Part 2.
Photo: GORK
Geo: Samara, RU
I heard that a presentation code for the city of Samara is being developed, and a whole designer with colorful hair has been hired for this purpose. We will consider this article as an appendix to the ideas of identity aimed at improving residents' comfort and increasing tourist flow.
Miracles do not happen, and without serious federal programs, it is difficult for a large city to bring its amenities up to polished Moscow standards on its own. However, we love regional cities not for that, but for their uniqueness, which should be preserved in order.
I mentioned the overwhelming rating of architectural hodgepodge, and if we speak specifically, in Samara you can find literally everything—from Russian style and bright modernism to examples of Baroque and classical antiquity with Doric columns (which are hard to find anywhere). Now imagine walking through the historical center with your mouth open and seeing a house (the estate of A.I. Grebezhov) with stucco no worse than in the watery corners of Venice, but unfortunately, all elements of the facade are covered with a centimeter layer of dust, and dilapidated areas are covered with some torn painted rags; only flowers on the balconies, curtains behind the windows, and a successful orange color of the facade over centuries of dust give life to this house. Restore it, and there will be +1 identity object in the collection that people will come to see. It exists even now, but walking nearby is dangerous: century-old plaster tends to fall off in spring, not to mention the residents—brave souls.
In another district, there is a pre-revolutionary Red Cross hospital (designed by Samara architect T.S. Khilinsky). A striking example of Russian style, where the volume of facade decoration could rival Moscow's Polytechnical Institute, but ultimately competes only with the amount of shrubbery that has covered the area.
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of such examples. In two days, I took nearly 500 photos (usually around 100 quality shots a day). Imagine how much interesting architecture there is in Samara!
There are objects that have undergone reconstruction. I will skip the quality of the restoration of sculptures since it is indeed expensive, but selecting a facade color in historical context is possible, right? Or one could just sandblast it and apply protection—there's no need to guess about the color.
I will talk separately about wooden architecture: it's explosive.
@gorkjournal
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Photo: GORK
Geo: Samara, RU
I heard that a presentation code for the city of Samara is being developed, and a whole designer with colorful hair has been hired for this purpose. We will consider this article as an appendix to the ideas of identity aimed at improving residents' comfort and increasing tourist flow.
Miracles do not happen, and without serious federal programs, it is difficult for a large city to bring its amenities up to polished Moscow standards on its own. However, we love regional cities not for that, but for their uniqueness, which should be preserved in order.
I mentioned the overwhelming rating of architectural hodgepodge, and if we speak specifically, in Samara you can find literally everything—from Russian style and bright modernism to examples of Baroque and classical antiquity with Doric columns (which are hard to find anywhere). Now imagine walking through the historical center with your mouth open and seeing a house (the estate of A.I. Grebezhov) with stucco no worse than in the watery corners of Venice, but unfortunately, all elements of the facade are covered with a centimeter layer of dust, and dilapidated areas are covered with some torn painted rags; only flowers on the balconies, curtains behind the windows, and a successful orange color of the facade over centuries of dust give life to this house. Restore it, and there will be +1 identity object in the collection that people will come to see. It exists even now, but walking nearby is dangerous: century-old plaster tends to fall off in spring, not to mention the residents—brave souls.
In another district, there is a pre-revolutionary Red Cross hospital (designed by Samara architect T.S. Khilinsky). A striking example of Russian style, where the volume of facade decoration could rival Moscow's Polytechnical Institute, but ultimately competes only with the amount of shrubbery that has covered the area.
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of such examples. In two days, I took nearly 500 photos (usually around 100 quality shots a day). Imagine how much interesting architecture there is in Samara!
There are objects that have undergone reconstruction. I will skip the quality of the restoration of sculptures since it is indeed expensive, but selecting a facade color in historical context is possible, right? Or one could just sandblast it and apply protection—there's no need to guess about the color.
I will talk separately about wooden architecture: it's explosive.
@gorkjournal
3D · Render · Photo · Archviz · GORK