ArmInfo. On June 14, the first "green" Business Center of Class "A" - "Qamar" was opened in Armenia, where the head office of Ameriabank moved, placing its central and the largest branch of "Kamar" here.
Thanks to the efforts of the architects, Ruben and Mikael Asratyan managed to combine the buildings built during the period of 3 different epochs - tsarist, Soviet and modern. The ancient Armenian architecture is intertwined with modern style, the energy efficiency of the building is ensured, the technical equipment of the premises is maximum. The business center "Kamar" is located near the Republic Square on the place of the old building of Ameriabank in Shahumyan square (address: 2, V. Sargsyan St, Yerevan). The cost is estimated at about $ 25 million plus additional costs, the director of the Business Center "Kamar" and the head of Prodeco Artashes Kazaketsyan told journalists.
Attaching great importance to the architectural value of the old building and adjacent territories and the need to preserve them for future generations, the owner of the building of the CJSC "Prodeco - Property Development Company" started the project with great responsibility. The capsule in the foundation of the multifunctional complex "Kamar" was laid down on November 6, 2014, and the construction of the building was completed by 2018. The new class A business center complies with all international environmental and energy-saving standards and will serve as an incentive for the development of commercial business centers construction standards in Armenia. The Business Center "Kamar" was awarded the BREEAM (Ecological Assessment of Building Efficiency) certificate, one of the world leaders in the assessment and classification of environmentally sustainable buildings.
The architects of this building, retaining the old facade of black tuff with elements of Armenian architecture, the creations of such architects-architects as Mikael Ohanjanyan (project of the Yerevan branch of the Tbilisi Trade Bank in 1910), Nikolai Buniatyan (the 1926 project - Selkhozbank) and Alexander Tamanyan (the idea of Selkhozbank construction belongs him), inscribed it in a modern style, giving a new breath and erecting a 9-storey complex with 2 underground floors for parking cars. The central entrance to the building is framed on the facade by a blind arch, in which a tree of metal embodies life and power. The green wall on the 1st floor is the highest in the world - 20 meters, with a total area of 160 square meters, with which live garlands of ampel plants hang on the sides, which naturally provides the necessary humidity. According to A. Kazaketsyan, most of the premises of the Business Center "Kamar" are already occupied: "here besides the head office of Ameriabank and its central branch" Kamar ", there are offices of Zangezour Copper-Molybdenum Combine and Philip-Moris, British Embassy, The Asian Development Bank, the insurance company Rosgosstrakh, a notary's office, and on the ground floor there is the Gastropolis restaurant, on each floor there is a dining room, a rest area and separate blocks for a telephone conversation, and the working classrooms are located per maxi daylight ".
Director of Development of Ameriabank Tigran Jrbashyan explained that the head office of the bank moved to the Business Center "Kamar" in January 2018, and from that moment the customer service previously held in the head office was suspended, since this function is assigned to the branch "Kamar", located here . He said that 521 employees work at the bank's head office and 25 in the "Kamar" branch. This central largest branch of Ameriabank, occupying 1-2 floors of the Business Center "Kamar", is equipped in the style of ultra-modern design. Jrbashyan said: "After moving to a new building, for the last 4 months, automated services have intensified significantly, giving integrated services to corporate and retail customers a priority."
To note, JSC Ameriabank is a universal bank that provides investment, corporate and retail banking services in the form of a comprehensive package of banking solutions. The bank has been operating in the Armenian market since October 31, 1996. The branch network of Ameriabank includes 16 divisions, out of which 10 are metropolitan and 6 are regional ones. Ameriabank's shareholders are Ameria Group CY Ltd. - 56.6%, EBRD - 17.8%, Asian Development Bank - 13.9% and ESPS Holding Limited - 11.7%. Distinctive awards: from Euromoney (2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2011), from Global Finance (2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012), from The Banker / FT (2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2010), from Commerzbank has been awarded the "STP-Award" award since 2008.
To recall, JSC "Property Development Company" (Property Development Company) was founded on December 10, 2007, and the license was received on November 24, 2011. The mission is to develop architectural concepts that take into account environmental aspects and manage them from the beginning of the project to its completion through sustainable investments. The philosophy of Prodeco is based on the design of commercial and residential areas with an original design in accordance with progressive local and international standards. Portfolio: Ameriabank branches, Tatev cable car, Dilijan international school, and Business Center Kamar.