Igumnov House, French Embassy, Moscow / Russia
Moscow
Russia
French Embassy
Igumnov House
Facade repair
Natural stone
Waterproofing of buildings
Kiesol
Sealing Grout
Elastogrout 1K
Clinker Cleaner AC
Facade Cleaning Paste
BFA Remover
Desalination Compress
Restoration Mortar
MB 2K
FM ZF
Funcosil SNL
Funcosil FC
KSE 100
KSE 300
Primer SV
Silicon Resin Paint LA
Historic Scumble
Color LA
Color LA Historic
The Igumnov House was built in 1883-1893. In 1880 the architect Nikolay Pozdeyev was commissioned by the Igumnov family to extend the old two-storey Emirate-style villa. For 13 years the project made slow progress as the construction came under public criticism, the costs were exceeded and drove the young architect to suicide.
After the October Revolution, the nationalised building served various institutions until 1979, when it became the official residence of the French Embassy. In 2007 the extensive restoration of the building began.
Reference identification data
- Construction project:
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Façade restoration / plinth
Façade restoration / natural stone
Waterproofing buildings
- Building type:
- Historically protected / historically valuable buildings
Office and administration buildings
- Short description
- The restoration of the building, which is over one hundred years old, was a complex task. The facade first had to be cleaned with special product due to the high degree of contamination with heavy efflorescence and sintering, The damaged joints were then repaired. The white natural stone elements of the façade were desalinated with compresses and then re-profiled and supplemented. This was followed by stone consolidation and hydrophobing. A mineral sealing was applied in the base area, which was finished with a new layer of plaster. Therefore protecting the building from further moisture ingress.
- Designer:
- Verwaltung staatlicher Botschaftsgebäude: GlavUpDK
- Contractor:
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Fa. OOO SK RemStroy Service
- reference.detail.customer
- Verwaltung staatlicher Botschaftsgebäude: GlavUpDK
- Site address:
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119049 Moscow
- Data sheet:
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- Date / completion:
- 2014
- Can the work be viewed?
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No