Orangery instead of a winter garden: what the 80 million ruble difference buys
orangery winter garden mansion — Architect Oleg Reznikov explains on two real projects what distinguishes an orangery from a winter garden in a mansion and where…
Architecture & façades
Articles in this section — from the studio design and construction practice. Total: 38.
Calacatta or Portoro: Which Marble Will Outlast Fashion
marble facade premium mansion — Architect Oleg Reznikov breaks down which marble on a premium mansion facade will outlast fashion, and which becomes a season's symbol.…
Autonomous Estate: When Disconnecting from Networks Costs More Than Connecting
autonomous engineering country estate — Geothermal, solar, storage: when an autonomous estate is cheaper than grid connection. Real numbers, mistakes, and impact on asset liquidity.
Neoclassicism 2026: Why Columns Return to Fashion After the Minimalism Era
neoclassical mansion facade — Why ultra-wealthy clients are returning to order architecture and porticos, while glass cubes lose value 3-4 times faster. Studio analysis.
Why Russian Billionaires Are Returning to Columns: Architectural Renaissance 2026
Why the elite are massively returning to columns and porticos in 2026. Numbers, project mistakes, and honest breakdown from an architecture studio.
Why New Russian Billionaires Are Tearing Out Glass and Bringing Back Columns
Last month a client came with an unusual request: take apart the glass facade of a 2014 house on Rublyovka and replace it with a limestone…
Why Concrete Columns are Gauche: An Honest Conversation About Natural Stone
natural stone columns — Why concrete columns with coating destroy the value of a mansion in 5 years, while natural stone becomes an investment. Expert breakdown.
Columns for 40 Million: Why a Portico Determines the Fate of a House
classical mansion portico — We break down why 9 out of 10 porticos on Rublyovka are an architectural failure. Order, proportions, real stone, and the cost…
Columns for 40 Million: Why Real Neoclassicism Doesn’t Tolerate Shortcuts
Why authentic neoclassical mansion facade costs 40 million, and trying to economize turns house into caricature. 7 signs of fake classicism.
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