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| Eurasia Tower | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eurasia Tower |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Moscow International Business Center, Moscow, Russia |
| Start date | 2003 |
| Completion date | 2014 |
| Opened date | 2014 |
| Architect | Tony Kettle; NBBJ; Mikhail Posokhin |
| Owner | Capital Group |
| Floor count | 54 (tower), 80 (roof height structure) |
| Building type | Mixed-use (offices, hotel, retail) |
| Height | 308.9 m |
| Material | Steel, reinforced concrete, glass |
Eurasia Tower is a mixed-use skyscraper in the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia. The tower completed construction in 2014 and forms part of a cluster that includes the Federation Tower, OKO Tower, and Mercury City Tower. The project involved international and Russian firms including NBBJ, Moscow Architecture Committee, and the developer Capital Group.
Eurasia Tower is located on Presnenskaya Embankment in the Presnensky District of Central Administrative Okrug, adjacent to the Moskva River, with visual relations to Kremlin, Moscow-City developments, and transport hubs such as Moscow International Business Center station and Kievsky Rail Terminal. The skyscraper's program mixes corporate headquarters for firms like Gazprom Neft, Rosneft, and international tenants including subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, and HSBC. The site planning engaged municipal bodies including Moscow City Hall and investment partners from United Arab Emirates and Spain.
Design teams included the British firm NBBJ, architect Tony Kettle, and Russian architects associated with MARCHI and the office of Mikhail Posokhin. The tower's stepped, slanted profile evokes works by Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, and echoes forms seen in Turning Torso and Burj Khalifa massing studies. Façade engineering incorporated unitized curtain wall systems produced with suppliers tied to Schüco International, Saint-Gobain, and glass manufacturers serving projects like One World Trade Center, The Shard, and Petronas Towers. Interior planning referenced standards from BREEAM, LEED, and Russian codes administered by Rosstandart.
Construction management involved joint ventures of Enka, Rönesans Holding, and local contractors previously active on Moscow Kremlin restorations and Luzhniki Stadium refurbishments. Core and outrigger structural concepts borrowed techniques used in Burj Khalifa and Taipei 101 to mitigate wind loads from the Eurasian Steppe corridor and the Moskva microclimate. Foundations used bored piles similar to those on Moscow State University (main building) expansions, coordinated with geotechnical studies by Giprozem and structural analysis groups associated with Skanska and Arup. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems integrated products from Siemens, Schneider Electric, and HVAC specialists who also worked on St. Petersburg International Economic Forum venues.
The tower comprises office floors leased to multinational corporations such as Microsoft, IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and law firms comparable to Clifford Chance and Linklaters. Hospitality components align with brands like Ritz-Carlton, Hyatt, and regional operators such as Azimut Hotels. Retail podiums host outlets representing IKEA, Galeria, and luxury boutiques similar to those in GUM and TSUM. Amenities include conference centers, fitness clubs akin to World Class, and parking designed to meet standards of International Parking Institute projects. Vertical transport uses high-speed elevators from KONE and Otis Elevator Company, with safety systems certified against protocols observed by International Association of Fire Chiefs and EU standards.
The developer and principal owner, Capital Group, coordinated financing with investment banks such as VTB Bank, Sberbank, Goldman Sachs, and asset managers similar to GIC. Property management engages firms with portfolios including Moscow-City assets and international real estate investors like Brookfield Asset Management and Blackstone Group. Leasing strategy referenced market analyses from Jones Lang LaSalle and CBRE Group, and taxation and regulatory compliance involved consultations with Ministry of Finance and Federal Antimonopoly Service.
Eurasia Tower figures in debates about Moscow's skyline transformation alongside Stalinist architecture landmarks such as the Seven Sisters and modern towers like Federation Tower. Critics from publications including The New York Times, Financial Times, and The Guardian compared the tower's impact to redevelopment projects in La Défense, Canary Wharf, and Hong Kong. Urbanists from Harvard GSD, MIT, and Moscow Architecture School examined its role in reshaping Presnensky District urbanity, transport integration with Moscow Metro lines, and cultural programming akin to events at Moscow International Film Festival venues. The building appears in photographic surveys alongside works by photographers represented by Magnum Photos, and it features in discussions at forums like the World Architecture Festival and exhibitions at Victoria and Albert Museum and Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts.
Category:Skyscrapers in Moscow Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2014 Category:Moscow International Business Center