Abrikosov House is a residential restoration project shaped by an unusually complex architectural biography. Originating as 17th-century merchant chambers, the building accumulated new layers over centuries: a 19th-century expansion commissioned by entrepreneur and art collector Vasily Kokorev, the pre-revolutionary apartment of the Abrikosov family, and a four-story configuration formed after nationalization in the 1930s. The current project adds a mansard fifth floor, continuing this gradual, vertical growth.
The house is conceived as a multilayered organism rather than a single historical artifact. Former auxiliary structures — including the carriage house and service buildings — are integrated into the residential infrastructure and remain fully functional, reinforcing the idea of continuity through use. A building that evolves in such a complex manner inevitably produces a complex plan, where spatial logic reflects accumulated time.
NOWADAYS office applies a careful distinction between restoration and architectural continuation. Surviving historical interiors and facades are meticulously restored, while new spaces are designed as interiors that never existed, but plausibly could have emerged in an alternative historical trajectory. This approach avoids direct historical imitation, allowing old and new to coexist without hierarchy.
Interior design emphasizes material depth and stratification. Selective sondages reveal fragments of earlier finishes emerging through later layers, making time physically legible. The color palette is not literal but interpretative — muted, nuanced tones that echo memory rather than recreate period decor.
New insertions are precise and restrained. Contemporary elements never touch historical surfaces directly, maintaining a clear yet subtle boundary between eras. Abrikosov House demonstrates an approach to reuse where preservation is achieved not by freezing history, but by allowing it to remain active, layered, and spatially alive.

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