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11 Luka Asatiani Street, Batumi
Brief Description of the Building:
This two-story building, constructed in the 1920s using cement blocks, stands on a flat-cut stone plinth. Its cement-plastered façade features minimal and modest decorative elements. The window and door openings are low and rectangular.
At the building’s corners, false pilasters are imitated with vertical bands resembling stonework. Their simplified capitals subtly transition into the building’s crowning profiled cornice. Beneath the cornice, a string course with a rounded profile runs along the main and side façades. The façade is rhythmically divided by the window openings.
On the first floor, a rounded string course runs beneath the window sills, and the wall surface below is rusticated. Only the window frames on this floor include a simple (keystone) decorative motif. On the second floor, small hanging balconies are attached to the edges. The right-side balcony is distinctive with its ornate metal railing and an arched, lacy canopy with curved lines.
One of the most notable features is a single-story risalit (a slightly projecting central bay) in the center of the building. This risalit serves as a portal with a broken curved upper outline. The portal is defined by a large arched opening leading to a recessed entrance doorway.
The cornice’s string course follows the curve of the risalit’s top and breaks at this point, transitioning into a two-stepped parapet with a double-tiered finish. At the apex, scroll-shaped volutes flank a small central sphere.
Despite being built in a later period and having its decorative elements rendered in cement mortar, this building serves as an interesting example of the restrained integration of Classical, Baroque, and Art Nouveau stylistic features.
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