
17/09/2025
The communal block of Moscow’s Narkomfin Building has tall ceilings and looks out onto a lush courtyard. Two layers of glass, a few inches apart, mediate views between inside and outside, a typical solution for Constructivist buildings in cold climates, like Melnikov House. The building was completed in 1930 by Moisei Ginzburg, Mikhail Okhitovich, and Ignaty Milinis. Today, it is home to a new cafe designed by architect and Maria Kruchinskaya. Operated by , Narkomfin Cafe’s new interiors are based on stratigraphic uncovering of plaster layers and bespoke ephemera. Read more at the .
-
Words by Dan Roche, images by
-