How to harmoniously combine the huge internalspace with the surrounding landscape using natural materials — using the example of a country house on the shore of a reservoir The owners of this mansion — a family with a small child — are fond of traveling, underwater hunting, oriental culture and lead a healthy lifestyle. The author of the interiors in their house managed to combine these diverse preferences into a single ensemble. The object, realized by the Kyiv designer Miroslava Misanyuk, is interesting in the graceful ease with which the author embodied the idea of the interpenetration of the surrounding nature and the interior, using a minimum of decorative means: natural materials in combination with glass and chrome elements, a combination of black and white, simple laconic forms and solutions.
Miroslava Misanyuk, designer of My Mainspecializes in interior design, furniture and accessories design. Runs her own studio and is also the winner of the All-Ukrainian interior design award ART SPAСE in the nomination "Interior of a country house in a modern style over 300 sq. m." "In each new project, I set a new high bar for myself and strive to surpass myself."
What do we have?
A spacious country house on the shore of a reservoir,located in the suburbs of Kyiv. It is considered by the owners as a permanent residence. In addition to the main building, the territory includes a bathhouse, a wine cellar, a guard house and two berths. The house itself has a technical area with a kitchen, laundry, utility rooms and a maid's room. The first floor is occupied by a living room, a home cinema, a barbecue room, a swimming pool, a sauna with a hammam, a shower, a recreation room, a dressing room and several bathrooms. On the second floor is the master bedroom with an impressive dressing room and a separate bathroom, as well as a couple of guest rooms.
Customers' wishes
The main task for the author was to createthe most open space, connected with the surrounding nature. And this task is perfectly implemented with the help of eco-friendly materials, simple solutions and panoramic windows, letting in maximum light and air and opening up impressive views of the surrounding landscape. At the same time, the interior spaces are designed in a laconic elegant manner, which does not tolerate excesses, there is a minimum of furniture. Each item in the house, the natural materials used by the author in combination with glass and chrome, the color scheme, the lines of furniture and accessories are subordinated to a single consistent and balanced design concept.
General concept
The feeling of openness and spaciousness is enhancedthe use of simple linear forms in the interior, and the integrity of perception is facilitated by the play of dominant black and white colors, focusing the viewer's attention on bright color accents. The author pays special attention to the unity of the landscape, penetrating the interior through panoramic windows, and, in fact, the interior space: natural materials from which the furnishings are made are subject to minimal processing, presenting all the richness of the natural beauty of stone and wood. Thus, the pool area is decorated with a traditional boat brought from Indonesia, carved from a single tree trunk. The floors in the house are of natural origin: stone and deck board were used here. Glass and chrome elements introduced into the overall composition support the overall concept and shade the naturalness.
Let's take a look into the bedroom
The American furniture in the master bedroom is complementedglossy black and white facades and doors with black tempered glass inserts, and the ensemble is completed by lamps and fittings selected in the same monochrome combination. The role of accent here is played by a beige armchair and brightly colored works of a modern author above the headboard of the bed.
Details and decorative techniques
In the huge living room behind the glass partitionthere is a wine storage room, and when the lights are on, the silhouettes of the wine racks can be seen, playing the role of part of the living room decor. The inside of the bar counter, adjacent to the wine cellar, is laid out of wine bottles frozen in a special solution and serves as decorative lighting. "Balls" of exotic wood on the living room floor look great against the backdrop of panoramic windows. The play of black and white can be seen throughout the interior: a white designer sofa against a black floor, black rectangular railings and a white wall, lamps, interior doors alternating in white and black, and even fittings matched to the tone - everything is subject to a single algorithm. Individual details used by the author as decorative elements hint at the hobbies of family members. Thus, the pillows of designer Yurko Gutsulyak, decorated with realistic photo printing and bearing images of fish, reflect the head of the family's love for underwater hunting. They focus attention on the exquisite white sofa in the lounge area of the living room and complete the overall symphony. On the white wall of the staircase on the second floor there is a gallery of bright colorful oil paintings by a contemporary artist, illuminated by decorative lighting. The staircase railings are made of glass, which, in combination with the panoramic windows, creates a single organic composition. Miroslava Misanyuk, designer: - High ceilings, large panoramic windows overlooking the landscape, maximum open space and minimum furniture - with the help of these means I achieved a feeling of airiness and fullness of light. The staircase railings, doors, fittings, lighting fixtures, wine racks, bar counter, cabinet fronts, master bath bowl, faucet - the shape of each object in the interior is consonant with each other, and each object in it is part of the decor. A tree root, a boat carved from a single piece of wood, brought from Indonesia, decorated the pool area. Pay attention to the designer table by the sofa: I continued the shape of its legs in the wine room shelves. The floors in the house are laid out of natural stone and wood. At the same time, zoning is done using different materials and textures of flooring, lighting, color scheme and furniture. The landscape design uses trees of unusual authentic shapes, and the paths are paved with roughly processed mountain slate.
About the main bathroom
The bathtub in the master bathroom is finished in the form ofThe bowls are a giant monolith that has retained its natural outlines on the outside. The wall-mounted faucets are from Boffi, from the Minimal collection, designed by Giulio Gianturco, and the freestanding faucet next to the bathtub and shower is from Axor. The bathroom furniture is also from Boffi, as are the sinks from the I Fiumi collection by Claudio Silvestrin. The toilet and bidet are from the Swiss company TM Laufen, and the tiles on the wall are from TM Sadon from Italy. By the way: the floor is laid with natural pumice, while the large window overlooks the pool area, which visually expands the space and allows daylight to enter the bathroom, and the mirror opposite the window maintains the illusion of boundless space.
Miroslava Misanyuk, www.designinteriors.com.ua
