Sitting at 462 metres tall, the Lakhta Centre is the tallest building not just in russia, but in Europe, and will serve as the headquarters for global energy giant, Gazprom. The multifunctional complex is situated along the coast of the Gulf of Finland and has become an architectural centrepiece within the Saint Petersburg’s Central Business District. The 330,000m2 complex includes commercial office space as well as retail, leisure and residential developments, all situated on a 17-hectare brownfield site, and offers a car park with a vehicle capacity of 2,000.

拉赫塔中心高462米，不仅是俄罗斯最高的建筑，也是欧洲最高的建筑，未来将成为全球能源巨头俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司（Gazprom）的总部。这座多功能综合体坐落于芬兰湾沿岸，已成为圣彼得堡中央商务区的建筑焦点。该综合体占地33万平方米，包含商业办公空间、零售、休闲和住宅开发项目，全部位于一块17公顷的棕地上，并设有一个可容纳2000辆车的停车场。

The tower’s organic ‘spire’ shape symbolises the power if water, while the standout glass facade allows the building to change colour depending on the position of the sun, giving the impression of a living object. The building’s design incorporates several innovative efficiency features, including an ‘intelligent’ glass facade that provides both natural ventilation and thermal insulation, and specially designed micro-climate air conditioning.

塔楼有机的“尖顶”造型象征着水的力量，而醒目的玻璃幕墙则使建筑能够根据太阳的位置变换颜色，营造出一种生命力的氛围。该建筑的设计融合了多项创新的节能技术，包括兼具自然通风和隔热功能的“智能”玻璃幕墙，以及专门设计的微气候空调系统。

The Lakhta Centre’s design was inspired entirely by the city of Saint Petersburg with its baroque architecture and water-filled canals, with the changing form of water to ice, from soft organic free-form to angular crystalline geometry. The layout of the complex represents the hull of a ship and integrates marine motifs with wave-like structures.

拉赫塔中心的设计灵感完全源自圣彼得堡这座城市的巴洛克式建筑风格和水渠，其形态由水变冰，由柔软的有机自由形态转变为棱角分明的晶体几何形态。该建筑群的布局如同船体，将海洋元素与波浪形结构巧妙融合。

16,500 pieces of curved glass were used for the facade of the building – the largest volume of glass ever used on a high-rise building. The tower incorporates 90 floors – 87 elevated and three underground – with a total of 34 elevators placed throughout for ease of mobility. Construction began in 2012 with the pouring of concrete for the foundation taking place in 2015. Roughly 20,000 cubic metres of concrete was poured into the buildings foundation, and was done within a 49 hour period, enough to earn it a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous pour of concrete.

建筑外墙使用了16,500块曲面玻璃，这是高层建筑史上玻璃使用量最大的一次。该塔楼共90层，其中87层为地上层，3层为地下层，并共安装34部电梯，方便乘客通行。建筑于2012年开始动工，地基混凝土于2015年浇筑。约20,000立方米的混凝土被浇筑到建筑地基中，并在49小时内完成，并因此荣获吉尼斯世界纪录，成为连续浇筑混凝土时间最长的建筑物。

Location：St Petersburg, Russia

Client：Gazprom

Size：330,000 SQM

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