The «Third Place» project in Ust-Kut was presented to the Governor

In Ust-Kut, the Governor of the Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev was presented with the architectural concept of a public creative space for active residents and communities - "Third Place". The project was initiated by the Russian Forest Association and the Irkutsk Oil Company with the support of the city and regional administrations.

The meeting of representatives of business and regional authorities took place near the square of the recreation center "Rechniki", on the Lena embankment, where the "Third place" will be erected. Ust-Kut will become one of the first small towns in Russia where such a public space will appear. According to the project, this is a two-story "ship" with a "deck" terrace. The “third place” will become a new public platform for informal meetings, where local residents can meet, discuss problems, and share initiatives. The developer of the “Third Place” project is the CityBranding team, and the operator will be the “Start with Yourself” movement.

The meeting was attended by Russian Senator Andrey Chernyshev, Russian State Duma deputy Alexander Yakubovsky, Ust-Kut region head Sergey Anisimov, Ust-Kut mayor Yevgeny Koksharov, representatives of regional authorities.

Igor Kobzev appreciated the idea of creating the "Third Place" and specified the timing of the project. The Governor proposed to time the launch of the "Third Place" to the opening of the landscaped area of the recreation center "Rechniki". An architectural plan for the development of the territory was also presented at the meeting.

In August, the concept of landscaping the area of the Rechniki Palace of Culture was recognized as one of the best at the All-Russian competition for projects to create a comfortable urban environment, which is being carried out by the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation on behalf of the President. The amount of the grant was 65 million rubles. Irkutsk specialists from the Urban Planning School Territory Development Agency, economists Novatsiya LLC, OGBU Competence Center of the Irkutsk Region were involved in the development of the project.