Vul. Bohomoltsia, 04 – residential building

The house is located in the row housing of Bohomoltsia street. This is a residential townhouse constructed in the first decade of the 20th century with the use of the then modern building materials and constructions as well as with connection to electricity, water supply and sewerage networks. In general, the building, despite its modernity, is designed somewhat more traditionally than most buildings in the ensemble of Bohomoltsia street; this can be seen both in its planning and façades. It contains rooms receiving less natural light that face the courtyard. The composition of its front façade is typical of the Historicism: strict symmetry, thin lateral façade projections topped with attics. Its tectonics is emphasized by rustication; stylized Neo-Renaissance elements are used (window frames, pediments, balcony consoles, entablature, etc.). In the façades decoration, Secession-style details were also used: majolica panels, mascarons, etc.

The building has three floors, basements and an attic. It is built of brick and plastered, with brick vaults on metal beams in the basement, reinforced concrete intermediate floors and balconies. Forged metal elements and majolica tiles were used in the façades design. The roof has a structure made of wooden rafters and posts and is covered with corrugated metal. Originally, it was probably covered with tiles.

The building is U-shaped in plan, with a rectangular front part and an L-shaped wing. According to the original project, there were two apartments on each floor of the front part: a two-room one and a three-room one with kitchens and bathrooms inside. A back staircase led to another, cheaper two-room apartment in the wing.

The main façade is symmetrical, its symmetry accentuated by two lateral pilaster sides, a balcony and a portal. It is characterized by a certain tectonics of the composition expressed in the ground floor rustication, more massive second floor balconies than the third floor ones, the triple division of the façade and the ground floor level separation with a cornice, the stylization of window framings, pediments, and mirrors; due to all these details the façade solution approximates the Historicist architecture. However, the very character of the details is clearly that of the Secession: majolica, stylized floral designs, mascarons, wreaths, forged consoles and balcony railings.

The townhouse has been changed somewhat since it was built: the attic facing the courtyard was reconstructed and adapted for living; the apartments were replanned; the roof was replaced. Decorative elements have mainly been preserved (the main façade and entryway decoration), as well as the door and window woodwork. The authentic staircase with a forged railing and ornamented floor tiles in the Secession style have also survived.