Sprecher’s “skyscraper”. Façade

3D Model

Scan of the Sprecher’s “skyscraper”( nowadays Trade Unions’ building) at 7 Shevchenka Av. Lviv, Ukraine. This architectural project was commissioned by manufacturer and financier Jonasz Sprecher and designed by the famous architect Ferdynand Kassler in 1929. It’s a prominent example of modernist architecture. The simple, flat facade was a perfect surface for neon advertisements. Huge glass vitrines on the ground floor, accentuated by horizontal lighting incorporated into the building’s canopy, invited customers even after dark. The building seemed to float between heaven and earth, plastered with a layer of shiny, bright mica that contrasted with the ground-floor travertine panelling.

More about the building.

Link to the collection.