Lidval, House of

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LIDVAL, HOUSE OF (1-3 Kamennoostrovsky Avenue, / 5 Malaya Posadskaya Street), a modernist architectural monument. The building was constructed in 1899-1904 by architect F.I. Lidval on land that belonged to his mother I. B. Lidval. It represents a new type of the apartment house with an open green yard - cour d’honneur, its arrangement improved the level of comfort and unified the street with the inner quarter areas. Picturesque asymmetry and the expressive shape of the buildings are emphasised with the variety of window shapes and the combination of natural stones (talcchlorite) and plaster of different textures. The facade's design is distinguished with calligraphic finesse, masterful introduction of sculptural reliefs depicting birds, animals and conventionalised plant motives. The House of Lidval is one of the first examples of the Northern Modern in St. Petersburg architecture. F.I Lidval lived and worked there until 1918, in 1915-30 - Y. M. Yuryev.

B. М. Kirikov. Lidval Fedor (Iogan Friedrich) Ivanovich
Lidval I.B.
Yuryev Yury Mikhailovich
Kamennoostrovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 1
Kamennoostrovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 3
Malaya Posadskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 5