Ilsiyar Tukhvatullina has proposed to impose standard house projects for the historical part of the city

The working group session on construction and renovation of architectural buildings on the territory of the historical settlement of Kazan was held today at the Executive Committee by the Mayor of the capital of Tatarstan Ilsur Metshin. 11 out of 12 venues considered by the commission will be submitted to Tatarstan President for approval. The chief architect has proposed to impose standard house projects for the historical site as part of the third stage of “Downtown Kazan – sustainable development” concept.

During the session, participants inspected venues on Gogol str., 8, Spartakovskaya str., 83, Pravo-Bulachnaya str., 31, Karelskaya str., 41, Sibirskiy pereulok, 20, Karim Tinchurin str., 2b, and residential complex on the intersection of Shalyapin and Pavlyukhin str., area near the former military hospital, a retail property on Tukai str., a hotel on Kalinin str., a terrace on Nesmelov str.

The experts prohibited the reconstruction of the gas station on Tinchurin str., as the project has not been finalized.

Also, the session discussed the issue of standard residential construction on the territory of a historical settlement. “Not all citizens have the financial opportunity to order designs at the architectural bureaus, so we propose to impose a standard houses block that could be used in the historical part of the city as part of the third stage of  “Downtown Kazan – sustainable development” concept,” - I.Tukhvatullina said. The mayor of Kazan supported the initiative and instructed to develop several options for the choice of owners of residential buildings. “Citizens will be grateful for this”, - the mayor concluded.

As a result of the meeting, 11 out of 12 venues considered by the commission will be submitted to Tatarstan President for approval.