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Igumnov House, French Embassy, ​​Moscow / Russia

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.

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Construction project:
Facade restoration / plinth Facade 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:
Fa. OOO SK RemStroy Service
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Verwaltung staatlicher Botschaftsgebäude: GlavUpDK
Site address:
119049 Moscow
Data sheet:
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Date / completion:
2014
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