Artists village Sokol,Moscow Painting

Date of birth of the settlement can be considered in March 1923 settlement was organized as a building society. For Moscow, 1920 it was the work of a new and popular. Plans for reconstruction of Moscow 1920 - "New Moscow" A. Shchusev [], and "Big Moscow" S. Shestakov - involves the construction of settlements around the town green. These suburbs were to consist of low-rise buildings, with their libraries, clubs, sports and playgrounds, kindergartens. Everywhere were built, rebuilt old houses, build new. Professional communities to build housing for their employees. Then formed a cooperative partnership "Falcon". It includes employees of commissariats, scientists, artists, architects, technical intelligentsia. Entry into a partnership meant paying considerable cash contributions: 10.5 gold ducats entrance, 30 - in the allocation of land and 20 - at the beginning of the construction of the cottage. The cost of each house was about 600 gold ducats. Also incorporated tenor living area: 35 years. It was originally supposed to build an experimental village, more precisely, a residential complex, which could become a model for the creation of other settlements on the outskirts of Moscow. It had to be country economy with total visual space: Deaf fences not supposed to near the houses were large green areas. The village is to be built in the district of Sokolniki. For the cooperative was chosen emblem: a flying falcon kept in the clutches of a house. However, geodetic studies have shown that the construction of a residential complex in the area impossible. Select another place - near the village of All Saints, but decided to leave the logo, and the village was a resounding name. Later, as has been called and the metro station. Homes for settlement designed shiny Moscow architects A. Shchusev, Vesnin brothers [], N. Markovnikov, graphic artists and B. Tabor, H. Kupreyanov, P. peacock, A . Bruni, painters K. Istomin, Konchalovsky, sculptor Efimov. For architects, it was the perfect opportunity to create a small town with a free layout of streets, the relationship of architecture and environment, the game with the space, which still fascinates those who were in the village. The construction took ten years. The total area of ​​the township is 20 hectares. In this case, non-standard architectural, spatial solutions give a sense of the enormity. The houses were of several kinds. Residential home included a loft, four living rooms, living room, kitchen and a large terrace with access to the garden. High roof, gable. Row houses - chalet-pyatistenok. There are a number of apartment buildings. Developers were people of different circles and classes, so take into account in the design of houses and their cost. Identical houses in the village do not.