Apartment in Moscow: stylish men's loft on 66 squares

What should be the interior for a real man?Is there a place for comfort in it? How to create a loft in a city apartment on 66 squares? The answers to all these questions were found by Yulia Sologubova in the process of working on one of her projects. This apartment is located in the south-west of Moscow, its owner is a middle-aged man who works in the banking sector. He leads an active lifestyle, loves to travel, communicate with friends, and also spend time with the main women in his life: his daughter and granddaughter. He was not afraid of experiments, and as a result, designer Yulia Sologubova created for him a real men's interior in the loft style, and how it turned out to equip it on 66 squares, we will now tell you. Yulia Sologubova, architect, designer In 2006 she graduated from the Volgograd State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, has been engaged in interior design for four years. Julia founded her bureau called Antresole, where she is the head and chief architect. Finalist of the Pinwin 4 and 5 seasons competition. antresoledesign.com

Wishes of the customer

The main wishes of the customer were: functional layout, a lot of light in the apartment, the use of translucent partitions and a minimum of decor. Initially, the interior was planned in a modern style, close to minimalism. But in the process of forming a brief (design tasks), the idea arose to adhere to the loft style, as far as possible in a modern high-rise building with standard ceilings.

Features of the layout

The layout of the apartment was free.Of the existing ones, there were only partitions separating the bathroom, but we removed them to replace them with brick ones. The rest of the partitions were erected from tongue-and-groove slabs and glass blocks, according to the approved plan. The bedroom area was separated from the living room by a partition with sliding doors made of frosted glass. A dressing room was added to the bedroom, and a utility block with a washing machine was added to the bathroom. Yulia Sologubova, architect, designer: - The kitchen area, according to the plan from the developer, remained in its place, while becoming a niche kitchen. Small but bright and functional, it has become the main accent of the living room and the center of attraction for the host and his guests. antresoledesign.com

Masculinity and industrial chic

Based on the fact that the customer is a man whoplans to live in this studio apartment alone, it all came down to the fact that the interior should feel a masculine character. Although it is difficult to argue that the techniques and elements used for this space are precisely "masculine" - the designer primarily relied on high-quality materials, furniture, simple forms and functional zoning. To maintain the theme of the loft, the project used materials such as massive oak board, ceramic granite for concrete. Together, this adds brutality to the interior, and industrial lighting also sets the industrial tone. The designer used frosted glass partitions as doors to the bedroom in order to maintain a sense of a unified space in the apartment. For one of the walls in the bedroom, checkered wallpaper was chosen, all the other walls in the apartment serve only as a calm, unobtrusive background for the materials and textures used. The idea of ​​using glass blocks in the projectoriginally belonged to the customer. Julia did not dissuade her client from this idea, but on the contrary, pushing away from it, suggested strengthening the industrial glass block with brickwork. Yulia Sologubova, architect, designer: - To be honest, I was delighted to have the opportunity to use this controversial material in my project. I have seen many times how unsuccessful a solution with glass blocks can be, but I decided to take a chance, because not every client is ready for an experiment. antresoledesign.com

Cozy light

Along with the bright public andA private chamber is also provided with a soft chamber light. Atmospheric lamps from colored glass above the bar stand to a pleasant conversation in the circle of friends. The brickwork is highlighted by a tire lamp and side line light, a floor lamp behind a sofa and a similar sconce in the bedroom create a homely atmosphere in the evenings.

Everything has its place

In small apartments, the question is especially acuteorganization of storage, because in addition to a beautiful appearance, it is necessary that in the room there is a place for each thing. The main storage system in this studio is the dressing room, which consists of two small areas. A library in the bedroom is provided for storing books. In the hallway area there is a spacious built-in wardrobe for seasonal clothes and shoes with hinged doors. By the way, all cabinets, library and cabinets in the rooms and in the bathroom were made to order. Also, sliding glass partitions were made to order.

Furniture and interior items

Kitchen

• set - the factory "Stylish kitchens"
• bar stools - Cosmorelax,
• suspended lamps - Cosmorelax,
• functional lighting - SLV.

Living room

• sofa - factory Relotti,
• table and chairs - Italian factory Calligaris,
• functional lighting - SLV,
• massive board - "Golden Forest",
• floor lamp - Artemida,
• TV stand under the TV - to order.

Bedroom

• bed - Camerich,
• bra - Artemida,
• functional lighting - SLV,
• massive board - "Golden Forest",
• library, curbstones, desk - to order.

Bathroom

• plumbing - Vitra, Hansgrohe,
• ceramic granite - factory Casalgrande Padana, collection Pietrade Sardegnia,
• functional lighting - SLV,
• countertop - artificial stone from the company Babochka Stone,
• curbstone - to order.

Entrance hall and other premises

• interior doors - factory "Volhovets", collection Titul,
• Built-in wardrobe - to order,
• functional lighting - SLV,
• massive board - "Golden Forest",
• banquet - Cosmorelax.

What is the result

In total, work on this apartment fromideas until their full implementation lasted exactly one year, everything was done quite easily. Of course, at the construction stage in any project, some difficulties may arise, mainly due to late deliveries of materials or other force majeure circumstances. However, if technical problems arose, they were quickly resolved. In addition, after a while, when the construction is completed, the furniture is arranged and everyone is happy with the result - the difficulties are forgotten. Yulia Sologubova, architect, designer: - I feel this style well, and our tastes coincided with the client in most cases, which greatly facilitated the work on the project. In general, I am happy with the result, despite some compromises that had to be made (this applies to certain materials - I would have preferred a rougher brickwork, perhaps not even decorative) - everything turned out quite well. Functionality, well-thought-out ergonomics, a certain style - we managed to achieve all this. antresoledesign.com

Loft style in a city apartment

Loft - industrial style. The very concept of loft (attic) means non-residential premises for industrial purposes, converted to housing. Therefore, it is characterized by high ceilings, large windows in the floor, open supporting structures, simple and rough materials in the finish. Styling on this topic can be created in the conditions of a city apartment.

Tips from Julia Sologubova:

First of all, you should pay attention to the layout, here it is more free, without a pronounced division of space into rooms, the room should feel the volume and air.

If the apartment is quite ordinary, and there are no visiblestructural elements (beams, columns) - use the finishes typical for the loft: brick or brick facade tiles with uneven seams, filling floors, massive boards, glass partitions in any form, blocks, profileless or profile glazing.

Atmosphere loft sets the light, so choose industrial models of fixtures: built-in ceiling cardan, tires, pendant lamps made of glass or metal.

The owners of the apartments have the opportunity to createnot just stylization, but a real city loft, because such a dwelling in the past had an industrial purpose. Do not hurry to close the visible construct with plasterboard - it will give your dwelling the same industrial chic, and also make it lighter and more voluminous. If an internal ventilation system is provided in such a building, it is likely that it will be laid below the protruding ceiling structures and will be visible in the interior, emphasizing the industrial character of the housing.

Furniture for apartments in the loft style can bediverse. A combination of expensive minimalistic elements of the interior along with brutal objects made by oneself is acceptable. For example, you can beat the script "new on the old", when modern furniture is placed on the background of aged walls of brick or untreated concrete.

In bathrooms you can use porcelain stoneware underconcrete, metal, with which a teak board, mirrors, glass will be well combined. Such materials will give a small room chamberiness. If you prefer light bathrooms and showers more, you can decorate the walls with ceramic tiles "boar", it is also called "metro", as well as a mosaic of different colors to achieve the atmosphere of the old pool.

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