很难用一个词来描述BURSA。它不仅仅是一个酒店或餐厅，也不是一个酒吧或一个艺术画廊。它是以上所有的，一个定制的酒店综合体，舒适地安装在基辅历史和文化中心–波迪尔的几个世纪的建筑群中。

It is difficult to describe BURSA in one word. It is not just a hotel or a restaurant, not a bar or an art gallery. It is all of the above, a bespoke hotel complex fitted comfortably into a mix of centuries-old buildings in historical and cultural center of Kyiv – Podil.

我们与BURSA的创始人的第一次会面是一个瞬间的 “点击”，随后是几个月的规划、设计和建设。 我们的共同愿景–创造一个具有自己理念的概念空间–已经实现了一个具有独特设计和多种功能的独特场所。

Our very first meeting with BURSA’s founder was an instant ‘click’, followed by months of panning, designing and building. Our shared vision – to create a conceptual space with its own philosophy – has materialized as a unique place with distinctive design and multiple functionalities.

两座建筑–分别有一百年和两百年的历史–被完全翻新，并与新建成的现代街区一起，整合成一个综合体，从而在建筑风格之间建立起视觉联系，并为里面可能出现的东西奠定了基调。我们的想法是将两座老建筑和一个现代街区联系起来，在这里，对历史和传统的欣赏将与现代艺术、设计和创新共存。

Two buildings – a hundred and a two hundred years old – were completely refurbished and, together with a newly erected modern block, integrated into a single complex, thus creating a visual connection between architectural styles and setting a tone for what might be inside. The idea was to link two old buildings with a modern block, where appreciation of history and tradition will co-exist with modern art, design and innovation.

BURSA最古老的建筑已经成为一个具有历史意义的建筑纪念碑，原因不止一个。在其令人尊敬的200岁的年龄，它肯定经历了很多事情。在过去，多年来它是乌克兰最古老的学院之一的学生居住的地方。它也是18世纪初著名的基辅市建筑师安德烈-梅伦斯基生活和工作的地方。

BURSA’s oldest building has become a historically significant architectural monument for more than one reason. It has definitely seen a lot, at its respectful age of 200. In the past, for many years it housed students of one of the oldest Ukrainian academies. It was also a place where a famous Kyiv city architect Andrey Melenskiy lived and worked at the turn of the 18thcentury.

BURSA建筑的历史意义要求仔细考虑任何与恢复、维修或未来使用该建筑相关的工作。 建筑师采取的概念性方法是 “适应性再利用”，使建筑保持其历史完整性和美感，同时满足现代人的需求。

Historic significance of BURSA’s building required careful consideration of any work associated with restoration, repair or future use of the building. Conceptual approach undertaken by architects was that of an ‘adaptive reuse’, allowing the building to preserve its historic integrity and aesthetics while providing for the needs of modern occupants.

根据历史参考资料，决定哪些建筑元素必须保留，从而尽可能多地保留原始结构。 建筑的新增加部分，虽然与旧有的建筑不同，但仍与原有结构的建筑特点和规模保持一致。

Based on historical references, decisions were made as to which architectural elements had to be retained, thus preserving as much of original fabric as possible. New additions to the building, while differentiated from the old, were still keeping with the original structure’s architectural features and scale.

功能齐全的BURSA包括一个非商业性的艺术画廊，一个4层高的酒店，提供33个不同大小的现代房间，一个底层餐厅Belyi Shum（可译为白噪声），以及一个顶层的酒吧1818，可通向屋顶露台。
贯穿整个空间的共同主线是包豪斯风格的独特影响，它以通过简化的几何形式和最少的点缀来促进建筑和设计的功能性而闻名。

Fully functional, BURSA encompasses a non-commercial art gallery, a 4-storey hotel offering 33 modern rooms of various sizes, a ground floor restaurant Belyi Shum (can be translated as White Noise), and a top-level bar 1818 that opens onto the rooftop terrace.
The common thread running through the entire space is a distinctive influence of Bauhaus style, best known for promoting functionality in architecture and design through simplified geometrical forms and minimal use of embellishments.

BURSA酒店的每个房间和公共区域都是我们对包豪斯风格的诠释。 简洁的线条，简单的形式，单色的调色板，仅有足够的颜色做点缀，以保持其独特。 由于精心的规划，光线和颜色的使用，以及完全排除了不必要的元素，即使是最小的房间也感觉很宽敞。

Every room and common area in BURSA hotel is our interpretation of Bauhaus style. Clean lines, simple forms, monochrome palette with just enough color to make an accent, to keep it unique. Even the smallest room feels spacious due to careful planning, use of light and color, and total exclusion of unnecessary elements.

我们相信，任何设计元素要想看起来真实、新颖，就必须是这样。有了这样的方法，我们花了很多时间去寻找合适的材料、家具和形状。例如，为了制作支持Belyi Shum咖啡馆吧台的砖楣，我们找到了与该建筑同年制造的砖头。 我们希望门楣能被视为墙壁的一个组成部分，而不是后来强行加入室内的。另一个例子是，餐厅的椅子是刻意的 “老派”，都是在巴黎和挪威的古董店和跳蚤市场上找到的，然后进行修复。它们增加了特色，并强调了这个地方的真实性和原创性。

We believe that for any design element to look authentic and original, it simply has to be just that. With such approach, we spend a lot of time searching for the right materials, furnishings and shapes. To make a brick frieze supporting the bar in the Belyi Shum Cafe, for example, we found bricks made in the same year as the building. We wanted the frieze to be perceived as an integral part of the wall, rather than a later addition forced into the interior. The restaurant chairs, another example, are deliberately ‘old school’ and all original, found in Parisian and Norwegian antique shops and flea markets, then restored. They add character, and emphasize authenticity and originality of the place.

1818年是原建筑建成的年份，因此酒吧的名字–1818–就在其屋顶上。为了与BURSA建筑群的整体建筑风格保持一致，我们将1818的设计保持在功能性和不混乱的状态。我们不希望有任何东西减损，或与屋顶露台周围的各种建筑形式的多彩背景相竞争。

1818 was the year when the original building was erected, hence the name of the bar – 1818 – on its roof. In line with the overall architectural style of BURSA complex, we kept the design of 1818 functional and uncluttered. We wanted nothing to detract from, or compete with a colorful backdrop of diverse architectural forms surrounding the roof terrace.

“自然 “和 “原始”，除了 “功能 “和 “最小 “之外，是描述BURSA风格的另一种方式。我们创造了一个’混凝土的东西是由混凝土制成的，而木头的东西–是由木头制成的，只是它应该是这样的’的地方。

“Natural’ and ‘original’, in addition to ‘functional’ and ‘minimal’ is another way to describe BURSA style. We created a place where ‘concrete stuff is made of concrete, and wooden things – of wood, just the way it should be’.

从融合了两百多年历史的建筑和现代金属结构的外墙，到以玻璃板后的金属板为特色的接待台，再到简洁而精确的物品摆放的房间，–这个酒店综合体吸引了那些欣赏现代设计的舒适简约的人。我们希望我们创造了一个让人作为客人来到这里并感到宾至如归的地方。

From the façade incorporating two-hundred year old buildings and modern metal structure, to the reception desk, featuring scrunched up metal sheets behind glass panel, to rooms with concise and precise objects placement, – the hotel complex appeals to those who appreciate comfortable simplicity of modern design. We hope we created a place where one comes as a guest and feels at home.

Architects: balbek bureau
Area: 1900 m²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Yevhenii Avramenko
Manufacturers: Astro Lighting, BPM Lighting, Cielo, Cinca, Desso, Eglo, Flaminia, House Doctor, Interface, Markslojd, Menu, Muuto, ODESD2, Stalkon, Azzardo, Barro, Blanc, DLM, Faro, Herstal, +9
City：KIEV
Country：Ukraine