Video Overview of the Kaliningrad Cultural and Educational Complex Construction (February 2023)

Baltic Higher School of Music and Dramatic Arts

On Oktyabrsky Island, the monolithic frame of the Baltic Higher School of Music and Dramatic Arts is nearing completion. The base of the concise, step-shaped structure is almost complete. It required 8.2 thousand cubic meters of concrete.

The Baltic Higher School of Music and Dramatic Arts has a total area of 8,900 square metres. It will provide a venue for 150 students to study the performing arts. Also the building will house the School of Creative Industries, a further education platform for pupils grades 5 to 11.

Dmitry Rzhannikov, General Director of STG-Zapad: “Completion of the monolithic frame is one of the most important stages in the construction of any building. You could say that we have finished binding tonnes of rebar, pouring concrete and have created a solid foundation. The building will now be transformed and filled with life. Erection of steel and glass structures at the facade, installation of utilities, interior finishing — all these refer to the next work stage. This will determine visual perception of the architecture design, the feeling of comfort in the rooms, and the ease of use for all the facilities created. For a while it may seem as if nothing is happening at the site, as installation of interior partitions and utilities is no longer observable. Nevertheless, construction of the building for Baltic Higher School of Music and Dramatic Arts proceeds at a very fast pace.”

Bolshoi Theatre Branch

The building of the Bolshoi Theatre branch rose remarkably in height, reaching 14.2 metres. Its structure is 53% complete. Erection of the vertical structures is in progress. Steelwork installation has started at the construction site of the small hall for 300 seats. On-site wastewater treatment plants are built simultaneously with the main construction works.

West construction site on Oktyabrsky Island, Kaliningrad

The entrance to the Tretyakov Gallery branch is transforming — special frame is assembled for the stained-glass windows. Arrangements for natural light in exhibition halls is completed — 126 skylights of various geometric shapes, ranging in size from 1.5 metres to 39.5 metres, which were custom-made for this project, were mounted. Active construction of the building’s exterior utility networks and laying of internal utilities are underway. Also, installation of partitions and tiling is in progress.

Background:

Oktyabrsky Island in Kaliningrad also hosts:

- Tretyakov Gallery Branch – 8 exhibition halls with a total area of 2.6 thousand square meters;

- Opera and Ballet Theatre (branch of the Bolshoi Theatre) – a large audience space with 950 seats, a small audience space with 300 seats;

- Baltic Higher School of Music and Dramatic Arts (branch of the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts) for 150 seats.

 

Construction of the Cultural and Educational Complex in Kaliningrad is being carried out by Stroytransgaz Group as commissioned by the National Cultural Heritage Foundation for Social and Cultural Projects. The designer is GORKA Group.