Soviet Heritage 35 v-5 Ginzburg

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I learned about the Narkomn building from my father,Vimi Gizbg (19301997, ch.), f Miy

Gizbg. a h im, I w yg m b

h Mcw Ii f achic fi p-

pci h impiciy biic f h ig.

B my fh i v pci, ciy -

civ w i h h g g fm h h

cci h bk f w. obviy, hi mm-

i f hi chih y p h h b i-

wv f him bqy f m wih h

img f hi c. th i f -

pp wh h iv h ig wih h m wh

cmmii ipi h biig, n. a. Miy-

i, h Pp Cmmi f Fic; h h f

h h himf, chic Miy Gizbg; i

ak dyk; h i imm-i-

y big mi y cci wih h Miiy f

Fic, f wh mpy i w bi. s imp-

i f my fh chih, gh wih m bck-

-whi, -f-fc phgph m g hi

h mhig igh i, biig

vwk, i bk h hiy f Mi

chic, b vy mch iv. Cqy, i

h vi i p f h biig, I w

my h c if, b h if i

i h Stalker-like existence [cf. Andrey

Tarkovskys lm Stalker] by hf f fmii

b by h ciy hii, b pp,

if.

th h b v mp bgi ig h

Narkomn house. I observed the efforts made by my fa-

h, h bg hpig him. ufy, h

mp m g h i fi. t b-

gi wih, w i gig pbic gizi ch

h ui f achic h achic F-

i ivv. th Mcw Ii f achic hp h biig i h. a w

h k wih v ii fi ivv

i h i f chic mm. thi pb-

lem was the difculty of taking part in operations which

cy i, .g. ig h c i-

hbi f h biig (cy ic biig wk

i c wh y i b ci ym

c b bk p i g), ppyig f h p-

mi i p i Mcw, yig f w

g iii cci, bq p-

tion of the building. Moreover, the Narkomn house is

signicantly larger than, say, the house of Melnikov (them g f h m f ivm qi).

I h c hf f h 1990 vi cmmci -

gizi bg pp. th mjiy f h h

aleksey Ginzburg

The Narkomfn Building

Narkomn commune house of the Ministry of Finance

on Novinsky Boulevard 25, Moscow,

arch. M. Ginzburg, I. Milinis, 192830.

View from South, 1930

Narkomn commune house of the Ministry of Financeon Novinsky Boulevard 25, Moscow,

arch. M. Ginzburg, I. Milinis, 1928 30.

Interior of the communal block. 1930


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i i h biig chic v: hy -

g i my pic f . I ch c

my fh i xpi h h y pi h i -

i. H hi hiy xc chgig h

biig y c. I 1995 w f wh

m b i i. My fh bg cc-

ig gii wih amic cmpy f wh

pi w himf pfi chic. th

f h k w i pjc b h i

which w h b wkig whi w h b k-

ig f iv.

o wk h i pjc xpcy

ivv m bi ch h w h ii-

iy hgh. th w hi xciig fig h vy

i i w f f mig h i w pp.

dig h c f h ig wk w i p

ff h chg icv h biig ii-

i . I w ch mm, I yz h chi-

c ii, h I w b h h

my img fm my fh chih mmi.

I had a feeling of the signicance and meaning of a com-

pc vm, vy imp gic c which

c b gp immiy. evyhig i hi bi-ig w iviv w w y w vyhig

fm h chiq f mkig fm cc, imi-

h cc i h cci f h Bh

h m im i Gmy, h pciy ig

h f h g wiw. I w hi by h bi-

ig w-m-, h qiy which i b f

i h vy b wk f chic which c

be sensed in every part of the Narkomn building. Still

, wh I h h ppiy g ii ii

biig bi by h cic f cmpy W

chic, I w b cmp i x-

imi, high, c. I bg hw pciy hi h b ch f Gizbg

ci hw kify ig, ---hf,

b high h b cmbi i c


on Novinsky Boulevard 25, Moscow, arch. M. Ginzburg,

I. Milinis, 192830. Interior of the communal block.

1930

Mosei Jakovlevich Ginzburg (18921946)

ii f pif pc i h m pm. I w

imp by m i ch h wy i

i h m ci ig pp w F-

yp i h b mk i iff c, h

fc h h pfbic mihic ciig p m

i pib v my f ckig.

o f h mi iiciv f f h biig i

h cmbii f w iff yp f hig. th

Narkomn building was supposed to be a new type of

h h w b ii bw h ii

fmiy wig h w cmm wy f ivig. a

h m im, hwv, v h m ii p-

m h vy . thy mb mii-cg

g g ci if g i . I

pi f hi m iz, h F-yp i m g

f h i f - ---hf-high

y. th pp ci w j m i

h h ym f cmmici; i v

a recreational space. Also recreational were the open rst

y h b f. a i , h h h wi

g f pbic pc ikig i wih i ig.

th cmm bck, ik h ii p by

c-y pgwy, h m y bi-ig, ppch by pci ph ig hgh h

pk, m p mii mb ciig f h

cic c.

o f h i i pjc w c h c-

ond, never-built stage of the Narkomn building. This

w hv pvi pc i which mv i

pi ig h c. ah pbm w cm

p gi w h p h cmm-ivig

i f i m cii ( hi , w

h i f cmpc bhm i i

i kich vp by Miy Gizbg ig

hi im h f sykm). W pp bi-ig p x if, i b h v-

which h b cy i i h by f h

biig ig h p-w y b im.


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ig vhic cy f ii h biig. I w

then that I learnt that the Narkomn building lacks the

y cvi which by w h b -

ig chic mm.

I 1997 Fh i. oy h y w I b

ci i mp. I ccp y hp

h w ff h my ifmi wih wh

h y i k p i pjc. tgh wih

the Ofce for Preservation of Monuments we conducted

chic ivigi (picipy i pv

h fibiiy f piig h biig). Wih hhp f a. Zivk, hi f ch i

1920 chic, I k Gm chic wh h

h Bh (bi ig imi chgy,

y i). Civiiz iv wh ppci C-

civi hic bg pp. Hwv, c

i mp hv f icmphib

iviib . I c, w y h h

Mcw Gvm h h v h biig f

cmpii i which p f h pic pi f h bi-

ig w b pi h ciy which w mk h-

ic i by cmmci iv v m f

pc ppc. I h w f h ipciigh h b g wih pc iivi p

f h biig ( if i c b ivi i p) f

ccmmig piv ch i h ii bck,

Narkomn commune house of the Ministry of Finance on Novinsky Boulevard 25, Moscow,

arch. M. Ginzburg, I. Milinis, 1928 30. Model 2004 by Ginzburg architects, Moscow

We considered the most efcient use for the building

b pm h. o h h, hi f

fm h i h chgic ifc

f cvi h; h h, i m i

pib i h biig ii fci. of

h pib p-i f h biig

units (as ofces, artists studios, a student hostel, etc.), we

w pv h ii fci c. of

c, h i hy mb ii pm

ib f hbii by v-p fmii. B

hy c b by w p f h- g-m y.

ufy, hi pjc cm hig. Hvig

w h cmpii h biig ( h

xi h im), h amic cmpy, i pi

f i xpic f wkig wih i Mcw,

h y g bgg w i bcic g

wih Mcw l Cmmi. Fiig hmv p

gi g ic, hy b h pjc f

v mh f yig. sv y , I w hw

ig cci f h x- bi c h

new driveway turned towards the Narkomn building and

p h i f h v bi c wig. I b-cm bvi h hi iy h wy b v

f h . th ivwy w i v m

fm h mm, w vibi fm hvy p-


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I. Milinis, 1928 30. Laundry house, 2005

h f hig v h cmm bck i

f h biig f i i h i. Vi

cmpi piv h h k i-

i igig v h igh hi pm.

Wh W chic cm Mcw, hy m

always ask me to take them to the Narkomn building

, bhig, I hv xpi hm why i i iin such an appalling condition. The most difcult part is

wy xpi why mch ff g i -

i, b i pig h hii f h

hi mm. t mih bi h h

fm cch i fighig iv, pc

h h c wi y b impv

xmy cyic. I fighig h hk h c-

cmic bm h h biig i -

g by my m vb h h biig i-

f; h i cy which i h 1920 pvi

h ipii h i c w high v

h w, c fm h g y i i-

, by y. Wh I w Bi i

My 2005 f cfc pvig 20 h-cy

chic, I w hw cfy h Gm h

gcy f h 1920 h mm f m -

chic.

I ik y c m hw imp i i pv

not just the Narkomn buildings external skin, but also

i xpim c h iviv q f w

fm f hig h w cc i h 1920 i r-

i. F i i hi h mk h biig mm f

hiy chic hgh. I i h ik bw

biig c i fci h c c

chic img, h i by fm ch-

iq.

W w b y h imp

qiy f hi h. ec ig im f hg

pvy i cy wh vyhig w i i, h

Narkomn building has nevertheless been strong enough

f my y wih cpi vi,

i, pp pkp. B w c g f-

f kp ig i gh. ech w y i m

h h h m cp h h c y wi

b i .



I. Milinis, 192830. East faade, 2004

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