Saksahanskoho
Introduction
The design project was developed for a family of three. The main request from the customers was to create a bright, spacious and concise environment with the spirit of a historic house in light, warm colors and with bright accents.
As a canvas for a project, such a rare apartment is certainly a treasure, because we got a large area of rooms, high ceilings, many windows and, accordingly, a lot of light, which made it possible to realize all our ideas.
About the project
The design was based on the customer's request, in general, the entire apartment is in light colors, with large moldings on the ceiling, a high baseboard. Between the kitchen and the entrance group there is a large wooden arch, the rhythm of the ornament of which we borrowed from the original windows of the house, thereby once again emphasizing the historicity of the building. The entire apartment is conventionally divided into two zones, the open part: the hallway, the kitchen-dining room, the living room with an accent bay window and the home office area, all this part is connected by portals instead of doors, which generally gives us the feeling of a single large space. The bedrooms are already in the private part of the apartment and the entrance to them is through luxurious classic high doors.
The entrance area of the door is decorated with MDF panels with a laconic joint, on the floor we have porcelain stoneware with accent graphic lines with rounding - this is our first solution of this plan. The tiles were cut to the required radii according to our request, in general, the solution is quite budget-friendly and reliable in further operation. This graphic rounded square is repeated in our kitchen area. The red facades of the lower cabinets and the light, corrugated box of the upper ones were important here to find the perfect proportions so as not to overload the space and so that the feeling of the kitchen remained light. There are many brass accents in this area: kitchen handles, lamps, plumbing. The dining area is quite intimate, framed by windows on all sides, next to a luxurious accent sideboard. The kitchen used a mix of Ukrainian manufacturers and some Scandinavian items. Tall cabinets for the refrigerator and appliances for easier visual perception are recessed into the wall separating the kitchen and living room with beautiful milled elements for the hood below the cabinets.
The entrance to the living room leads through classic milled portals, the shape of the living room was initially quite complex in geometry. Therefore, for easier perception, we rounded the bay window area and the entrance, rounded the skirting boards and cornices on the ceiling, this became a kind of highlight of the room. Initially, the bay window was planned in MDF panels, but renovations in historical buildings make their own adjustments, and in the process they had to be abandoned. In this area, we decided to duplicate the solution with a bright, colorful “hole” that is also visible in the master bathroom. On the walls here are wallpaper in an emerald shade, and even the radiator and window sill also support the monolithic nature of this area. In general, the living room is as bright and spacious as possible, a large comfortable sofa group, here we played with the red accent of the armchair, a complex milled facade of the console under the TV, and on the wall to the left of the entrance there is a large format painting by V. Keno
A minimalist wooden portal leads to the master bedroom and bathrooms, which houses an area for outerwear and shoes. The master bedroom area is quite dim due to the limited access of light to this room, so there are mainly light shades of walls, bed upholstery, and many artificial lighting elements.
The master bathroom has light microcement on the walls, contrasting mosaic with ornaments on the floor, massive plaster cornices and a rosette on the ceiling, and the space itself has an accent shower area in emerald tiles, brass faucets, and a wood-look shower tray.
Another bedroom in the project is more youthful and light, with a dark, laconic wooden headboard, a shelving unit with an unconventional division rhythm, and a rather massive desk. Despite the rather modern solutions and furniture, the space is generally perceived as an element of a historical building due to the cornices, high baseboards, and classic door millings.
In the project, we tried to preserve the feeling of space in the apartment, so the main base of the project is of course light, but it was necessary to add coziness with red wood elements, brass accents, or graphic lines on the floor, carvings of arches and furniture facades. Even with a fairly spacious and light base, we always work fruitfully on each element we add to the room, so that it is desirable to consider it and thereby enrich the space.
We want to believe that in the apartment we have combined the present and the past, that a sense of history remains here, but despite everything, there is a sense of comfort and space to dance your own pace.
