The Melnikov House

Icon of the Avant-Garde, Family Home, Architecture Museum
2. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-86922-436-7
Verlag: DOM publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 61, 272 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 750 g

Reihe: Grundlagen/Basics

The Melnikov House, a building designed by architect Konstantin Melnikov in Moscow for himself and his family (1927–1929), is an icon of the architectural avant-garde. The house was originally built as an experimental cylindrical house to test Konstantin Melnikov’s very own concept for the mass construction of housing. The original layout, elegant spatial arrangement and ingenious engineering techniques have made this masterpiece world famous. According to Melnikov, the essence of his house lies in its ‘equivalence and equability of weight, light, air and heat‘. Being of a unique architectural form, it still looks modern while retaining the authentic memorial atmosphere of the 20th century, thus reflecting the tragic life of this solo architect. This book gives a detailed account of its creation and history right through the 20th century, the transitional state from residential dwelling to museum, and the house‘s current condition while still awaiting an in-depth survey and conservation work. The volume contains rich archival materials as well as recent photographs. It describes the challenges and choices of museumification. Many memorial objects from the house are linked to the professional and family life of the
architect and published for the first time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kuznetsov, Pavel

Über Autor(innen)

Kuznetsov, Pavel
Pavel Kuznetsov, born in 1971, economist and author of academic articles and research­ papers. Studies on the Soviet architectural avant-garde since 2007. Since 2010, first deputy director of the Schusev State Museum of Architecture (Moscow). In 2013, he initiated procedures in the RF Government to raise the state protection status of the Melnikov House. Since 2014, director of the State Melnikovs Museum.