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create a dynamic departure from the stability lobby and the five to six units per floor, a faades and a curvilinear ground plan (see
of a square (see Figure 3). scheme more suitable for high-end luxury Figure 4) that alludes to Moscows concentric
This rotational effect, achieved through a residences. ring roads and creates a welcoming space for
slight cantilever on only two faades of each Unlike typical real estate practices in Moscow, the public amenities on the first three floors.
vertical segment, does not compromise the where residential units are typically delivered Upon entering from the porte-cochere,
regularity of the towers structure. A unfinished, nearly all Capital Citys 474 rental visitors are welcomed into the lifestyle
mechanical floor demarcates each 15-floor apartments are fully fitted out with finished marketplace on the first two levels and a
segment and integrates the structural system. interior walls, stone and parquet floor, world-class fitness spa and pool facility on the
The Moscow Tower contains five such high-end appliances and fixtures, HVAC, third. Organized around a central north-south
segments while the St. Petersburg Tower operable windows, and security system. This pedestrian axis that defines a main street of
contains four. change in practice allowed residential units to shops and restaurants, the retail floors
be leased ready for immediate occupancy culminate in an expansive, day-lit atrium near
The two-tower typology had several benefits the base of the towers (see Figure 5).
over a single tower of the same square and eliminated any reduction in lift service
footage. It allowed for a slender, elegant that could occur during a simultaneous fit-out The upper levels of the podium are dedicated
massing that maximizes the perimeter-to- of so many units once the building began to to office space and are organized in a
floor plate ratio, enhancing access to be occupied. bifurcated, H-shaped plan. This configuration
breathtaking views and daylight. It also In contrast to the rectilinear tower segments, allows more natural light to penetrate the
eliminated corridors and provided a more the 18-story podium building has inclined office floor plates and to reach down to the
intimate relationship between the elevator spa and retail floors, which are enclosed in a
continuous, undulating curtain wall that
...drive for height extends from the building faade above and
folds over the main retail atrium to the north
and the spa pool area to the south, to define
the porte-cochere.