Exhibition "Beautiful Houses. Russian Architectural Salon."

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Within the exhibition of Beautiful Houses it was presented the Russian Architectural Salon. From the first several seconds you enter the exhibition space you feel a strong wooden smell. And it explains the thing that the majority of exhibits are made of timber. I think that especially for Russian people the smell of wood associates with some old traditions. 

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that modern architectural Russian tendencies follow traditions and what is more they take existing techniques which are further improved. From log houses to glued laminated timber. Participants are ready to build anything up to customer’s taste would it be a high tech or a raw timber house from fairy tales. I was also impressed by the tiny models of some architectural and interior bureaus. I found myself observing it from every possible angle. It deserves a complement.

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There were also exhibited some decorative elements which are woodcarving. On the one hand the outlook of it is quite impressive but it worth just seeing. In its majority the canvas looked very heavy and so to say out of day. I could not imagine these things to be put in modern house.

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Also I was quite confused to see ivan tee, caviar and fish selling there which are supposed to be a part of Russian style. But the most strange thing for me became singing bowls and Chinese blades as a part of architectural exhibition.

To sum up, visiting the Russian Architectural Salon worth just if you are customer and if you want some ready project. 

Daria Kozhina
IAD Level 5