The projects of construction and reconstruction in the historical center of the city were discussed in Kazan

(KZN.RU, August 9, Ksenia Shvetsova). Projects of construction and reconstruction on the territory of the historical center of Kazan were considered today at a meeting of the working group. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, chaired the meeting that took place in the City Executive Committee. All nine objects that were discussed at the meeting will be transferred for consideration of the President of the RT.

Opening the meeting, the Mayor introduces Ivan Gushchin, the chairman of the Committee of the RT for the protection of cultural heritage objects. He took part in the meeting of the working group for the first time. The committee was established on behalf of the President of the RT; it has a number of powers of the Ministry of Culture of the RT, as well as the design of the development concept of the historic center of Kazan.

Olesya Baltusova, an assistant to the President of the RT, Svetlana Persova, the deputy minister of Culture of the RT, Radik Shafigullin, the deputy head of the Executive Committee, Evgeny Varakin, the head of the Office of the Executive Committee, Tatiana Prokofieva, the chief architect of Kazan, Marat Usmanov, the prefect of the “Stary Gorod”, and other specialists, as well as leading architects of the city also attended the meeting.

Tatiana Prokofieva presented nine projects of construction and reconstruction. The complex of the Petzold brewery, built in 1905, and the administrative and residential complex “Loft-quarter” Krasny Vostok”, located on Tukaya Street, №97, are among them. The five-story complex will be designed for 165 apartments. As T. Prokofieva noted, this project was repeatedly reviewed by the staff of the Department of Architecture. As a result, it was deliberately decided to build it in a modern style. “We had about 20 different options, we worked on this project for a long time”, said the speaker.

The second proposed project for the construction of an individual apartment house on Fatkullin Street was decided to be submitted to the President after completion. I. Metshin expressed the desire to make the project more interesting. Svetlana Persova, the deputy minister of Culture, noted that it is usually necessary to involve professional architects and not all owners are ready for this. “There is a big problem with private developers. Many of them try not to attract architects, they work independently. They believe they have the right to do so. This issue needs to be addressed. I think we need to choose that path with the development of standard objects, which we outlined earlier”, noted S. Persova.

The Mayor noted that this issue was also raised at the Business Monday. He supported the view that it is necessary to work more closely with private developers and owners. “Many of them understand that this is the center of the city, they provide sketches, and we are grateful for that”, said I. Metshin.

Another project that was submitted for discussion by the commission is a complex of multi-apartment residential buildings with built-in non-residential premises in Shcherbakovsky Pereulok. “This project was repeatedly considered at the urban-planning council. There were a lot of questions about parking and improvement; all this was repeatedly refined. The final version of the project was supported”, said T. Prokofieva. The Mayor also noted that the project has significantly improved after the completion and urged the members of the working group to support it.

In addition, the members of the working group approved the projects for the reconstruction of the administrative and office building at Glyadilov Street, №53, the reconstruction of the fur factory on the street. S. Sadykova, 59, the project of the chapel in honor of the icon of the Tikhvin God Mother in the memorial garden on the site of the churchyard of the XVIII-XIX centuries under the Tikhvin church, and others.

At the end of the meeting, I. Metshin thanked the participants for their work on preparing the city for the World Cup in football. “Guests, participants, organizers, the president of FIFA, they all mentioned not only the cleanliness, improvement, and hospitality in Kazan, but also the unique image of the city. You’ve done so much work, dear colleagues from the architectural community. This work is important to continue in the future”, said the Mayor.