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REITARSKA CIRCLE

location: Kyiv, Ukraine

typology: Restaurants, Retail, Reconstruction
floor area: 390 sq.m. (4,197.9 sq.ft.)
phase: Construction Documentation, Supervising
project period: 2020-2021
status: Built

project team: Emil Dervish (Detailed Design), Tetiana Boiko (Construction Documentation, Supervising)


These are construction drawings for the reconstruction project of the former building of water procedures at the Polyclinic of the Writers' Union of Ukraine.

The original complex of Polyclinic buildings was built in 1986 by architects Avraham Miletskyi and Volodymyr Shevchenko. The complex is an example of late Ukrainian modernism. The buildings functioned as intended until 2007. For the past 10 years, the private commercial bath "Sabina" was located in the round building.

In 2020, the round building was reconstructed by a group of investors from local business, owners of The Naked Room, Dream Hostels, Druzi Cafe, and Spell.

Interior designer Emil Dervish and architect Tetiana Boiko cooperated on the reconstruction project. The co-author of the original project, Volodymyr Shevchenko, was also involved in the consultations.

archive photos

Compared to the original exterior, in the reconstruction project, the height of the windows has been increased to allow more sunlight and visually expand the interior space.

Emergency exits were also added and the facade material was replaced, taking into account the necessary wall insulation.
It is not often that there is an opportunity to work with buildings that are completely circular in design. Undoubtedly, the most difficult point is binding the radials to the axis on the site.

An opening was cut in the ceiling of the first floor to create a single atrium space.

A planter for a living tree is centred below the atrium on the basement floor. On the top, the atrium is completed by a glass dome structure with access to the rooftop terrace.

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wall sections

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