PSJ begin a large construction of M5 Mall in Ryazan
22 Jan 2010
A long-term competition for the greatest foreign order ever in the history of the PSJ construction company has changed its standing. The extension of a port and construction of tourist facilities in Tunisia has been superseded by building the M5 Mall trade and entertainment centre in the Russian city of Ryazan, which will encompass an area of approximately 25 ha. The property developer of the work, which will cost more than 140 million euro, is the Czech developer company ECM.
“We are very glad that we have successfully finished long-term negotiations about the origin and realisation of such an important investment. Nowadays, when private designs in the field of building construction are not very popular, it is a unique act. PSJ proved that it can get foreign orders and that it is an ideal supplier for demanding developers. Simultaneously, our export activities eliminate a dramatic decline on the Czech construction market, which has affected all companies”, said a manager of the PSJ Export Division, Mr. Jaroslav Jirkovský.
The order began by taking possession of the site on December 11th last year and should be finished in two years. “The property developer expects that Forum will satisfy eager shoppers from Ryazan before Christmas 2011. Even the initial earthwork, which was started in winter when there was a severe frost and heavy snow and fluctuating temperature, is very difficult. Stripping will represent 112,000 m3”, said the design manager Mr. Karel Pejčoch, whose job is assisted by Mr. Milan Věžník.
The premises will grow in close vicinity of the vital M5 Moscow – Chelyabinsk federal road (that’s why it is called the M5 Mall) at the entrance to Ryazan. It will be a special opportunity for Ryazan inhabitants, the only project of that kind in the region, and it will serve more than 600 thousand people.
The trade and entertainment centre will consist of three separate single-storey buildings. A shopping complex will be its dominant building offering a hypermarket, shopping mall, multiplex cinema with five halls and a bowling centre on a ground area of 70,000 m2. A hobby market will take 12,000 m2 and the third part of only 550 m2 will be leased by a fast food chain. The premises will also include a large parking lot for 3,000 cars.
All buildings will be founded on reinforced concrete footing on which steel supporting framework will be erected. The centre will be jacketed using sandwich panels and the flat roof will consist of holorib, moisture stop and heat-insulating sheets.
The building is subdivided into three transversal and two longitudinal shopping arcades. Their interiors should offer visitors light, comfortable space for easy shopping and spending leisure time. Large circuses are designed at the arcade crossings. Small circuses divide the straight parts of the arcades into optically shorter sections. The clearance of those large and small circles is 5 m, and they are cleared using roof-lights. The main elliptic circus in the centre of the building is used as a relaxation area surrounded by fast food bars with a corridor along them. The centre of the circus is emphasised using three fountains and cleared with three roof-lights.
The Czech engineer’s office CUBOID ARCHITEKTI, s.r.o. headed by Mr. Aleš Papp, M. Sc. was charged with preparing the tender design documents. More than 50% of the financial cost of the work will be realised by Czech companies.