Authors

Khoustek Valeria V., Blinova Yelena K.
Boiserie in St. Petersburg interiors: 18th to early 20th century

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №2 (86) June, 2024

The article explores boiserie as a method of decorating interiors with a system of wooden elements. Complexities in the descriptions of interiors made “in wood” by art historians are largely due to the contradictions that arise in the process of borrowing terminology from carpentry and to the lack of a generalized specialized research work on wooden interior decoration. The purpose of the article is to clarify the terminology for describing interiors “in wood”. Much attention is paid to the peculiarities of the interaction of boiserie elements between each other and with architecture. The study involved a review of dictionaries, art history literature, and publications on carpentry and cabinetmaking. Analogies are drawn between terms and real objects; a table of terminological equivalents is compiled in four languages. The thesaurus approach and the method of comparative analysis of textual and illustrative sources helped to supplement the contents of the terms “lambris” and “boiserie”. As a result, a generalized typology of boiserie is proposed, with the characteristics of the panels assigned to it. In conclusion, the use of boiserie as an artistic technique for interior design contributes to the formation of a special architectural image of space.

Khoustek Valeria V.
Furniture and architecture complexes with a theatron in the lecture halls of Petersburg 18th - first half of the 20th century

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (83) September 2023

The article studies the internal architectural features of lecture hall complexes. The novelty of the study lies in the definition of the concept of Furniture and Architecture Complex (FAC), outlining the morphological boundaries of their construction features. The aim of the study is to develop a typology of FAC based on the buildings of St. Petersburg educational institutions constructed between the 18th and the mid-20th century. A formal Analysis of FAC was carried out based on project documentation obtained from relevant archives. A systematic classification model for the use of lecture hall spaces under study is proposed. To this end, an analysis of the general structure of the lecture hall complexes was carried out for a selection of its elements such as spatial and structural characteristics. Based on these elements, the FAC were then attributed to groups. The method of comparative analysis formed the methodological basis of the study. As a result, four types of FAC lecture halls were identified: rectangular, round, oval, and combined. The classification model established in this work offers a standardized morphological template for future studies of FAC structures such as, for example, FACs of libraries, FACs of meeting rooms, and FACs of church interiors.