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Address: 11, Bolshoi Levshinsky Lane, Moscow
Property type: Urban residential, deluxe class
Total area: 10,000 sq. m
Project implementation dates: July 2001 - December 2004
Sale of floor space: 100%
Project designed by: The Sergei Kiselyov and Partners Architectural Bureau
General contractor: CONIP (Construction Company), Austria
Project consultant: Kalinka Realty
Project creditors/investors: Building was funded by the company itself
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Address: 11, Bolshoi Levshinsky Lane, Moscow
Property type: Urban residential, deluxe class
Total area: 10,000 sq. m
Project implementation dates: July 2001 - December 2004
Sale of floor space: 100%
Project designed by: The Sergei Kiselyov and Partners Architectural Bureau
General contractor: CONIP (Construction Company), Austria
Project consultant: Kalinka Realty
Project creditors/investors: Building was funded by the company itself
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The NEST OF GENTLEFOLK is one of the finest apartment blocks in Moscow. It is situated at the intersection of Bolshoi Levshinsky Lane and Maly Levshinsky Lane near the Prechistenka, Ostozhenka Streets and Smolensky and Zubovsky Boulevards. The apartment block is done in the classical style. But not in any particular classical style; it is rather a huge number of styles and potentialities – a space for creation. The building fits into its surrounding context.
Its visual appearance, proportions and the colouring of the façade fit perfectly into the surrounding environment – the architecture of old Moscow, in the centre of which it stands. The reality coincides with the plan. “The apartment block,” said Ilya Utkin, the architect of the Nest of Gentlefolk, “stands on its site, as if it had stood there for a hundred or two hundred years. It arouses positive emotions.” And it’s hard not to agree with him.
An important characteristic of the apartment block’s situation is the distance of the high buildings from the façades, which ensures that the flats get plenty of light. The land on which the block stands is fenced in and equipped with CCTV. The northern internal façade of the apartment block abuts on to a well-appointed courtyard with a landscaped design and small architectural shapes. The courtyard is done in the Italian style, which is not typical for Moscow. In the centre, there’s a Roman fountain and around the perimeter pergolas entwined with wild grapes. It’s a good place to rest on a convenient bench. Especially since in good weather, there will be chamber evenings with live classical music and champagne for the residents.
The unique characteristics of the apartment block include a swimming pool of rare beauty, which is open only for residents. The walls are decorated with mosaic panels.
The Nest of Gentlefolk has only 25 flats. Some of them have been combined with the result that there are 21 families living in the apartment block. The apartment block was opened at the end of 2004. Since building began, the cost per square metre has risen three times.
The Nest of Gentlefolk received the following awards:
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The Best Completed Architectural Project in the opinion of the Russian Creators Award jury.
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2. The Best Completed Investment and building Project (the Government of Moscow Award).
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3. The Best First-Class Apartment Block – in the opinion of the M2 – New Apartment Block 2005 jury.
Additional information:
- Open plan flats with a floor-area of 150 to 500 sq. m
- Underground car park
- Well-appointed adjacent area
- Convenient transport location
- Ceiling height from 330cm
- Spacious vestibule and hall
- Swimming pool
- Training hall
- Its own security and running service
- CCTV
- Fibre-optic communications
- Satellite and cable TV
- Duty superintendent
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Heat is supplied from the district heating network. Domestic central heating, ventilation and hot water are individually controlled using imported equipment.
Central heating in the flats is by water-fed radiators.
Heating in the car park is hot-air based.
Ventilation and air-conditioning use a central balanced ventilation and air-conditioning system designed for public places and for the sports hall and swimming pool.
Air preparation for use in domestic conditioning systems is centralized, but each flat is equipped with individual VRV (Variant Refrigerant Volumes) controls.
Water is supplied from the city water-supply system, which uses automatic pumping stations and filters for water purification; water meters are installed in each flat.
In order to make the running of the building easier and more autonomous, the apartment block is provided with a number of engineering systems:
- An individual heat-exchange point;
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A transformer substation with automatic emergency switching to a reserve power-supply cable;
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Each flat can have an electric water heater installed;
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A fire-alarm system and a fire-extinguishing system;
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A water-supply and smoke-extraction system in the event of fire;
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High-purification water filters to prevent mechanical additives.
The CCTV and communications control make it possible to monitor all premises and engineering equipment in the building and adjacent areas.
Each flat can have an unlimited number of telephone lines and dedicated fibre-optic lines with Internet access.
Each flat is supplied with cables that provide signals from the majority of accessible TV channels, including digital channels with stereo broadcasting.
The apartment block is fitted with four noiseless KONE lifts: with a lifting capacity of 1000kg which stop at each floor, as well as transfer lifts with a lifting capacity of 900kg. The lift cabins are custom built with increased-height ceilings, a higher level of comfort and an exclusive design.
The arrangement of the flats.
The flats are let undecorated and open planning is possible.
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The framework of the building is made from ferro-concrete slabs.
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The outer walls are lined with energy-saving brick and the plinth course is faced in natural stone, while the residential floors are faced with brick and decorative stucco.
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The inter-apartment walls are made of brick.
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The intra-apartment walls and partitions: are made of brick.
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The stairwells are made from ferro-concrete monoliths.
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The window and balcony units: are made of wood and aluminium; the glazing is a single-chamber double-glazed pane made from energy-saving K-glass + windscreen (system 2 + 1).
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The roof: is flat, ventilated and with internal runoff.
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A spacious hall in the vestibule for residents and guests.
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A beautiful swimming pool with a Roman chute.
- A training hall.
- A sauna.
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The apartment block has its own management service.
- A room for drivers.
- 24/7 security, CCTV.
- An underground car park.
- A fenced in, guarded area.
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A private internal courtyard with landscaped design.
The technical servicing, infrastructural and commercial maintenance, and cleaning of the Nest of Gentlefolk apartment block is managed by the professional management company, M-MANAGEMENT, which has a wealth of experience in running deluxe-class residential buildings.
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In the event of a breakdown or anything going wrong, the duty manager will call up the particular specialist that you require.
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The duty manager will advise you about the work of the engineering systems and installations in your apartment block.
- He will meet your guests.
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He will accept and pass on information for your relatives and friends.
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He coordinates the work of the security service.
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He will accept and dispatch registered post.
The architectural appearance of the apartment block fully accords with the historical style of the buildings in the centre of Moscow.
The strict, classical principles of shape, the restrained use of colour on the façades, the facing on the main façade, the use of natural granite for the plinth course, and the forged metal ornamentation on the railings all go to create the image of a building that is highly regarded.
The vestibules in the entrance areas:
Floors: marble, granite, natural stone, ceramic-granite, non-slip surfacing;
Ceilings: plaster, paint, pendant ceilings;
Walls: decorative plaster, paint, wood and metal panels, natural stone.
Lift halls and stairwells:
Floors: ceramic-granite;
Ceilings: plaster;
Walls: plaster, paint.
Non-residential premises:
Floors: heat- and sound-insulation covering, waterproofing in damp premises, sand and cement bonding, ceramic tiles;
Ceilings: plaster, primer, paint;
Walls: plaster, primer, colouring.
Residential premises:
Floors: waterproofing in damp premises;
Ceilings: ferro-concrete prepared with primer;
Walls: plaster, smoothed concrete, primer.
Sports hall, swimming pool:
Floors: marble, granite ceramic tiles, special surfacing for sports halls;
Ceilings: plaster, paint, pendant ceilings;
Walls: decorative plaster, paint, wood and metal panels, natural stone.
Via Bolshoi Levshinsky Lane you can get to Smolensky Boulevard. Via Chisty Lane and Gagarinsky Lane you can get to the Boulevard Ring and continue in the direction of the centre. Maly Levshinsky Lane has two-way traffic from the Prechistenka side to the Novy Arbat side.
The nearest metro stations are: Smolenskaya, Kropotkinskaya, and Park Kultury.
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