Designed in 2018 by Balbek Bureau, this eclectic hotel complex is situated in Kiev, Ukraine.

Description
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.
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.
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?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...