In 2018, the Moscow City Duma adopted a law according to which inscriptions and stickers in the "graffiti technique" must be coordinated with the authorities. Otherwise, the artist himself or the owner of the building needs to paint over the image. A similar law is about to be adopted in St. Petersburg, where street art has many fans and opponents - new drawings appear and paint over, deteriorate, become part of urban mythology, there is even a street art museum.
Street art touches, does not leave you indifferent. Therefore, architects use it in their projects, as, for example, in the St. Petersburg residential complex "Graffiti", the facade system of which includes materials from ROCKWOOL non-combustible stone wool.
Residential complex "Graffiti" is being built on the outskirts of Primorsky district - at the end of Korolev Avenue, next to many other new multi-storey complexes - LEGENDA, "Shuvalovsky", "Jubilee Quarter", "Clear Sky", etc. It is graffiti that helps to stand out against their background - painting of blind ends, bright colors and plots of which are "transferred" to the facades and playgrounds. The idea is not new - a few years ago the city even announced a competition for painting firewalls of houses on the Petrograd side. But in a residential area, it looks much more appropriate.
The complex consists of 16 houses built using monolithic technology, with panoramic stained-glass windows. The graffiti was created by street artists Akue, Adno, Petro and Slak, Kislow and Roman Muratkin with the support of the curators of the Institute for the Research and Development of Street Art. The plots are different: from "Alice in Wonderland" to the Russian avant-garde and abstract "kaleidoscopes". The dimensions of some "murals" are striking - the height of the "Alice", which looks into the window, is 75 meters, and the area is 1140 m2.
Under the graffiti - walls that were built in accordance with energy efficiency and environmental friendliness standards. For example, the complex has reliable thermal insulation of the facade, which is necessary for the durability of the structure and the comfort of the residents.
Heat retention and safety are ensured by thermal insulation materials made of ROCKWOOL non-combustible stone wool. In systems with a thin plaster layer, FACAD BATTS D EXTRA and FACAD BATTS OPTIMA plates are used as thermal insulation, which are at the same time the basis for its application. Rigid facade slabs have high strength characteristics during the entire service life - at least 50 years, subject to the rules of competent installation. It is easier to apply the plaster on double density slabs, so its consumption is less. The boards are light enough, but they are highly resistant to damage to the outer plaster layer.
FLOR BATTS stone wool slabs are responsible for acoustic comfort. This material is used to create acoustic floating floors. The fibers from which the boards are made have a multidirectional position, which provides sound insulation and rigidity of the product.
About company
ROCKWOOL Russia is part of the ROCKWOOL Group of Companies - the world leader in stone wool solutions.
The products are used for insulation, sound insulation and fire protection and are intended for all types of buildings and structures, as well as for shipbuilding and industrial equipment. ROCKWOOL provides consulting services in the field of energy efficiency of buildings, supplies system solutions for facade insulation, roofing and fire protection, decorative panels for facades, acoustic suspended ceilings, sound barriers to protect against road noise and anti-vibration panels for railways, artificial soil for growing vegetables and flowers.
ROCKWOOL was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Denmark. ROCKWOOL owns 45 manufacturing sites worldwide. The staff numbers over 10,000 specialists. Russian production plants ROCKWOOL are located in Balashikha, microdistrict. Zheleznodorozhny in the Moscow region, in the city of Vyborg in the Leningrad region, in the city of Troitsk in the Chelyabinsk region and in the SEZ "Alabuga" (Republic of Tatarstan).
