Brutal Charm Of Soviet Architecture That You Can Now Fold Out Of Paper
Zupagrafika is an author and creative design studio founded by David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka. The studio has a special affinity with post-war modernist architecture. They are authors of award-winning publications, such as: Brutal London, Blokoshka or Paris Brut.
After the success of their “Brutal London” paper cut-out collection (2015), Polish studio Zupagrafika is now back with their brand new project inspired by postsoviet architecture. From the functionalist panelák estates to the otherworldly concrete grand designs, the charm of the former Eastern Bloc architecture is certainly brutal.
“Brutal East” by Zupagrafika is a kit of illustrated paper cut-outs celebrating post-war architecture of Central and Eastern Europe that allows you to playfully explore and reconstruct some of the most controversial edifices erected behind the Iron Curtain.
Contains 7 brutalist buildings to assemble, from omnipresent pre-cast housing estates to mighty post-soviet landmarks awaiting renovation or threatened by demolition. All models feature very detailed illustrations and include such distinctive features of each building as: original graffiti redrawn from their facades (sic!), TV aerials, window curtains, and imperfections present on the facades of those which have not been renovated yet.
The kit is Eco-friendly – printed on recycled paper and cardboard, including a short note on the architects, year of construction and exact location of each building. Out on February 2017. Now available in their online shop.
More info: zupagrafika.com
These paper cut-outs allows you to reconstruct some of the most controversial edifices erected behind the Iron Curtain
Eastern Gate Of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Models feature very detailed illustrations and include very distinctive features of each building, such as TV aerials or window curtains
This kit contains 7 brutalist buildings to assemble, from omnipresent pre-cast housing estates to mighty post-soviet landmarks
Sporto rūmai, Vilnius, Lithuania
Sporto rūmai, Vilnius, Lithuania
“Romanița” collective housing tower, Chisinau, Moldova
Jižní město panelák housing estate, Prague, Czech Republic
Jižní město panelák housing estate, Prague, Czech Republic
“Romanița” collective housing tower, Chisinau, Moldova
Novosmolenskaya housing complex, St. Petersburg, Russia
Eastern gate of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
“Manhattan” housing complex, Wrocław, Poland
House of soviets, Kaliningrad, Russia
Novosmolenskaya housing complex, St. Petersburg, Russia
Novosmolenskaya housing complex, St. Petersburg, Russia
Sporto rūmai, Vilnius, Lithuania
House of soviets, Kaliningrad, Russia
“Manhattan” housing complex, Wrocław, Poland
Novosmolenskaya housing complex, St. Petersburg, Russia
Eastern gate of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Brutal East By Zupagrafika
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It is interesting if you are not living in a city that is built mostly of this brutality...
i grew up in block of flats like these...they are not pretty but for me it reminds me of home :D
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Omg... I used to lived in one of those... jizni mesto czech republic 😲
actually, the Manhattan, from Wrocław was renovated last year so it looks a lot better now.
Where's Bulgaria? The National palace of culture in Sofia for examle ;)
It is interesting if you are not living in a city that is built mostly of this brutality...
i grew up in block of flats like these...they are not pretty but for me it reminds me of home :D
Load More Replies... Omg... I used to lived in one of those... jizni mesto czech republic 😲
actually, the Manhattan, from Wrocław was renovated last year so it looks a lot better now.
Where's Bulgaria? The National palace of culture in Sofia for examle ;)
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