The building of the Main Media Center in Sochi was erected in the Imereti Lowland. Its main purpose was to receive 15 thousand journalists during the Olympic Games, provide them with jobs and unhindered broadcasting of information to the whole world. After the closing ceremony of the Paralympics, the building was converted into a huge shopping center for shoppers. This is the largest building in the region, which is designed to work in the field of entertainment and recreation.
Customer and contractor of a large construction site
The customer of the construction of a large Olympic facility was Omega Center OJSC. Inzhtransstroy Corporation LLC and Bridges and Tunnels LLC, respectively, acted as the general contractor and subcontractor.
The construction of the Main Media Center in Sochi began in early 2011 and lasted a little over a year. Completed in February next year.
Architectural features of the Media Center in Sochi
Sochi began to build the main media center of the city 4 years before the start of international sports games. He opened his doors a month before the start of the Olympics in Russia. He worked around the clock, and there were simultaneously up to 15 thousand journalists gathered from around the globe.
Such a huge number of guests were comfortably located on all three floors of the building, in several dozen rooms. The architects tried to arrange the rooms so that, while working, the journalists did not interfere with each other.
On the second floor of the building were representatives of television and radio companies, as well as journalists from newspapers and magazines. On the ground floor, a kitchen and office rooms were organized. The top floor went to the technical staff serving the building.
The chief engineer of the construction site shared with reporters information that colossal work was carried out to test complex engineering systems in order to organize the trouble-free operation of all engineering communications in the Main Media Center of the city of Sochi. Workers had to carry out comprehensive tests of such systems necessary for the normal operation of the facility as:
- Water supply.
- Thermal energy.
- Electrical equipment.
The object is also notable for the fact that it uses the most modern technologies for energy and water conservation.
Redevelopment of the building after the Olympics
After the Olympic Games in our country, the main media center in Sochi was decided to be converted into a shopping center. After reconstruction, it became the largest object of trade in the surrounding regions. Inside the center opened stores selling:
- household appliances;
- furniture;
- food products;
- clothes;
- goods for sports;
- interior items.
The huge halls on the second floor in the Sochi Main Media Center were converted into cinema halls, and a restaurant complex for visitors to the shopping center was located in the central zone. Convenient parking lots for 2.5 thousand cars were organized near the building.
Object Features
The main media center in Sochi was the legacy of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The huge building, which occupies 20 hectares, exceeded the size of Red Square in Moscow by 7 times.
During its work as one of the Olympic venues, the building was visited by more than two thousand journalists and more than 6.5 thousand television and radio broadcasters.
Address
Address of the Main Media Center in Sochi: Adler District, Imeretinskaya Lowland, Olympic Avenue, Building 1.
Opened on January 7, 2014, the center for radio and television broadcasting covered events at the winter international sports games.
The total area of the premises is about 155 thousand square meters. The building was built on the territory bordering the Olympic Park.