Vladivostok: Restaurant in an Early 20th-Century Mansion

Vladivostok

The restaurant at the
Briner Mansion

"Briner Mansion" of the Art Nouveau era.
Early XX century

In the process of restoration

A mansion of the early twentieth century -
an object of cultural heritage
of regional significance

1910

date of construction

History

The Brinners' Mansion is a regional cultural heritage site. The project's author was the German architect Georg Yungkhendel, who participated in the design and construction of the Berlin Cathedral. His bureau used to be the largest in Vladivostok in the 19th-20th centuries. Swiss citizen Julius Joseph Brinner went east in order to discover a better life after he graduated from a commercial gymnasium in Geneva.

After trying his luck in China and Korea, young Brinner decided to settle in Primorye, which he liked. In 1910, based on a project by architect Georg Yungkhendel, a new mansion for the Brinner family was built on Aleutskaya Street, where they lived until the 1930s.

2020-2024

design and implementation period

The mansion is also famous for being the birthplace and childhood home of Yulius Brinner's grandson - Yul. Later, he emigrated to America with his family, added a second "n" to his surname, and began a film career, becoming the Oscar-winning actor Yul Brynner.

Concept

The bureau's main task was to preserve historical interior elements and integrate modern solutions. The revival of the Briner Mansion is preserving the history of the Russian Far East.

1078 m²

object area

Decision

When developing the project, the bureau adhered to the major principle: preservation of authentic elements, recreation of the historical appearance, integration of modern elements of decor, furniture and lighting. The interiors of the boutique hotel recreated the atmosphere of a luxurious early 20th-century mansion.

Preservation and conservation: molded decor with vegetative ornament in the corners of the ceiling; ceiling friezes, wall-to-ceiling conjunction with carved outlay; historical staircase cages with granite steps; metal forged railing of the staircase ending with a wooden figured handrail; framing of the rear side of flights with a profiled frieze; consoles on beams of intermediate platforms; impost with vegetative ornament, mascarons, and "ring in ring" ornament; ceiling rosettes, historical glazed tile, historical doors and windows.

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