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Moscow United electricity control centre by Arch-group and ABTB

Russian architects Arch-group and ABTB have completed the interior of Moscow's electricity control room.

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Designed for Moscow United electricity network company, the control room houses a podium with six workstations that face a wall of screens displaying information about the city's electricity network.

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Here's some more information from Arch-group:

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This is project of the reconstruction of the network control centre of electricity- distribution company MOESK. The main space is the control room.

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There in a space of 320 m2 the we placed a two-level podium made of corian with workstations for six controllers and a wall of video screens. The wall consists of 36 Barco video cubes showing info on the condition of the electricity network.

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Other space is decorated laconically. Such decision and dark floor have underlined the dynamical form of a snow-white podium. The wall finish is perforated BILDEX. The luminescent lamps hidden behind the translucent ceiling - light up the space. Powerful projectors are turned to the workstations.

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«Arch-group»«ABTB»
Krymov M. D., Gorjainov A.V., Bashkaev T.I
Location: Moscow, Russia
The customer: "Moscow United electricity network company"
Total area: 1500 м2
Designing: 2008
Building: 2008-2009

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