Bursa by Balbek Bureau
Designed in 2018 by Balbek Bureau, this eclectic hotel complex is situated in Kiev, Ukraine.
Description
It is difficult to describe BURSA in one word. It is not just a hotel or a restaurant, not a bar or an art gallery. It is all of the above, a bespoke hotel complex fitted comfortably into a mix of centuries-old buildings in historical and cultural center of Kyiv ? Podil.
Our very first meeting with BURSA?s founder was an instant ?click?, followed by months of panning, designing and building. Our shared vision – to create a conceptual space with its own philosophy ? has materialized as a unique place with distinctive design and multiple functionalities.
Two buildings ? a hundred and a two hundred years old – were completely refurbished and, together with a newly erected modern block, integrated into a single complex, thus creating a visual connection between architectural styles and setting a tone for what might be inside. The idea was to link two old buildings with a modern block, where appreciation of history and tradition will co-exist with modern art, design and innovation. BURSA?s oldest building has become a historically significant architectural monument for more than one reason. It has definitely seen a lot, at its respectful age of 200. In the past, for many years it housed students of one of the oldest Ukrainian academies. It was also a place where a famous Kyiv city architect Andrey Melenskiy lived and worked at the turn of the...
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