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	Topics Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage Topic Home Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage was a public bus garageBus garage A bus garage or bus depot is a type of garage where buses are stored.... in MoscowMoscow Moscow is the capital of Russia and the country's principal political, economic, financial, educational, and transportation... , designed in 1926 by the architect Konstantin MelnikovKonstantin Melnikov Konstantin Stepanovitch Melnikov was a Russian architect and major figure in the early 20th century's Constructivist avant-g... and the engineer Vladimir ShukhovVladimir Shukhov Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov, was a great Russian engineer renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for... . Among the Russian architects, the best known are Vladimir Shukhov and Konstantin Melnikov. The building, completed in 1927, was an early example of applying avant-gardeAvant-garde Overview Avant-garde in French means front guard, advance guard, or vanguard.... architectural methodes to an industrial facility. Original design In 1925, Melnikov travelled to ParisParis native_name = Ville de Paris\|common_name = Paris... , supervising construction of his Soviet Pavilion at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels ModernesExposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes The *Exposition Internationale des Arts D?coratifs et Industriels Modernes* was a World's fair held in Paris, France from... . There, he received private commissions for garage buildings integrated with bridges over SeineSeine The Seine is a major river of north-western... river. These drafts never got beyond concept stage, however, Melnikov found an economical layout that enabled parking large number of cars without ever using reverse gear. Back in Moscow, Melnikov saw a new fleet of Leyland busesLeyland Bus Leyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer.... tucked into a narrow yard in Bolshaya Ordynka Street. He approached city transportation board and quickly sold his idea for a free-flow garage. It was built on a large lot in Bakhmetevskaya Street, 11 (then a working class suburb north from Garden RingGarden Ring The Garden Ring, also known as the "B" Ring is a circular avenue in the centre of Moscow, Russia.... ; later, the street was renamed Obraztsova Street). Roof structure was designed by Vladimir ShukhovVladimir Shukhov Summary Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov, was a great Russian engineer renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for... ; next year, Melnikov and Shukhov worked together on another building, a horseshoe-shaped Novo-Ryazanskaya Street Truck GarageNovo-Ryazanskaya Street Garage Novoryazanskaya Street Garage, also spelled Novo-Ryazanskaya Street Garage, and known as "Horseshoe garage", was designed by... . Bakhmetevsky garage housed 104 buses on an area of 8500 square meters. Bakhmetevsky Garage, sometimes associated with constructivist architectureConstructivist architecture Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 193... , was in fact styled in an indefinite red-brick industrial livery; circular windows in the attic are the only avant-garde features (and even these were destroyed decades ago). What makes it stand out as an avant-garde landmark is its unorthodox, parallelogramParallelogram A parallelogram is a four-sided plane figure that has two sets of opposite parallel sides.... -shaped floorplan and the subsequent influence on later industrial designs. Later development The whole project was more than just a garage. Melnikov also designed workshops and office buildings on the same lot, filling the irregular voids made by placing a parallelogram-shaped garage on a larger, rectangular lot. His original, unpublished 1927 master plan was found in 1999, in preparation to Melnikov memorial exhibition, and served as a base for 2003 redevelopment plan. However, in 1928 Melnikov changed this plan, and, after completing the office building himself, passed construction management to Andrey Kurochkin. Preservation attempts In 1990, the aging Garage was listed as an architectural memorial. In 2001, bus company vacated the building and the City Hall donated it to Moscow HasidicHasidic Judaism Hasidic Judaism is a Haredi Jewish religious movement.... Jewish Community Center for redevelopment, on condition that the Community Center builds a public school on the same lot and returns it to the City. Community Center approached architect Alexey Vorontsov to design the whole project. Before the drafts were completed, in 2001, the builders removed the roofing and began disassembly of Shukhov's roof trusses, destroying eight spans. Public intervention suspended further destruction; Vorontsov persuaded the client to hire a professional restoration bureau to assess the extent and cost of preservation. Eventually, in 2003 Community Center and the authorities agreed upon a compromise development plan by Vorontsov that would retain original exterior walls. The public school however was to be completed on next to Melnikov's garage, leaving the Jewish Community with an opportunity to build another cultural institution incorporating the facade of Melnikov's 1928 building. As of April, 2007, the restoration of the building under the supervision of the department for the protection of historical monuments has begun and the once destroyed roof has been completely restored. The building will house the future "Russian Jewish Museum of Tolerance." Tenders for the architecture and exhibition design are being held in fall 2007. The construction is scheduled to complete in 2010. See also Novo-Ryazanskaya Street GarageNovo-Ryazanskaya Street Garage Novoryazanskaya Street Garage, also spelled Novo-Ryazanskaya Street Garage, and known as "Horseshoe garage", was designed by... Konstantin MelnikovKonstantin Melnikov Konstantin Stepanovitch Melnikov was a Russian architect and major figure in the early 20th century's Constructivist avant-g... Vladimir ShukhovVladimir Shukhov Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov, was a great Russian engineer renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for... External links 2003, PDF format")