Name
Palace of Builders' Culture
Years of construction
1927-1930
Address
19-A, Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred Square
Architectural purity of the Builders' Club
Architectural purity of the Builders' Club The avant-garde ideas in local architecture had its specific characteristics. Thanks to the formed environment and the absence of the fashion dictatorship Kharkiv architects had real freedom for the manifestation of their creative individuality. However, they never stayed out of the new approaches to understanding architectural forms - they were excited by the wind of change and ready to expand the horizons of their creativity. Their interpretation of the avant-garde theories became a basis of art and compositional decisions for design of workers' clubs of Kharkiv, reflecting the specific approaches of Kharkiv architects. In the late 1920s, construction began on club buildings for workers. The brightest sample of avant-garde architecture among such club buildings in Kharkiv is the Builders' Club, by architects Y. A. Steinberg, I.F. Milinis, and I.I. Malozyomov, which was built in 1927-1929s. The "purity" of its architectural design is easy to explain concerning the youth of the project's authors, their lack of experience, and passion for neoclassicism or eclecticism. The architects redefined the basics of constructivist theories and created original composition. The pavilion planning scheme, which was typical of constructivists, was also rethought: the buildings designed for specific functions were grouped around the courtyard. The main entrance to the building is also inside the courtyard, which served as a distribution lobby. The architects desired to reveal the idea of the club building, using modern, industrial forms that demonstrated the power of advanced construction technologies. The composition of volumes based on the functional interconnection of the premises. Meeting spaces located in the left wing of the building, and rooms for quiet activities or research work - in the right wing of it. The central part of the club building housed a hall for 1,200 spectators, an auditorium for 200 listeners, a dining room, a gym for 100 people, and a library. The staged part with two portals was intended for summer theater. We can see how favorite techniques of constructivists were used in this building: cylindrical the volume of the staircases is opposed to the horizontal of the main facade, which resembles a transition between buildings. There are a lot of details that are characteristic of constructivist buildings: round windows, glazed tiles, tubular railings on the corner balconies. Over the years, the Builders' Club has been rebuilt twice. During During the Second World War, the building became damaged. After a renovation in 1958 in the building were placed an additional, spacious lecture hall and a cinema hall. After the second reconstruction in 1974-1975, the building received a modern look. Olga Deryabina
Palace of Builders' Culture / Palace of Culture / Palace of Culture of Osnovyansky district
Steinberg J., Milinis I. and Malozyomov I. / 1927-1930 / 19-A, Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred Square
Palace of Culture / Constructivism
No status / Reconstructed
Romanticism of Industrial Revolution
Influence of classical art
Constructivism
Art Deco
Influence of Ukrainian folk architecture
Influence of European Modern architecture