“Steel Dream”: Unique Project for Rebuilding Trostyanets

Trostianets city, together with Metinvest company, has developed a concept for a new residential neighborhood called “Steel Dream” in the city of Trostianets. A new district will be developed to accommodate 12 000 people. In addition to residential buildings, the project includes the construction of social, industrial, and recreational facilities. The project will enable people whose homes were destroyed, as well as those who left the occupied territories, to receive new homes and return to a full life.

“For Trostyanets, “Steel Dream” is a powerful and effective tool that allowed us to reach a new level of negotiations with international partners. Having such a detailed plan is exactly what is expected of us in the international arena. This approach has the potential to become a driver for the entire Sumy region,” said Yuriy Bova – the Mayor of Trostyanets.

“Steel Dream” is based on three steel technologies: module, frame and platform. The company’s specialists have developed over 200 typical residential and social infrastructure projects.

Main advantages:

• Speed ​​of construction thanks to prefabricated structures
• Reliability and durability
• Flexibility in planning and use
• Environmental responsibility (98% of steel is recyclable)

Therefore, the urgent problem today is housing for people who are forced to leave their homes. Trostianets city council, together with the Metinvest company, has developed a concept for the development of a new residential district “Steel Dream” on the territory of city, where 10 000 people will be able to settle. In addition to residential buildings, the project includes the construction of social, industrial and recreational facilities. The built residential buildings will allow the owners of destroyed housing and those who left the occupied territories to get new homes of their own and return to a full life.

Metinvest is an international mining and metals group of companies, covering enterprises in Ukraine, the EU, the UK and the US, controlling the full production cycle from raw material extraction to the production of steel and finished products. The company has been a member of the UN Global Compact since 2010 and is one of the leaders of Ukrainian business in terms of scale, expertise and innovation.

“Steel Dream” is a universal concept created by Metinvest for the rapid and high-quality reconstruction of destroyed communities and cities based on steel prefab solutions: modules, frames and platforms. The project offers over 200 standard solutions for residential, social and infrastructure development, which are adapted to the specific needs of the community. The modular approach allows for the construction of residential buildings, schools, kindergartens and shelters in an extremely short time. The project is environmentally friendly (98% of the steel is recyclable), inclusive and complies with European quality standards.

The main advantages of this type of housing are the speed of construction thanks to prefabricated structures, reliability and durability, as well as flexibility in planning and use. In addition, 98% of the steel is recyclable, making the solution environmentally responsible.

The head of external projects at Metinvest Sichstal also demonstrated how the “Steel Dream” projects are being put into practice.

“Steel Dream” has significant regalia, including the UN Global Compact award in the “Economic Development” category and a victory at the Ukrainian Building Awards. The concept received positive conclusions from architects and has already been presented for Mariupol, Bakhmut, Trostianets and Hlukhiv. Large projects for Luhansk city and Siverskodonetsk are also in development.

The project differs from other concepts in that it is developed free of charge for municipalities, as well as in its mass scale, versatility of solutions, speed of implementation, environmental responsibility, and openness to adaptation to different budgets. It provides  with a ready-made package of typical design solutions to begin attracting state and international funds for adaptation and construction.

For Trostianets city, Metinvest is developing the “Point of Unity” concept, which integrates industrial, cultural, and environmental heritage into a single modern ecosystem. This model can become a driver for the entire Sumy region, bringing municipalities to a new level of cooperation with international investors and allowing for rapid restoration of infrastructure and quality of life.

Trostyanets city hromada has taken in about 2 100 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2026 from Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Chernihiv regions. The city council is making every effort to provide these people with housing. Thus, 6 collective housing centers for internally displaced persons have been created in hromada, designed for 240 people.

This is not enough, but the city’s resources are limited. Unfortunately, the war does not leave our country, and in particular the Sumy region. Border municipalities are subjected to resist artillery shelling  and killer drones attacks every day. For the sake of the safety of civilians, the evacuation of the population from the border zone has begun.