Can minimalism be interesting?Can a black and white interior be light and airy? Our new project of the week proves that everything is possible! This time, we have chosen the work of the studio "Group of Rooms" as our project of the week, which managed to create a light and airy space. And this house is also very interesting to look at (and living in it must be even more interesting), which can safely be called a rare feature for minimalism. Kirill Konstantinov, architect His childhood passion for drawing buildings and cities contributed to his choice of the profession of an architect. In 2007, he graduated from the architecture department of KNUSA (master's degree). Since 2013 - an architect at the studio "Group of Rooms". Nelly Prodan, architect She dreamed of becoming an interior designer since the first grade. In 2011, she graduated from the architecture department of KNUSA (master's degree). Since 2013 - an architect at the studio "Group of Rooms". The clients of this project are crazy about chalets and minimalism. The authors of the project decided to go with the latter. There were only two requirements for the design of the house: it had to be as functional and light as possible.
The authors of the project were lucky with the spaceespecially. The layout was initially good, so subsequent changes were minimal. The house has an open space, a good arrangement of rooms. One cannot help but note its other advantage - the presence of a second light.
As for the interior palette, the customerspreferred a combination of white, beige and dark brown colours. Therefore, the project uses a dark oak texture, white for the walls, grey for the tiles and furniture elements. The colour scheme dictated the choice of more delicate lighting. For general lighting, the architects used built-in Grid D In Trimless 2 QR (Delta Light) lamps, and above the living room area, in order to emphasize the height of the room (here it reaches 6.3 m), they hung a composition of large Floral ball lamps (David Trubridge), which cast very beautiful shadows.
The central element of the interior composition of the house is a vertical three-sided fireplace. Situated in a double-height space, it simultaneously divides and gathers it.
Furniture composition in the hall, shelves nearfireplaces in the living room and in the bedroom, a library on the 2nd floor is planned to be made to order from Ukrainian manufacturers, according to the author's sketches. The kitchen will be purchased ready-made, but its manufacturer has not yet been selected.
The living room has a Minotti sofa and B&B armchairs.Italia, Cattelan Italia table. The dining table and chairs (including bar chairs) in the dining room are made by Cattelan Italia. The authors of the project liked this brand for its use of simple and at the same time sophisticated forms and materials. For the bedroom, they purchased a bed and nightstands from Poliform, a XAL chandelier, Ingo Maurer pendant lights (Poliform was chosen for its rigor and conciseness, and Ingo Maurer – to dilute this rigor with a playful mood) and a Kendo console table. On the 2nd floor, they placed B&B Italia armchairs and a Cattelan Italia coffee table. Sconces – Delta Light.
The main bathroom uses tiles andApavisa mosaic, Falper bathtub, Antonio Lupi toilet and bidet, Artemide ceiling lights. The guest bathroom has Apavisa tiles, an Agape washbasin, and a Duravit Starck 1 toilet and urinal. White paint was chosen for the walls. The main thing in the design of this house is simplicity and functionality. The authors of the project wanted the house to seem light and airy, and also for it to have a lot of light. And they succeeded in achieving this.
Nelly Prodan, architect:"The house has very beautiful windows, which also form the composition of the interior. Therefore, in the public area they could not be covered with curtains under any circumstances. As a result, pleated blinds were chosen for protection from the sun in the living room, kitchen, dining room, and thick curtains and light transparent tulle in the bedroom, creating a comfortable and cozy atmosphere. Apavisa ceramic tiles were used throughout the house. For the floor in the main rooms, we took tiles from the Neocountry collection, which has a beautiful texture imitating natural stone in warm colors. We finished the fireplace in the living room with natural slate, and under the fireplace and windowsill we placed a marble shelf-slab, in which convectors are hidden. In the bedrooms and in the library on the 2nd floor, the floor is covered with parquet boards. Hidden systems were needed for the interior doors, so we chose Rimadesio. The white sliding doors in the vestibule are KTM."
Kirill Konstantinov, architect:"The most important thing for us in this project was that the style that the clients liked so much coincided with our vision of this house. Therefore, it was easy and pleasant for us to work on the project."
Project of the Week: dull example of a country house in the style of minimalism
