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Roscosmos will build its headquarters in Moscow. It will be a 267-meter-tall tower, which will cost the state corporation 25 billion rubles.
The Moscow Committee for Architecture has approved the project for the construction of the National Space Center, which will be built on the territory of the Khrunevich Center in the western part of the capital, a short distance from the Fili metro station. In recent years, this facility has been in a deplorable state, and a large number of its territories are empty. Vladimir Putin also drew attention to this, and ordered the creation of the National Space Center in Moscow.
What will it be like?
Based on the results of last year's competition, the development of the project was entrusted to the domestic design bureau UNK project. Dmitry Rogozin, who is the general director of Roscosmos, previously stated that the new building, to which the engineering and design bureau will move, should be shaped like a rocket. In his opinion, this will be a reasonable reflection of the corporation's symbol.
As a result, the architects created a project according to which the building made of glass and thin aluminum plates will have a triangular shape and the features of a spaceship. At the same time, if a year ago it was planned that its height would be only 215 meters, then in the already approved project it grew to 267 meters. The concept and angle of the roof also underwent changes. As a result, it became sharper and acquired the appearance of the state corporation logo. Thus, the future National Space Center has every chance to become one of the tallest buildings in Moscow, although it will be somewhat inferior to the skyscrapers of the City in height.
The triangular tower will also have a spire and will certainly dominate. It will have 47 floors of office space. It will be adjoined by low buildings consisting of 4 blocks, which are identified with keys. A gallery will pass through them, which will symbolize the passage of time and demonstrate the history of space exploration.
Today, the work on its construction has begun and is in full swing, although it is no secret that the NCC is being built on geologically complex soils. Therefore, its implementation requires additional development, and therefore the best specialists from Moscow and other institutes are involved in the work.
The construction of the National Space Center, which is being carried out in the area of Novozavodskaya Street, will be carried out by Mosinzhproekt until 2022. The 25 billion rubles required for it will be fully allocated by the Moscow authorities. Roscosmos itself will not have to invest a penny in it, which was noted by D. Rogozin in his interview with Kommersant.
The preparatory work and foundation construction have been completed in the complex, and work is underway to erect monolithic structures. At the same time, they are carried out using the most modern technologies in accordance with high standards of industrial safety and ecology. Tagir Galimov, who is the deputy general director of Mosinzhproekt, said that there are plans to complete all construction and installation work at the site by the end of 2022 and the NCC will be opened in 2023.
Prospects of the NCC
The National Space Center will occupy 6.9 hectares, and its total area will exceed 250 thousand square meters. The tower is planned to house the Space Flight Control Center. It will be connected to a long building with key-shaped buildings, which will house:
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laboratories;
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production sites;
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production diversification center;
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research centers of leading Russian higher education institutions;
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offices of most companies belonging to Roscosmos;
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industry bank;
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scientific and educational center;
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cafes and shops.
The National Space Center will also acquire its own congress and business center. At the same time, all companies included in the corporation, the number of which exceeds 200, will be able to organize and hold events in it. Thus, according to preliminary data, more than 20 thousand people will work in the new NCC building.
The surrounding area will also be improved. It is planned to create public spaces, arrange exhibitions, create fountains, i.e. to form a place in Fili where every citizen can spend time comfortably and usefully. In addition, the area plans to build 2 new bridges, highways, so the problem of transport accessibility will also be solved.
One of the project's features is the idea of installing a media façade, but instead of traditional advertising, it will broadcast video from the ISS in real time. The creators of the National Space Center project did not ignore the aesthetic and educational aspects of the issue. Therefore, a large art object in the form of an astronaut hovering in zero gravity and a specialized museum will be created in the building, which will collect historical examples of aerospace technology.
The construction of the NCC has an economic benefit for all parties, including the Khrunevich Center. It has significant debts, which are planned to be repaid using funds received from renting premises in the NCC, since the entire complex will be transferred to the balance sheet of the Khrunevich Center after the completion of construction work.
