Project
Wooden Meteorology Observatory
Category
Best Implemented Reconstruction Project
About the project (provided by the applicant)
The listed stand-alone one-storey wooden building with sophisticated trefoil layout was built in 1928. It has got a meteorology tower and an astronomy tower, and a sealed dome. From 2010, the planetarium closed its doors for visitors, and in 2021 the building was demolished, and reconstruction works started. In 2023, they were completed. The restorers built a new house that looked just like the old one and undertook a whole range of construction and design works. To make the observatory fit for today’s use, they added a basement floor with a lecture room, a cafe, a cloakroom, and bathrooms, and the star-watching hall was equipped with hi-tech devices.
Location
Belinsky Central Culture and Recreation Park, Penza, Russia
Project implementation year
2023
Extra visual materials (photos, videos etc.)
https://kuula.co/share/collection/7Kt9N?logo=1&info=1&fs=1&vr=0&sd=1&thumbs=1
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/-z4B93oklxJ5jQ
Applicant
Lermontov Penza Regional Library
Author of the project
Hodos Architectural Studio
Project status
Implemented