Project
House “Frankenstein”
Category
Best Implemented Reconstruction Project
About the project (provided by the applicant)
This old two-story office building was in a terrible, nearly derelict condition. Everything had fallen into disrepair at least 20 years ago. The old Soviet mosaic panel suffered the most, and we managed to restore it — it was literally hanging in the air, a few centimeters away from the wall, and it was unclear what kept it in place. Many fragments were missing. Several months of painstaking work allowed us to preserve it for future generations.
During the removal of the old plaster, we discovered chaotically sealed windows and doors of various shapes. Officially, the building dates back to the late 1930s, but the arched windows, gallery between floors, and bricked-up openings leading to the neighboring 19th-century structure point to earlier layers of history.
As it turned out, the house consists of at least four buildings from different periods — a true “Frankenstein.” In the design, we decided to preserve all these traces of time, resulting in a rather surreal interior where pre-revolutionary and Soviet eras intertwine — and now, our own.
Location
13 Novo-Leningradskaya Street, Smolensk, Russia
Project implementation year
2024
Extra visual materials
https://cloud.mail.ru/public/mtrr/YUNaY4NR1
Applicant
Iosif Brin, Brin Studio
Brin Studio specializes in interior design for businesses. The studio develops design projects for all types of commercial premises and public spaces, creating unique interiors, furniture, and retail equipment.
Author of the project
Iosif Brin, Brin Studio
Photo
Olga Efremova
Other participants
Mosaic restoration — Ekaterina Bystrova
Status of the project
Implemented
