The Eastern wing of the Musin-Pushkin estate in Moscow based on historical, architectural and field studies

Introduction. The paper concentrates on a cultural heritage object that is involved in forming the architectural look of the Musin-Pushkin Estate at the intersection of Dobroslobodskaya and Spartakovskaya Streets in Moscow (now the group of buildings of the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering) — the eastern wing of the ensemble, that forms the eastern corner of the estate. This building hasn’t a status of cultural heritage object and has undergone numerous renovations and reorganisations by present time, and we can see the signs of it in the interiors and on the facades of the monument. The main aim of this work — to retrace the wing’s forming during the history by consideration its volume it the context of the surrounding buildings, to uncover the initial look of the monument, and to define its construction periodization, and, as a consequence, — to propose graphical reconstruction of this structure, which will consider not only the earliest period of the structure’s being, but the stage of the enrichment by new, however no less interesting architectural forms. Materials and methods. The study of the monument was based on the method of comprehensive source study, which includes the search and analysis of sources and literature, field studies, including probing, pit sampling and measuring work, as well as chemical development study of building and finishing materials. Using the comparative method, this object was studied among stylistically and typologically similar buildings. Results. As a result of the studies, an amount of the signs show on the availability of the historical core, which has formed the volume of the wing. The construction periodization of the monument was identified, its existing volumes were dated, the initial elements of the building were revealed and studied, and later strata were identified, which allowed to identify a look of the structure in different periods of it’s being and developing a graphic reconstruction of the eastern wing at the initial period. Conclusions. The proposed reconstruction of the monument has resulted from the comprehensive studies allowing to reconstruct the initial look of the building with taking into account its losted volumes. As a result, it will enrich one of the most fascinating manor ensembles in Moscow providing its completion.