The reconstruction of The Lobanov-Rostovsky House

Over the years, the building had different owners. It housed state institutions, a tenement house, a school, a dormitory and even an "aeromuseum". In the post-Soviet period there was a construction engineering institute and financial institutions working in the building. In 2002, the House with Lions was taken over by the Presidential Administration, which intended to equip it for the needs of the Constitutional Court. Later on, it was decided to create a hotel designed to receive the highest state officials.

The aim of the project was to provide an overall direction for the reconstruction. Taking into account the multiple losses and alterations of the building, it was decided to preserve its original facades and parts. Subsequent additions and extensions were to be removed. The project included making additional storeys by dividing the second and third floors, using the reconstructed attic as a mansard floor, as well as a complete reconstruction of the courtyard wing with its extension in plan and increase in height.