Concrete casting of the foundation slab of the Tretyakov Gallery in Kaliningrad is completed

Stroytransgaz JSC has completed concrete casting of the foundation slab for the future branch of the Tretyakov Gallery in Kaliningrad, which will become part of the Museum, Theater and Educational Complex (MTEC), being built under the “Culture”national project of the Russian Federation.

In total, more than 10,000 cubic meters of concrete mixture was cast in the foundation slab with an area of 8,518 sq. m. The concrete mixture, supplied for the foundation slab contains the highest quality materials. In particular, German equipment has been installed at the pit where sand is mined. The equipment provides for a 4-stage sand washing and its grain size composition control. Also in the concrete mixture manufacture, Kalmatron-D Pro additive was used. The additive is designed for waterproofing of the entire thickness of concrete and reinforced concrete structures at the concrete casting stage. The use of the Kalmatron-D PRO additive enables to obtain a material with high performance characteristics, primarily in terms of concrete watertightness and resistance to aggressive environments. The quality of the concrete mixture produced at Kaliningrad Concrete Products Plant-2 has been monitored by STG in-house laboratory experts.

In parallel, at the Western site a phased erection of vertical reinforced concrete structures of the future building and walls of technological channels has commenced.

In total, over 700 people – workers, engineers and technicians and 39 units of special equipment are engaged at the construction site. The work is carried out in 2 shifts.

Simultaneously, active work is also being underway at the Eastern site of the MTEC. In a short time, the academic buildings of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography will be opened here as well as those of the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky with concert halls and boarding schools, a dormitory for students and a comprehensive school for 550 schoolchildren, including a swimming-pool.

Eastern site

According to the approved production program, the main efforts are focused on the earliest possible commissioning of the facilities making up the educational complex. The work on laying of the on-site utility systems has been completed, and improvement work is currently underway. In-situ concreting, the laying of internal and external walls, partitions, roofing work is completed in the buildings of the educational complex. The work is currently in progress involving indoor laying of power supply networks, low-current networks, ventilation, as well as facade work, window and stained-glass window fitting.

5 blocks of flats are being built for performing artists and teachers.

Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation V.G. Osintsev emphasized: “The construction of the cultural and educational center in Kaliningrad is proceeding as scheduled. This is especially important to emphasize because we all faced restrictive measures and the risk of a shift in the planned timeline was very high. We hope that if we maintain the pace and quality of the work performed, soon a new hot spot will appear in the region not only for the residents of the Kaliningrad region, but also for other regions.”

On August 14, 2020, the facility was visited by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation M.Sh. Khusnullin, who noted as follows: “The Kaliningrad region has big development prospects. Let me mention a good pace and scope of work rolled out within the framework of national projects. All plans shall be implemented. "

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation M.Sh. Khusnullin, General Director of the Tretyakov Gallery Z.I. Tregulova and General Director of the Bolshoi Theater V.G. Urin discuss the prospects of the Museum, Theater and Educational Cluster

Project Background:

The task to create a new cultural centre was set by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, in his Address to the Federal Assembly in 2018 and spelled out in detail in the Executive Order “On National Goals and Strategic Objectives of the Russian Federation for the Period until 2024”. Starting from September 2019 Stroytransgaz JSC became a new General Contractor for the construction of the facilities. The project owner is the Social and Cultural Projects Fund "National Cultural Heritage".

Creation of cultural, educational and museum complexes is one of the priority areas of the national “Culture” project implemented by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The project will allow the Region to unlock its cultural and educational potential, arrange modern cultural space, change life quality of the residents through art introduction and, at the same time, make the city particularly attractive for visitors and tourists. Construction of the complexes will become one of the largest cultural projects of the recent years.

Construction is carried out on the Western and Eastern sites of Oktyabrsky Island in Kaliningrad. An Opera and Ballet Theatre for 950 seats, the Higher School of Music and Theatre Arts, and a Museum Complex will be built on the Western Site. The foundation stone of the branches of the State Bolshoi Academic Theatre of Russia and the State Tretyakov Gallery was laid in February, 2020. A secondary school for 550 schoolchildren, including a swimming-pool, academic buildings of a music school and an academy of choreography with student boarding schools, a dormitory for the students of the higher school of music and theatrical arts, and residential buildings for artists and teachers will be located on the Eastern Site.

The floor area of the buildings on the Western and Eastern Sites totals 118,039 sq. m.