The clients are a young couple. The guys love to travel and lived in the USA for some time. They are close to the idea of the absence of a separate hallway and the unification of zones into a single space, which is typical for American interiors. It was this feature of the organization that formed the basis of the planning decision.
The center of gravity in the living room is a round table, designed for four people. It visually divides the room into a kitchen area and a recreation area. Chairs, individual production.
A spacious loggia is attached to the recreation area, which adds light and air to the space.
The entrance hall is visually separated from the living room with the help of color and finishing material - slate tiles. Under the closet at the entrance there is a niche in which the cat's litter box is hidden.
To create an effect of greater volume, a backlight is built into the panel behind the TV.
The apartment has a not quite standard configuration: it seems to be wrapped around, and there is a wall at an angle of 45 degrees,” Alexei Ivanov and Pavel Gerasimov note. “The original layout with a twist set the main layout vector, diagonal lines appeared, and the space itself became more dynamic.”
Due to the blank facades and built-in storage systems, the kitchen harmoniously fits into the living room space and does not look bulky. The bar island is an additional working area with storage systems.
The cooking zone is equipped with built-in lighting. There is not a single socket on the apron - this was done on purpose so as not to destroy the concept of conciseness and visual purity.
In the corner between the work surface and the kitchen cabinets, as the authors of the project call it, there is a niche - a “parking for equipment” with sockets and all the equipment stands.
The public part of the apartment is an open space where the functional areas are conventionally highlighted (with the help of materials and colors). So, in contrast to the dark entrance group with slate tiling, a lighter living room stands out. Gypsum panels are used in its design, which visually break the white planes of the walls. For the backsplash, large-format porcelain stoneware was chosen in the same shade as the kitchen furniture, but with a stone texture, this makes the interior more interesting, sophisticated and sophisticated.
It was reflected in the design and the love of the owners for the dark color. The main shade in the interior is graphite. In the living room, it is present locally, but in the bedroom it reveals itself in full force - the room is almost completely designed in dark color, resembling a cozy, chamber box. “Our clients travel a lot and wanted to keep the bedroom simple and clean, to resemble a hotel room,” the architects explain. —And, of course, when choosing a gamma, we could not ignore their craving for dark tones and the absence of bright colors. For an even greater effect of unification, the architects used the technique of transition of one material and color from room to room. For example, the kitchen chairs are custom-made to match the color of the ottoman in the bedroom.
The master bedroom uses the same techniques as in the design of the public area: the walls are decorated with plaster panels and painted in a dark graphite color.
Storage systems in the living room are hidden as much as possible so as not to attract too much attention. They are hidden behind the facades, which merge into wall panels, creating the effect of a solid cube finished with wood veneer. Another large storage area is located in the kitchen. It is a combination of high-to-ceiling cabinets and hanging upper cabinets. In addition, additional storage spaces are equipped on both sides of the bar island. In the bedroom itself, they decided to abandon wardrobes - there is a small dressing room next to it, organized on an attached and insulated loggia.
