OMG, I Want This House: Moscow (Photos)
See an avant-garde Moscow home—a honeycombed intersection of two towers—that we want to call our own.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
This early 20th-century avant-garde home in Moscow, shaped like two towers and covered in honeycomb-like windows, is filled with memorabilia from the Jazz Age, the heyday of architect and painter Konstantin Melnikov’s career. Call it “Midnight in Moscow.” Click through to see why we want to call this throwback house our very own.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
The home’s unique cylindrical exterior, as seen from its backyard, stands out in the midst of more traditional buildings.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
The full-length window of the simple yet grand façade of the Melnikov property is a nod to modernist sensibility.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
Floor-to-ceiling hexagonal windows create a honeycomb effect in the atelier’s mezzanine.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
Original paintings, drawings and photographs by Melnikov survive in the home’s grand living room/studio.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
A simple, uncarpeted staircase leads down into a corridor lined with paintings.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
In one corner of the atelier lays an antique chest and several paintings stacked on top.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
A photograph of the house when it was still under construction, between 1927 and 1929.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
An antique table and chairs sit under three of the hexagon windows in the master bedroom.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
Another of the home’s bedrooms, with an exposed ceiling, old-school bed and another large painting inside.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
An old-fashioned silver samovar hangs in a corner of the kitchen.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
A closeup of a shelf in the kitchen with its collection of original hand-painted tin canisters. And check out those eggbeaters.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
Another shot of the master bedroom, painted in golden yellow and illuminated by three of the hexagonal windows.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
A peek into the master bedroom from the pink and green-painted living room.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
Glass doors open from the wooden staircase into the living room.
A white brick stove, designed by Melnikov, stands in the pink painted living room.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
Spectres of the past are basically sitting at the dining room table, surrounded by old paintings and antique furniture.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
A corner of the living room with a stove designed by Melnikov.
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
A photo of the residence’s façade in its glory days—someone save this house!
Fritz von der Schulenburg/Interior Archive
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