Batumi, Vaja-Pshavela Street N41
Brief Description of the Building:
This three-story, Latin “I”-shaped house was built in the early 20th century, and its architecture reflects several construction phases. It was originally intended as a one-story building, to which two additional floors were added in 1937. A mansard roof was also added a few years ago (in 2015).
The building, integrated into dense urban development, has a plastered and painted main façade. The reddish brick-colored paint is peeling in many places, revealing gray plaster underneath. The first floor is divided by rows of rectangular openings. The central wall sections are covered with rustication imitations, a motif repeated on the corner pilasters that rise across the two upper floors.
Particularly imposing are the giant pilasters that span two stories and are topped with large Ionic capitals, decorating the central area of the façade. The symmetrically arranged reinforced concrete balconies have railings with metal balustrades.
The right end of the building houses both the entrance vestibule and the arched passage leading to the courtyard. Traces of fresco-style mural painting are still visible beneath the new paint in the vestibule.
The courtyard-facing façades have completely lost their original architectural appearance due to late additions and modifications.
This house is one of the notable examples of early Soviet-period architecture in Batumi.
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