Why were residential buildings in Norilsk built without balconies and cut off where they already were?

  • Jun 02, 2021
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Norilsk is a wonderful city with its own characteristics. It has something that you will never see in cities from other regions. This is exactly the situation with houses. It is very unusual for a visiting person to see ordinary Khrushchev houses, but without balconies. That is, there is a standard five-story building, of which there are a huge number in all cities, not only in Russia, but also in the countries of the former Soviet Union, but there are no balconies on it. Instead, just tiles.

Unlike Norilsk, in neighboring Dudinka, houses were built with balconies / Photo: doma-bez-balkonov8
Unlike Norilsk, in neighboring Dudinka, houses were built with balconies / Photo: doma-bez-balkonov8
Unlike Norilsk, in neighboring Dudinka, houses were built with balconies / Photo: doma-bez-balkonov8

But if you visit Dudinka, located next to Norilsk, then the houses here already have the appearance that they are supposed to have, according to the project - with balconies.

For a long time, houses in Norilsk were built without balconies / Photo: webunions.mirtesen.ru
For a long time, houses in Norilsk were built without balconies / Photo: webunions.mirtesen.ru
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The question arises: why were there balconies on the houses that were used to build up a new city, young Norilsk, in the 40-50s of the last century, and then, for more than two decades, buildings were built without them.

One of the reasons for the appearance of houses without balconies was the rapid pace of construction / Photo: nevsedoma.com.ua
One of the reasons for the appearance of houses without balconies was the rapid pace of construction / Photo: nevsedoma.com.ua

This building decision was influenced by two factors. The first is related to the change of government and the approach to construction work. The slogan "to each Soviet citizen an apartment" demanded an acceleration of the process of construction of residential buildings. Accordingly, everywhere in the huge state they began to build houses from ready-made panels.

According to experts, in the region with severe winters there was no need for balconies / Photo: foto-planeta.com
According to experts, in the region with severe winters there was no need for balconies / Photo: foto-planeta.com

Sometimes home delivery times were record-breaking. The building grew in almost a week. To make the construction process in Norilsk as fast as possible, it was decided not to build balconies here. In the northern region, there was allegedly no special need for them.

In the previously built Khrushchev buildings, balconies began to be cut due to the high risk of collapse / Photo: VKontakte
In the previously built Khrushchev buildings, balconies began to be cut due to the high risk of collapse / Photo: VKontakte

The very first Khrushchev buildings remained with balconies, although over time they were cut off. The second factor has already influenced here - the harsh climatic conditions of the north.

The fact is that sudden changes in temperature and strong winds, and the climate in general, have a negative impact on structures of this type. As a result, the balconies began to collapse, and some even fell. And this is already a huge danger for passers-by. After one balcony collapsed, however, there were no casualties, and it was decided to cut them off in order to avoid tragedy.

In the city center, you can see houses with simulated balconies / Photo: vsyako.net
In the city center, you can see houses with simulated balconies / Photo: vsyako.net

But in the center of Norilsk you can see several houses after reconstruction with the so-called balconies, or rather their imitation. There is a functioning balcony door, which is covered with bars from the outside.

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The ban on the construction of balconies applied only to five-story buildings / Photo: nevsedoma.com.ua
The ban on the construction of balconies applied only to five-story buildings / Photo: nevsedoma.com.ua

And the most interesting thing is that it was forbidden to make balconies exclusively on five-story buildings. Panel nine-story buildings were built according to all the rules with balconies familiar to us.

It will be no less interesting to know
why in houses they painted steps in the entrances and made niches under the window: 6 features of construction in the USSR.
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