Mergasov House, Constructivist building from 1928 in Kazan, Russia.
Mergasov House is a brick building in central Kazan, standing at the corner of Dzerzhinsky Street and Kawi Näcmi Street. Completed in 1928, it follows constructivist principles with flat surfaces and geometric shapes replacing any decorative detail.
The building went up in the early Soviet years, when constructivism was rising as the dominant way of thinking about architecture in the country. Architects at the time were turning away from ornamental traditions and focusing on function and rational planning.
The house shows how Kazan adopted new building styles after the Revolution as the city transformed. People who pass by see on its facade what this architectural shift looked like in everyday form.
The building sits at a busy crossroads in central Kazan and is easy to reach on foot from nearby streets. The full facade is visible from the pavement, so no special access is needed to get a clear view of it.
Mergasov House is considered one of the few surviving residential buildings in the constructivist style in Kazan, making it a rare example of that period in the city. While many comparable buildings were demolished or heavily altered over the decades, its exterior has largely kept its original form.
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