TRIBUTE TO N. SUTYAGIN

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"The biggest undiscovered potential of being in the periphery is the liberation from the established consensus."
M. Jørgensen in Northern Experiments, The Barents Urban Survey 2009

Dominating the skyline of Arkhangelsk, a city in Russia's far northwest, the 13-story Sutyagin house is belived to be the world's tallest wooden house. Constructed by Nikolai P. Sutyagin over 15 years (starting in 1992), without formal plans or a building permit, the structure deteriorated while he spent a few years in prison. Condemned by the city as a fire hazard, the house was pulled down in spring 2009.

"Shabashnik" is a replica based on the few remaining pictures found on the Internet.