New life for the house at Kostomarivs’ka Street, 13

The renovation of the building located at Kostomarivs’ka Street, 13 was completed in 2020.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

Now there will be office premises here.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

The original reconstruction project envisaged the addition of three floors, but only one was added.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2018

As you can see, the facade has been restored, but the historical window glazing bars, as often happens in Kharkiv, have been lost.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

Previously, this Art Nouveau house (built around the 1900s) was abandoned and could have suffered the fate of permanent demolition – it was not a listed architectural landmark.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2018

Now life will flicker in it – albeit with a superstructure.