The Lakhta Center II, St Petersburg Tower, Skyscraper Building, Architect, Height, News
The Lakhta Center II, St Petersburg Skyscraper
25 May 2021
The Lakhta Center II, St Petersburg Skyscraper
Design: Kettle Collective Design
Location: St Petersburg, Russia

Plans to build one of the world?s tallest buildings have been announced by Scottish based architect, Kettle Collective, Tuesday 25 May 2021. The tower will be built in St Petersburg and at 703 metres will be the second highest skyscraper in the world, just under Dubai?s famous Burj Khalifa (828m).

Although the Burj Khalifa is taller, the new Lakhta Centre II, will boast the highest occupied floor and viewing gallery of any building in the world. It will soar above the Shanghai Tower (632m), which is currently the second tallest structure and will dwarf the UK?s Shard (310m), at more than double its height. The tower will be located on the outskirts of St Petersburg and will stand alongside Europe?s tallest building, the Lakhta Center (462m), which is the headquarters for energy giant Gazprom.
Design lead, Tony Kettle, who is also behind the Falkirk Wheel, is one of the UK?s foremost architects. Kettle designed the Lakhta Centre when he worked at major architectural firm RMJM after creating the winning design in an international competition for the Gazprom tower in 2006.
The tower will house pioneering multi-car lifts, powered by regenerating energy from the movement of the lift and is seen as a complimentary dev...