Materials provided by Archiproba Studios.
The building of the Palace of Culture was built in 1982: a typical project was developed by a design institute at the request of the spa council. The Palace of Culture is a prime example of the architecture of the Brezhnev era. Its area is about 12 thousand meters; it has never been renovated since its construction. The reconstruction lasted six months and cost about 300 million rubles.
The rectangular volume of the building is made in the style of modernist architecture; it houses a cinema, concert and lecture halls, dance halls, recreation areas, educational spaces, exhibition areas, a chess club and a library.
The main glass volume is recessed in the plastic of the facade; it is enveloped by an open balcony and a structure of horizontal hinged lamellas. Above the main entrances to the building, there are hinged monumental copper panels using the engraving technique. The structure of the building forms a central atrium: natural light enters there thanks to the pyramidal skylights.
The restoration project of the Palace of Culture is a delicate intrusion into a historical site and careful work with material heritage. The main idea of the project is the maximum preservation of the authentic elements of the building and the restoration of the historical appearance.
Thus, all decorative facade panels, interior stairs and floors made of Cuban marble, columns and walls made of Armenian tuff, and the original wave-like solution of the ceiling in the large auditorium were carefully cleaned and preserved.
All new interior plastic solutions exactly repeat the historical appearance laid down by the original authors of the project. During the restoration, triangular skylights have been recreated, allowing natural light to flow freely into the atrium area, rectangular ceiling caissons with reflected light and the façade system of sun louvers.
The stained-glass facade of the building was completely replaced with a new one, in strict accordance with the historical layout of the elements and the color map. The corner segment of the building is closed by the media screen, which is the key information carrier in the city.
More about the project
can be read here.
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