Law Firm in an 1820s Mansion: Sechenovsky Lane, Moscow

Moscow

Law Firm Office

The main house of the XIX century city manor
in Sechenovsky Lane

In the process of design

Built after the fire
in Moscow in 1812

1812

date of construction

History

This unique wooden mansion was built after a fire in Moscow in 1812. The last rebuilding was carried out by an architect Konstantin Terskoy, Fyodor Shechtel's teacher.

Concept

This unique wooden mansion, "the main house of the city estate", is located on Sechenovsky Lane, bounded by Prechistenka and Ostozhenka Streets. Since the XVIII century this area was one of the favorites of the Moscow nobility, so the appearance of the house is characteristic to a small residential estate. As the result of construction in post-fire (1812) Moscow and subsequent remodeling and changes in the facade. One of the alterations was carried out by K.V. Tersky, who used to be a teacher of the famous architect F.O. Shechtel. Numerous stucco elements, historical cellars of the XVII-XVIII centuries, as well as tile stoves that were made in in the Art Nouveau style later, set the overall complex stylistics of the interior, where several time eras were intertwined.

Solution

The ground floor space of the mansion retains the Empire style characteristic of the early 19th century and functions as a modern, functional office for a law firm. The attic floor interior with Art Nouveau elements has become a private zone for the clients. The basement floor with historical masonry and Monier vaults serves as a kitchen and archive area.

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