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P-3/17 Building Series

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Location: Russia: Moscow (e.g. Troparevo-Nikulino, Yasenevo, Belyaevo, Marfino)
Construction: 1973 — 1996


The P-3 is one of the most recognizable Soviet panel housing series, built from the early 1980s throughout Moscow. Designed by MNIITEP, it introduced colorful facades — red, white-blue, orange — to break the monotony of gray housing. These buildings are featured in films like Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears and You Have Never Dreamed Of.

Most buildings are 16 or 17 floors tall, with a few low-rise versions. Apartments range from 1- to 4-room layouts, with rare 5- and 6-room variants. Facades combine painted panels and glazed tile inserts. All units except 1-room types include a balcony or loggia.

Each entrance typically serves four apartments per floor, with two elevators (passenger + freight), and trash chutes from floor 2 to 16. Despite structural walls throughout, limited remodeling is possible, such as combining the kitchen with the living area.


• Alternative Name: P-3 (П-3)
• Sections: Typically 2–6
• Apartments per floor: 4
• Ceiling height: 2.64–2.66 m
• Balconies: In all 2-room and larger apartments
• Bathroom layout: Separate or combined, depending on unit
• Ventilation: Natural exhaust (can be unreliable)
• Elevators: One passenger and one freight per section
• Trash chute: On floors 2–16
• Roof type: Flat
• Facade finish: Painted panels with glazed tile
• Structure: All walls are load-bearing
• Wall material:
  – Exterior: 32 cm expanded clay concrete
  – Interior: Up to 18 cm reinforced concrete
  – Partitions: 8 cm gypsum
• Floor slabs: 14 cm reinforced concrete with wiring channels
• Typical apartment sizes (living / kitchen):
  1-room: ~34 m² / 8–9 m²
  2-room: ~54 m² / 8–10 m²
  3-room: 73–76 m² / 8–10 m²
  4-room: up to 93 m² / 10 m²


• Colorful, recognizable facades
• Spacious balconies and loggias
• Functional layouts with isolated rooms
• Good elevator and stairwell design
• Only 4 units per floor


• Poor ventilation performance in early versions
• Large interpanel joints can cause drafts and noise
• Risk of façade cracks in aging buildings
• All walls are structural (limits remodeling)
• No balcony in 1-room units