How often do we try to find a place for the oldgrandmother's clock or grandfather's bureau in modern interiors - and fail. Today we will tell you about an apartment where modern items and antiques were combined using simple means. We don't often talk about TV projects. This time we decided to make an exception not only because the interior was made for Lev Konstantinovich Durov, beloved by the entire editorial staff, and not even because the author of the project was our regular expert - architect Mito Melitonyan. The whole point is that it is in this interior that a relevant, but very complex idea of combining old and new is realized. In our opinion, this example can inspire many to feats and forever rid them of the fear of losing the historical value of the space under modern decoration.
This project was implemented by architect Mito Melitonyan as part of the program "Ideal Repair" for Channel One. There was no customer as such, there was a hero - Lev Durov.
Mito Melitonyan, architect:— Initially, the project involved designing a kitchen and a bathroom. But when I saw the project, I realized that working on these two spaces separately from the entire apartment was completely pointless. It was impossible to get by with cosmetic repairs to the bathroom, due to the age of the apartment. However, if you take on a major renovation, you simply won’t be able to avoid revising the entire layout. In this case, it wasn’t so much the hero who had wishes as I had suggestions. In the end, I developed a scheme that almost completely changed the entire area of the kitchen, bathroom, hallway, and living room. melitonyan.com
As for working with the hero, LevThe author showed Konstantinovich only the first sketches. During the discussion, the architect managed to secure the actor's consent to the alterations and gain complete freedom of action.
The main problem with the space was the narrow anda fairly long corridor with four doors - one led to the living room, another to the bathroom, the third to the kitchen and the fourth to the bedroom. By connecting the corridor to the bathroom, the configuration of which was changed, it was possible to shorten the corridor a little and even place a built-in closet in it. The area of the other rooms remained unchanged, with the exception of the living room, which became slightly larger due to the reduction in the size of the same corridor.
Mito Melitonyan, architect:— I decided to get rid of the shower cabin in the bathroom and made a low, comfortable to use tray. In the bathroom, I used large-sized tiles — 90 by 300 mm, which greatly enriched the small space. It visually expanded the room quite significantly. And by the way, it is not white, but closer to the shade of ivory. Thanks to the right color, it was possible to achieve a very pleasant combination of a large volume of tiles with mosaics. In the other rooms of the apartment, art vinyl was used as a floor covering, and in order to avoid obvious discrepancies with the bathroom, I also chose wood-like tiles. melitonyan.com
The bells in the hallway did not appear by chance.One of the main tasks that the author of the interior set for himself was to keep everything in its place, both collection items and the owner's antiques, correctly fitting them into the new interior. This is especially noticeable in the living room, where an old mirror and a sideboard in the Art Nouveau style coexist perfectly with quite modern items.
The bulk of the lamps, including sconces,bathroom and built-in lighting in the hallway are quite modern solutions. In the kitchen, you can find an antique lamp on the table and an unusual ceiling lamp - this is the "brainchild" of the owner, Lev Konstantinovich made it himself.
All the furniture in the hallway and kitchen was made according tosketches. The main material used in the kitchen is painted MDF; the countertop and apron are made of artificial stone. This small kitchen had a surprisingly wide window sill. The architect decided to take advantage of this and combined it with the dining table.
The main color of the interior was chosen fromconsiderations of neutrality. Mito Melitonyan sought to create an interior that would become a worthy background for all those collections, including antiques, that Lev Konstantinovich owns.
Mito Melitonyan, architect:— The most important thing for me in this project is that it turned out exactly as it was originally conceived. We managed to implement all the ideas, all the design aspects came together, and overall the project turned out to be quite worthy. And most importantly, the combination of the new and the old here does not create the feeling of an obvious remake. Everything is balanced and harmonious. melitonyan.com Photo: Roman Shelomentsev
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