At a regular meeting of the Consultative Council under the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Kyiv City State Administration, experts officially approved the concept for the restoration of the well-known estate at 22 Oleksandr Konyskyi Street. Currently, final procedures are underway, namely obtaining the necessary approvals and permits to begin the direct construction and restoration work on the site. This was reported reported by the director of the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Kyiv City State Administration, Maryna Solovyova.
Preservation of Layout and Integration of Authentic Elements of the Estate
According to the specialized department, the concept approved by leading specialists provides for the complete preservation of the house's layout, its historical geometric parameters, architectural expressiveness, and facades.
The main task of the future work is to maximally integrate all surviving authentic elements into the updated space and the restored structure of the building. Experts have already developed a full package of scientific and project documentation, taking into account the accounting documentation of this cultural heritage object and in accordance with the strict requirements of heritage protection legislation.
Specific List of Planned Works and Project Funding
The project is intended to be a showcase example of how to professionally restore historical buildings and organically integrate them into the modern urban space while preserving authenticity. The scientific and project documentation envisages the implementation of the following key tasks:
- preservation and integration of all existing authentic parts of the building, as well as strict adherence to historical geometric parameters and the building's height;
- unchanged layout scheme of the house, existing architectural expressiveness, and facade plasticity;
- use of previously selected and conserved authentic bricks for the restoration of facade elements;
- restoration on foundations and load-bearing walls with the installation of a permanent roof covering and restoration of the authentic roof appearance;
- connection of the restored building to utility networks according to a permanent scheme.
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Previously, the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Kyiv City State Administration signed a special Memorandum on its restoration with the building's owners. This document officially obliges the owners to restore the building to its authentic appearance and carry out all necessary restoration works entirely at their own expense.
All further actions on the site will be carried out under the vigilant control of representatives of the Kyiv City State Administration and the active public of the capital.
More details on how the cultural heritage protection system works in Kyiv, why fines do not stop developers, what is happening with high-profile objects, and what changes are proposed for the real protection of the historical environment – read in an interview with the director of the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Kyiv City State Administration, Maryna Solovyova.
