Abstract
The paper discusses the history of the Martyn Brothers House, as well as the practice of restoring this object of cultural heritage of federal significance. The author of the mansion is Nikolai Matveevich Sokolov (1859-1906), the city architect of the late XIX - early XX centuries in Rostov-on-Don. To characterize the measures for the protection and modern practice of restoration of one of the brightest examples of N. M. Sokolov’s creativity – the Martyn Brothers House in Rostov-on-Don. The main method of research was historical analysis - the study of the origin, formation and development of objects in chronological order, as well as archival and full-scale surveys of the object, photo fixation. The characteristic of practice of restoration of works of “brick style” using Martyn Brothers House as a bright example of the work of the architect N.M. Sokolov was given. The mansion is of scientific and practical interest. During the research, the main techniques and methods used in restoration practice that can be used by modern restorers were identified. After the completion of restoration work on the site of the Martyn Brothers House, the original historical and architectural appearance of the magnificent monument of the late XIX century was restored, taking into account all the lost parts of the building.
Highlights
This paper is devoted to study the restoration practices of the Martyn Brothers House as a bright example of creativity of the architect Nikolai Matveevich Sokolov – an adherent of rational direction of architecture of the late XIX - early XX centuries
The architectural heritage of cities in the South of Russia is rich in examples of rational architecture “brick style”, while the modern practice of restoring objects of brick architecture of the milestone of the XIX-XX centuries in most cases, it leads to a distortion of the original author’s idea, measures to protect the historical brickwork lead to a change in the original appearance of the object and the loss of its aesthetic value
It is important to study the positive experience of restoration of historical architecture objects in the “brick style”
Summary
This paper is devoted to study the restoration practices of the Martyn Brothers House as a bright example of creativity of the architect Nikolai Matveevich Sokolov – an adherent of rational direction of architecture of the late XIX - early XX centuries. Famous work of a leading city architect of Rostov-on-Don - the Martyn Brothers House - the analysis of modern practice of restoration and adaptation of cultural heritage to a new function, in this case -museum. The main task of repair and restoration work is to preserve the historical and cultural value of decorative elements of facades, interiors, including a stove with tiled decor, bronze appliances, the main staircase of prefabricated metal cast ornamented and figured elements, which are a sample of artistic casting of the late XIX century of Rostov plant “John Martyn and Co”.
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