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Tatlin Apartments in Central Moscow
24 Jun 2021
Architects: AI Studio
Location: 5 Bakuninskaya Street, Moscow, Russia

Tatlin Apartments Moscow
AI Studio completes Tatlin Apartments, bringing new life to a neglected constructivist gem in Central Moscow.
Constructed in 1927 by the civil engineer V. Patek, the original ?Telephone Exchange” building at Number 5 Bakuniskaya Street is a classic example of Russian industrial constructivism. It is one of three identical buildings in Moscow. The four-story, T-shaped structure has not been used since digital telecommunications were introduced in the city and has been falling into decay for two decades.
Constructivism is the only unique Soviet-Russian grand architectural style, akin to the new Bauhaus school. Many buildings in Western Europe were designed by students of this movement, including notable Soviet émigré Berthold Lubetkin.

These architects applied the emerging method and style of the VKHUTEMAS school throughout European capitals. Russian constructivism is appreciated everywhere except in Russia. Until 2016, there were six constructivist telephone exchange buildings in Moscow. The telephone exchange on Serpukhovsky Val was demolished in 2013; the one on Taganka in 2016; and that on Zubovskaya Square in 2017.

Anton Khmelnitskiy, an architect who oversaw the project from inception to completion, noted, ?Although ...