being made into the frame structure in the pic you just posted. I am assuming that the podium shown is for tower C, so this is the correct side. I am sure you posted pics of all 3 sides of the building, but all sides are smooth with no recess. Did they change plans and decide to make it smooth all around? The render shows walkways inside the recess.

2. The green box shows an opening. Is this the walkway or mount to tower C?

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/692/16nj.jpg

Thanks again for posting these shots of this beutiful skyscraper. :tup:

[coth]

it's actually console there ;)
http://sturman.journ.msu.ru/ssc/23_03_2006/cofe_018.jpg

that rendering is not final. i posted already in thread more closer look to final.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/2599.jpg
some things where improved from this rendering. no stone in podium. plus glass color still unknown.

facing should begin soon. 4 levels tall chinese glass panels will be installed from level 11 and upper.

[Lecom]

Nice updates. And coth, your avatar is awesome.