Vul. Kushevycha, 1 – City's Hotkevych Palace of Culture

The Club of the Union of municipal workers of the city of Lviv, located in a three-storied corner building constructed of unplastered red brick in 1933-1938, is notable for its architecture which is quite uncharacteristic of the city. The only similar example of the façade surface design (though with the use of white brick) is the Railway Workers' Palace, located on vul. Fedkovycha, 54/56. Today it is one of the best examples of Lviv's architecture from the interwar period.

This club is an example of modernist architecture, based on the ideas of rationalism initiated by Dutch architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage. This style's characteristic features are the so-called "fair" use of materials (all materials must be easily recognizable) and clarity of design, devoid of unnecessary decoration. The basic building material is unplastered brick combined with reinforced concrete construction elements. This approach was typical of the architecture of the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria. Apart from rationalism influences, some influences of the Krakow school of "stylization decorativism", whose outstanding representative was Wacław Nowakowski, are clearly traceable in decorating the façade surfaces. To this trend, various techniques of decorating façades using brickwork are peculiar. Its striking embodiment is the Building of Scientists on the Inwalidów square 6 in Krakow.

The corner plot, where the City Hnat Khotkevych Palace of Culture stands, bordered on the railway line Lviv-Pidvolochysk in the south and on the Fifth Żółkiewski Humanitarian Gymnasium in the north. In the east, it faced Kuszewicza street with its residential, mainly Historicist-style housing, and in the west, it bordered on an old slaughterhouse.

The building, suggested in the sketch design, occupied almost 100% of the area, except for a small courtyard, which was to provide lighting for the auditorium. In general, this design was supported by the customer and by the Magistrate; however, a few comments were made, which the architect had to take into account in his further work. In particular, these comments include the following: the maximum height of the designed building from the side of the school yard, which it bordered on, had to be no more than 10.5 m; initially, the staircase was oriented toward Kuszewicza street and was located in a glazed bay window, which projected from the façade plane by 1.7 meters and towered over the main entrance by 3 m. The Magistrate specialists indicated that this design would cause an excessive shading of the building's entrance block and advised to give it up (DALO 2/1/4793:2). The author took all comments into account and made appropriate corrections in his drafts.

In the final version of the project, the club premises included:
— at the basement level: three staircases, a bowling alley with a lounge, an orchestra rehearsal hall, a kitchen, a boiler room with a storeroom for storing coal, a storeroom for properties, and auxiliary facilities;
— at the ground floor level: an entrance lobby with stairs, a vestibule, two symmetrically arranged cloakrooms, the caretaker's apartment, two booking offices, a bar, four staircases, an auditorium for 350 spectators with a stage, a lodge, and the operator's room, and lavatories;
— at the second floor level: three staircases, two dressing rooms, a rehearsal hall, a cloakroom, a staff conference room, the administrative block with its secretariat, bathrooms and a boiler room;
— at the third floor level: a balcony for 170 spectators, three staircases, a cloakroom and toilets, a conference room, a library with a reading-room, a two-bedroom apartment of the club director;
— at the loft level: an outdoor terrace along the south façade which could be accessed via two staircases.

The east façade overlooking Kuszewicza street is formed by an avant-corps, slightly protruding from the main volume, on whose central axis the main entrance is located. Above it, at the second floor level, there is a balcony, which, due to its plasticity, accentuates the whole composition. The basement is decorated with horizontal bars formed by brickwork and two concrete cornices. Light penetrates in the building's basement through densely located small square windows duplicated by rectangular windows at the ground floor level. The façade's central part, at the second and third floors level, is richly decorated by protruding brickwork. This décor can also be seen in the spaces between the windows and underneath. The whole avant-corps, at the level of each floor, is cut by horizontal concrete cornices contrasting with the red brickwork. The façade's central part is topped with a kind of expressive attic having a geometrical ornament.

The south façade's main accent is the bay window of the staircase projecting from the façade's surface and being notable for its glazing. The staircase block also creates a vertical accent, reaching above the level of the cornice. Just as on the east façade, the basement consists of horizontal bars formed by brickwork and cornices. There are three additional entrances there. At the second floor level, in the façade's right corner, there is a balcony where a door from the administrative assemble hall leads. On the left, the building ended with a service staircase, accentuated by vertical windows. At the attic level, the space between two staircases was occupied by a terrace.

Due to an expansion of the club in 1976-1980, the building's south façade, overlooking the railway tracks, lost its original appearance. Its length increased significantly due to an expansion of the auditorium and the stage space. A stage box was constructed, which became a new high dominant of the object instead of the staircase bay window. The open terrace overlooking the railway was built up. A glazed gallery from the side of the courtyard was arranged at the same time.

The decoration of the block, which was constructed in the Soviet period, is the same as on the façades of the building erected in the interwar period. That is why it did not lose its integral appearance, and not only ordinary people, but even experts often do not notice any difference between them.

Also in Soviet times, two doors were arranged in the right part of the east façade, at the ground floor level.

The interiors of the vestibule group and of the staircase were designed with luxury typical of Lviv of that time. The surface of the walls is decorated with panels of natural black and milky stone with patches of small plant-themed reliefs below an alabaster belt. On both sides of the front door niches with heating radiators are arranged, decorated with delicate brass grating. The same metal is also used for door fittings. The massive rail fencing the grand staircase is made of polished alabaster. During the reconstruction, carried out in Soviet times, the architects tried to follow the basic concept of the club interior decoration.