“lakhta center”. Management challenges and solutions in the implementation of unique project designs

Abstract

The “Lakhta Center” is the headquarters of public joint stock company “Gazprom”, a key cultural and environmental project of Saint-Petersburg and the flagship object of the architectural, engineering and construction industries in Russia. The facility was completed for operating and became a precedent for the implementation of such a unique in scale and complexity project in Russia. It was realized on schedule and within the budget. The architectural dominant of the Lakhta Center is a tower with a height of 462 meters, which has become the tallest building in Europe. The following management challenges and solutions are under consideration in the distinctive paper: Transfer of the object; land restrictions and related projects; the need to develop a regulatory documents; lack of relevant experience and competencies in Russia; building a flexible contracting system, separation of design and construction functions; a flexible approach to the preparation of project documentation, the main state expertise (Glavgosekspertiza) and the beginning of the zero cycle; building stages; package contracting system; managing by the global team; optimization of the project solutions; risk management system; global crisis; sanctions; changing the role of the customer/contractor during the project.