This apartment is happily situated in a quiet area of downtown Moscow. Its windows look out on Moscow’s winding old streets reminding the clients of a Paris flat they had once lived in and the ambience of which they wanted to recreate in their own space. However, the apartment is part of a newly built block, with its modern architecture not lending itself easily to an implementation of stylistic elements of a Parisian flat. Given all this, the Blockstudio architects proposed an interior design that would not be a direct reference to its location, but made use of diverse textures and materials and their juxtaposition that is so typical of a Parisian flat.
The parquet of old oak is made to the architects’ design. A transparent brass-framed partition separating the dining and living room area from the kitchen sets off the coolness of the kitchen marble floor while creating a feeling of a single space. However, it also hints at a traditional layout in which a cooking area is cut off from the rest of the flat.
The two children’s rooms are separated by a sliding partition that allows to transform them into a single space, if necessary.
The furniture and lighting has been selected so as to highlight the juxtaposition of textures and materials that are diverse in colour and feel. But the main focus of the space is on the paintings and collector’s design pieces. While some of them come from the hostess’ collection, others have been sourced from a Moscow AlinaPinsky Gallery and carefully selected by the architects to add to the feeling of transcendence of time and space.
Material Used:
Dining & sitting room:
Armchair, Fredericia; Zeta chair byPaul Tuttle, 1968, Strassle International, Alina Pinsky Gallery; sofa, Flexform; table, Isamu Noguchi for Vitra; floor lamp, Gubi; wall lamp, &Tradition; lamp, Super Lamp, designed by Martina Beden, Memphis Milano, Alina Pinsky Gallery; Picture on the wall "Composition" by Pierre Gasteau, 1950s, AlinaPinsky Gallery. Floor lamp "Emma" by Olga Treyvas, 2019, Alina Pinsky Gallery, Table and chairs, Kristalia; lamp Louvre Light, Established & Sons; lamp on the dresser, Marset; wooden floor by Salis, technical light, Oligo. Picture on the wall “Composition” by Alexander Garbel, Alina Pinsky Gallery. Ceiling lamp, Lee Broom.
Kitchen designed by Blockstudio. Vases by Natalie Du Pasquier, BitossiMontelupe, 2004, Alina Pinsky Gallery.
Bedroom:
Bed, CeccottiCollezioni, textile by Atelier Tati; pouf, LigneRoset; table lamp, Kalmar; carpet, Nanimarquina; armchair Lamino by YngveEkström, 1956; panel by Rashid Dominov, Alina Pinsky Gallery; panel by Igor Shelkovsky, Alina Pinsky Gallery, wall lamps and table’s lamp, Rubn, armchair Amoebe by Vitra.
Children’s room:
Beds, Doodywoodydom; shelves, String; lamps, Oligo; table, UniversoPositivo; table's lamp, Gubi; rocking chair, scandinavian design, 1960s, Alina Pinsky Gallery.
Office:
Table by Dmitry Samygin; chair by Vitra; shelves, 1950s by Franco Campo and Carlo Graffi, Alina Pinsky Gallery; floor lamp "Treetops" by Ettore Sottsass, 1981, Memphis Milano, Alina Pinsky Gallery.
