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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Tatlin Apartments in Moscow, Russia by Architects of InventionMay 10th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Architects of Invention Site The building is located to the North-East of Moscow city centre on a street whose heritage dates back to the 17th century. Originally called Pokrovskaya street, which referred to the liberation of Moscow by the Poles, it became Bakuninskaya in 1918 in honour of MA Bakunin (1814-1876). Many historical houses have survived to this day, including the 200-year-old house at number 7- 15. In 1886, architect IG Kondratenko built the first factory building on the street, on the plots of houses No. 74 – 76. In 1885 the architect P. P. Shcheglov built a house (No. 54), distinguished by an unusually ornate facade: the pediment was decorated with the head of a lion. In 1891, the architect I. S. Kuznetsov built a house at number 78 for the manufacturer Denisov and in 1904, completed No. 94 for the clergy of the churches of the Moscow Pokrovskaya Community of Sisters of Mercy.  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention
 Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention Building Description Constructed 1927-8 by the civil engineer V. Patek the Telecom building at number 5 Bakuniskaya is a classic example of Russian industrial constructivism, one of three such identical buildings in Moscow. The four-story building is the letter “T” shape in plan. Its monumental, rendered façade bears the inscriptions – “Mail”, “Telephone”, “Telegraph”. Architects of Invention have retained this main façade, facing onto Bakuninskaya street, restoring its original aesthetic with a light grey plaster render, whilst the windows, doors and metal fixtures are painted in a dark grey aluminium. The historic front section of the building now accommodates retail, cafes and a restaurant with an outdoor terrace. The rear has been reconfigured to provide two large lobby areas at ground floor level, housed in separate cores. These give access to the apart-hotel and are accessed via a double height entrance in the centre of the rear façade. There is a single level underground car park with 65 spaces on site.  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention A new independent volume, with a striking, triangular, cantilevered façade, now hovers above the existing historic building. The contrast between old and new is emphasised through materials – the new is a large grid of modular, metallic components and stained glass – and through the dramatic contemporary form. The volumes are connected by a sky-garden and there are balconies for every room.  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention Structure The buildings are based on concrete load-bearing, sheer walls and a two core structure. The new volume cantilevers from the south and north by 13m and 7.5m respectively. The transferred slab underneath the new volume is formed as a caisson superstructure.  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention  Image Courtesy © Architects of Invention
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