Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Armourcoat stone-cast panels in an Art Deco style have been specified for the five-star Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel, in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

Part of an impressive new mixed development project by architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, the Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel is the result of the renovation of two historic 19th century buildings in the heart of Saint-Petersburg.  Retaining its classic facade, the hotel interior has been completely rebuilt offering a fine blend of Art Deco style and modern facilities. The property includes the 400 room hotel, together with 17,000m² of retail and office space. 

A central feature of the hotel lobby includes a series of 38 unique ArmourCast stone-effect bas-relief panels which read as one continuous Art Deco design.  From an initial 2D concept drawing, Armourcoat designed each panel component and translated into 3-dimensions.  This reduced the depth of relief to a maximum of 26mm, and developed the layering to suit the overall design and proposed lighting.  Realistic computer rendered panels were then created for designer and client approval.  From these, CNC routed panel were then produced in negative, and used as moulds for the cast panels.

MosBuild 2013 review

Armourcoat exhibited at MosBuild Russia in April in conjunction with local agent Studio A Dekor.

MosBuild is the largest annual international construction exhibition in Europe and Russia. The event brings together over 2,000 companies from 45 countries and attracts over 100,000 industry professionals from around the world.

My overall impression of MosBuild 2013 is that it’s even better than last year. The build up that organisers ITE did before the show has been great, particularly their online activity which has started to make a real difference to people’s awareness before the event, which creates greater numbers at the show. The numbers this year have been fantastic, we have talked to a lot of key architects and designers they are very interested in what we are presenting.  Our sculptural wall finishes especially have been creating a lot of interest.

The Russian market is one of our most important markets and that’s why I make the effort every year to come to MosBuild and we make a big presence here. We have exhibited at MosBuild for a number of years - we still feel it is extremely relevant for us to be here. Internationally we have gone through a lot of turmoil in recent years, but we are now starting to see an upward trend. You can get a snapshot of the industry from coming to see these trade shows, you can sense the market coming back to life, people are talking about live products. It’s not just a case of people saying yes we would like to use you at some point in the future it’s yes we have got projects that we can work on that we can specify you for. This particular section of MosBuild has moved into a much bigger area and again this demonstrates how much life there is in the market and the potential that we have here.

MosBuild is definitely one of our top 5 shows; it is certainly on the world stage as an event that holds its own against the other trade shows. How the exhibition is presented and promoted is fantastic - certainly one of the best I’ve seen for online promotion. ITE is leading the way in terms of getting those messages across.

Russian Success

We've had a great response from our recent Mosbuild exhibition in Russia with local agent Studio A Dekor.

With a new venue and date format for 2012, Mosbuild was held at Moscow's historic Expocentre over a two week period in April.  Week One (2nd - 5th April) broadly focused on design and décor, whilst Week Two (10th - 13th April) focused on building and architecture.  MosBuild Design & Décor Week attracted over 50,000 industry professionals.  In total, more than 2,300 companies exhibited at MosBuild from 42 countries.

We're delighted to work in conjunction with Andrey Lytnev and team at Studio A Dekor to again participate in this important trade event for the region.

Caption: Armourcoat CEO Guy Whitehead congratulates Andrey Ltynev at another successful Moscow event

 Caption: Armourcoat CEO Guy Whitehead and Marketing Director Daniel Nevitt with Elena and Aleksandr Khomkalova of Ukrainian agent Faktura, regular visitors to the Moscow event

 Caption: The 2012 Mosbuild stand

Mosbuild 2012

With our exhibition season in full swing, we're heading to Russia next week for Mosbuild - the largest building and interiors trade exhibition in Russia and the CIS.

With a new venue and date format for 2012, Mosbuild will be held at Moscow's historic Expocentre over a two week period in April.  Week One (2nd - 5th April) will host a number of events that are broadly focused on design and décor, whilst Week Two (10th - 13th April) will focus on building and architecture.  Last year MosBuild featured 2,472 exhibitors from 49 countries, and welcomed over 104,000 visitors.

We're delighted to work in conjunction with local agent Studio A Dekor to again participate in this important trade event for the region.  Visit us during Week 1 Design and Décor 'paints & coatings', hall 2, pavillion 7, stand N209.