In the 1920s, following the devastation of the Civil War, Moscow underwent a large-scale experiment during which it was rebuilt and reimagined.
New housing policies and the resumption of construction shaped a vision of the city as a space for collective life, where industry and public infrastructure were closely interconnected.
A walk through Khamovniki will explore how these ideas were put into practice in a specific Moscow district. The starting point will be the Kauchuk Factory, whose industrial complex was built in the early twentieth century with the participation of architect Roman Klein. As production developed, so did the surrounding area, with new residential quarters and public spaces emerging. Particular attention will be given to the Kauchuk Factory Club, one of Konstantin Melnikov’s best-known projects, commissioned by the chemical workers’ trade union.