During the post-war period the factory completely turned to yeast production and successfully operated through the Soviet times. In 2008 the yeast production was stopped and the factory was closed.

 

The aim of the renovation project proposal was to accommodate the ensemble as a hotel according to the client’s business idea.

The aim of the project was to preserve the image of the historical 19th century pale yellow brick factory architecture as much as possible. The newly added roof floor and additional volume are clearly identified and made using industrial iron trusses which resemble huge span constructions of towers, bridges, factories and old stations. The advantage of the project is the unity of two concepts of opposite and as if incompatible characters into one – hotel in an old factory.

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