Aviators apartment house, Soviet residential building in Begovaya district, Moscow, Russia
The Aviators apartment house is a 13-floor residential building in the Begovaya district, designed in brutalist and Soviet Modernist styles with exposed concrete and sharp geometric lines. The structure features stacked balconies, repeating window grids, and open stairwells that define its exterior rhythm.
Completed in 1978, the building housed workers from the Soviet aviation sector during a phase of rapid aerospace development. This period marked an era when state housing projects directly supported professionals in strategic industries.
The name recalls the original aviation professionals who lived here, assigned housing based on their workplace and occupation. Such buildings show how Soviet city planning grouped people by profession, creating neighborhoods tied to specific industries.
The location in northern Moscow offers easy access to nearby metro stations and local shops along the street. Visitors can view the exterior and courtyard from street level, though access to the building interior is limited to residents.
Some floor plans incorporate angled walls and ceiling shapes that echo aircraft design, creating a thematic link to the building's name. Such architectural references are uncommon in Moscow residential buildings from the 1970s.
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