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| House of Projects | |
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Дім Проєктів | |
 House of Projects in 2020 | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Constructivism (originally), Stalinist (reconstruction) |
| Location | Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Address | Freedom Square, 4 |
| Coordinates | 50°00′15″N 36°13′40″E / 50.00417°N 36.22778°E |
| Groundbreaking | 1930 |
| Completed | 1932 |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Renovated | 1961 |
| Height | 66 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 14 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Sergey Serafimov and Maria Zandberg |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Volodymyr Kostenko and Viktor Lifshyts |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 2,500 |
| Official name | «Будівля Держуніверситету /к. Будинок Проектів/» (Building of the State University /former House of Projects/) |
| Type | Urban Planning, Architecture |
| Reference no. | 7374-Ха |
The House of Projects (Ukrainian: Дім Проєктів, Дім Проектів) is a building located on Freedom Square in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It is one of the three major buildings of the square together with Derzhprom (House of State Industry) and the House of Cooperation.[1][2]
Construction history
[edit]An all-Union competition for the best design was launched to select the optimal building design. On 5 February 1930, architects Sergey Serafimov and Maria Zandberg won the competition with their project "To Catch Up and Overtake".[3] The Vesnin brothers came in second place, and Kharkiv architects Hryhoriy Yanovytsky and M. L. Mordvynov came in third. All three winning projects evisaged a skyscraper in the constructivist style.[4][5]
The construction began in 1930. The House of Projects was built, like Derzhprom, from monolithic reinforced concrete, but with wooden floors to save money on the construction.[1] The 14-story building was completed in 1932.[6] Like all Kharkiv skyscrapers, the building had a constructivist architectural style. From its completion to 1954, the House of Projects was the tallest building in Ukraine, with an original height of 68.5 m before reconstruction.[1]
Usage
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Originally, the House of Projects was built to house design and construction institutions of the Ukrainian SSR, hence its name.[7]
During World War II, the building was burned down, and the southern wing was destroyed. While it generally survived the war, the building remained closed for 20 years.[8] In 1961, it was completely reconstructed according to the design of architects Volodymyr Kostenko and Viktor Lifshyts, and engineers O. Ivanchenko and V. Dudnik.[3]
A project was also presented for the reconstruction of the skyscraper, which included a building in the style of the Seven Sisters in Moscow. Due to the reconstruction, the building changed greatly and lost its original constructivist style and three-dimensional plasticity.[1]
Since 1957–1963, the House of Projects serves as the main building of the Kharkiv National University.[9] In 2022, it suffered minor damage due to bombing of Kharkiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]
Architecture
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Many architects[who?] believe that Sergey Serafimov succeeded in designing this building much better compared to the completely stripped-down, somewhat brutal forms of Derzhprom.[7]
The House of Projects was more finely worked out in detail. The forms were built on the contrast of the central high-rise dominant, emphasized by vertical glazing slots, and the spatial wings, in which horizontal divisions prevail. The contrast of blank and glazed surfaces, the completion of the central body in the form of a flat "wide" slab, vertical and horizontal through-lights, penetrating rays of the sun on the façade oriented to the north where the side parts adjoin the central one was the appearance of the House of Projects before the war.[11] The building has changed its appearance so significantly after the reconstruction that its original appearance is hardly recognizable.
Gallery
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The House of Projects in the 1930s -
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In 1985 after the reconstruction -
In 2010 -
In 2021 -
In 2008, view from the Lopan River -
Soviet postage stamp featuring the maing building of the Kharkiv National University
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Ponomarenko, Ivan (21 September 2019). Будинок Проєктів [House of Projects]. Alluring Kharkiv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Sokolynska, Olena (15 August 2022). "Freedom Square in Kharkiv (Maidan Svobody): Myths, Facts and Symbols". Gwara Media. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ a b Історія будівлі Головного корпусу Харківського національного університету імені В. Н. Каразіна (на матеріалах Музею історії) [History of the Main Building of KN Karazin Kharkiv National University (based on materials from the Museum of History)] (PDF). VN Karazin Kharkiv National University (in Ukrainian). 26 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Площадь им. Дзержинского, ГОСПРОМ и харьковский конструктивизм [Dzerzhinsky Square, DERZHPROM and Kharkiv constructivism]. Kharkov.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Andrieiev, Tymur. Спадщина Харківського національного університету імені В. Н. Каразіна у фондах ЦДНТА України [Heritage of KN Karazin Kharkiv National University in the funds of the CSSNA of Ukraine]. Central State Scientific and Technical Archives of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Nedilko, Kseniia (9 September 2023). Одна з окрас Харкова відзначила свій ювілей – деталі [One of the landmarks of Kharkiv celebrated its anniversary – details]. Comments.ua Kharkiv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ a b Shvydenko, Olha. Найкраща будівля Сергія Серафімова [The best building of Sergey Serafimov]. Constructivism Kharkiv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ В корпусе Национального университета в Харькове была… ракетная шахта (ФОТО) [In the building of the National University in Kharkiv was... a rocket mine (PHOTO)]. Redpost (in Russian). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Головний корпус [Main building]. VN Karazin Kharkiv National University (in Ukrainian). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Weichert, Stefan (3 June 2022). "Professors at Bombed Kharkiv University Struggle to Continue Their Work". The Scientist. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Buryak, Alexandr; Kriezer, Irina (2006). Стилевая атрибуция ансамбля площади Дзержинского (ныне площадь свободы) в Харькове [Style attribution of the Dzerzhinsky Square ensemble (now Freedom Square) in Kharkiv] (PDF). Heritage at Risk (in Russian) (3). ICOMOS.
Sources
[edit]- Архітектура Харкова: держпром Archived 2009-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Дім Проєктів на Skyscraperpage Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine