How to create an interior in which a personwith limited mobility will feel comfortable not only physically, but also emotionally? Today in our material - a unique design project from Anastasia Topoeva Creating a stylish and cozy interior for a young couple in a one-room apartment - it would seem that this is not the most difficult task for a designer. However, working on this project became a real test of talent and professionalism for the architect Anastasia Topoeva and her co-authors: Niko Rickert and Martin Tamke. The thing is that the couple living in the apartment is not quite ordinary: the husband gets around in a wheelchair. Anastasia Topoeva, architect Head of the Moscow office of the company "PTAM No. 2". Graduated from the Voronezh Art School with a degree in "painter", as well as the Moscow State Stroganov University of Art and Industry with honors with a degree in "interior design". Member of the Union of Architects. The creative team faced a difficult task. It was necessary not only to decorate the space beautifully and practically, but also to organize it in such a way that Roman (that is the name of the owner of the apartment) could move around it freely and manage without outside help: take things out of the closet, open doors, operate equipment. The designers not only accepted the challenge, but also set additional goals for themselves. According to their idea, the interior of the apartment should be emotionally comfortable, and even have a positive therapeutic effect on the psyche of the residents.
Despite the small area of the apartment, itmanaged to organize a bedroom-living room, a small office, storage space, including a separate pantry for a stroller, and even a small gym (right in the hallway). To make it easier for the owner to move around the apartment, all thresholds were removed, doorways were widened. Thanks to the "smart home" system used in the project, Roman was able to control the lighting, projector screen, sofa, shelves and doors directly from his iPad. A special lift system with long handles, which is equipped with a wardrobe, allows you to get clothes while sitting in a chair. The shelves of the bookcase have automated fittings, with the help of which they can be raised and lowered. Our opinion: - The only functionally unfinished element, in our opinion, is the balcony. Despite the fact that it was supposed to become a free room for communicating with nature, a small coffee table with a chair for the owner's wife or several shelves with books would make it more cozy and practical.
The first thing that catches your eye when you enterapartment is an extraordinary ceiling design. Its elements were cut to order according to the author's patterns and assembled at the factory. In some places, the ceiling merges with the walls, creating an intriguing play of planes, the unconventional shape of which reminds us of the original natural asymmetry of nature. Broken lines create an unusual play of light and shadow, changing depending on the time of day. Mirrors in the ceiling and on the walls are used to create the effect of additional deepening and expansion of the space. Our opinion: - It is thanks to the unusual ceiling with all its refracting planes that the design of the living room does not seem empty and boring. Even despite the almost complete lack of decor, the room looks harmonious and demonstrates character.
The ceiling design is not only intended asdecorative design, but also as a disguise for built-in lamps, a projector, a screen and an air conditioner. The parquet on the floor is laid out in an artistic way and echoes the ceiling pattern. The laconic color scheme is based on light shades that do not distract attention from the light and shadow effects. The therapeutic effect is provided by the colored backlighting according to the RGB system, arranged according to the principle of chromotherapy (treatment with light): its shades smoothly change, thereby transforming the interior and having a positive effect on the nervous system.
Materials provided by designer Anastasia Topoeva. Photo: Konstantin Dubovets
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