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Rare 1972 Soviet Architectural Monograph: "Interior and Equipment of Commercial Buildings"

For architectural historians, interior designers, and scholars of Soviet Modernism, this 1972 original Soviet hardcover monograph is an essential technical reference. Published in Moscow by the Publishing House for Literature on Construction (Издательство литературы по строительству) under the authority of Gosstroy USSR and the Central Research Institute for Commercial and Tourist Buildings (TsNIIEP), Interior and Equipment of Commercial and Public Service Buildings (Интерьер и оборудование зданий торгово-бытового обслуживания) details the interior planning standards of the Brezhnev era.

Bound in a beige cloth hardcover featuring an architectural drawing and gold foil lettering, this 224+ page volume contains floor plans, technical dimension blueprints, and documentary photographs of completed modernist commercial interiors.

Soviet Retail Planning, Modular Furniture & Public Interior Architecture Authored by A. N. Cherepakhina, M. A. Lomakina, and I. N. Shilova, this work provides practical and technical guidance:

• Department Store & Retail Planning: Complete architectural floor plans, customer flow diagrams, and equipment layouts for department stores (Giprotorg, TsNIIEP 150–200 worker units) and Moscow/Kolomna retail outlets («1000 мелочей», электротовары).

• Public Catering & Social Spaces: Spatial organization and decorative designs for dining halls, cafes, and winter gardens, including dining room «Baltiya» in Riga and cafe «Araks» in Yerevan.

• Modernist Retail Photography: Documentary photo plates of contemporary retail spaces, including the modernist flower shop in Vilnius with timber pergola ceilings and hanging pendant fixtures.

• Ergonomics & Modular Fixture Blueprints: Detailed dimension schematics for modular demountable shelving systems (секционная сборно-разборная мебель), wall fixtures, display counters, and hair salon equipment (сушуары).

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Интерьер и оборудование зданий торгово-бытового обслуживания (Interior and Equipment of Commercial and Public Service Buildings)

• Authors / Project Team: A. N. Cherepakhina (А. Н. Черепахина), M. A. Lomakina (М. А. Ломакина), I. N. Shilova (И. Н. Шилова), et al.

• Authority: State Committee for Civil Construction and Architecture under Gosstroy USSR / TsNIIEP

• Publisher: "Izdatelstvo Literatury po Stroitelstvu" (Москва)

• Publication Date: 1972 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's illustrated cloth hardcover, gold foil typography

• Page Count: 224+ pages, illustrated

• Classification: Soviet Modernist Architecture / Interior Design & Ergonomics / Retail Engineering

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: Original cloth boards are clean, flat, and rigid with minimal shelf rubbing at extremities. Gold foil title typography remains sharp and distinct.

• Binding Integrity: Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.

• Page & Blueprint Quality: Interior pages, architectural floor plans, and photographic plates are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of early-1970s Soviet paper stocks. Free from marginal notation, underlining, library stamps, or owner signatures.