Project
Conservation Works of the Anglican Church of Jesus Christ – Adaptation into a Concert Hall
Category
Best Implemented Project for Adaptation of a Cultural Heritage Site
About the project (provided by the applicant)
Restoration and repair works in the former Anglican Church of Jesus Christ were carried out from 2022 to 2025. Emergency structural elements were reinforced, and the facades and interiors—including the main church hall, foyer, entrance lobby, and staircase—were restored. Historical references guided the reconstruction of windows, doors, bronze chandeliers, fireplaces, columns, and pilasters.
The building preserves and restores a unique ensemble of 15 stained-glass windows by Heaton, Butler & Bayne, a historic 1877 Brindley & Foster church organ, and a replica of Rubens’ painting “The Descent from the Cross.” Under the Soviet-era parquet, Metlakh tiles were discovered, carefully restored, and turned into a museum exhibit. The concert hall was equipped with technologies enabling 3D projections, video, and lighting effects, with special illumination for the stained-glass windows and organ. Other rooms were adapted for office and technical needs, dressing rooms for performers, and uniquely designed restrooms.
Location
56 English Embankment (57 Galernaya St., Building B), St. Petersburg, Russia
Project implementation year
2025
Project website
https://chaliapin-teatr.ru/hall
Extra visual materials
3D video: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/dkbsUzRlCB-i9w
Reports: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/YJ5fy3FNWyX-yg
Photos: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/I_BbdTm39ti0pw
Applicant
PSB “ZhilStroy” LLC
PSB “ZhilStroy” LLC is a leading company in the construction and restoration of unique heritage, cultural, and social infrastructure projects in St. Petersburg. Part of the BFA-Development Group, with over 20 years of experience and a staff of more than 800 specialists. Over 50 major projects, including landmarks such as Kazan Cathedral, V.V. Mayakovsky Library, Alexander Palace, Boris Eifman Dance Academy and Theater, S. Kurekhin Center for Contemporary Art, and the Concert Hall on English Embankment.
Author of the project
Chief Architect D.A. Murzin, Architectural Bureau “TRADITSIA” LLC
Customer
St. Petersburg State Autonomous Cultural Institution “Chaliapin Musical Theatre”
Other participants
M.G. Rogozny, first-category restorer and painter, Associate Professor, Head of the Painting and Restoration Department at St. Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design
Status of the project
Implemented
