How to make a spacious two-room Khrushchev apartmenta studio with several bathrooms and a dressing room? How to make the apartment seem larger and brighter? Today we will help you understand these questions using a real example. This project was created for a young unmarried girl who loves to travel, shop and visit beauty salons. She is into extreme sports, but she loves to receive guests at her home. The customer could not clearly decide on the choice of interior and therefore completely trusted the designer Andrey Gordinsky, relying on his professional skills. What came of it? Let's see now! Andrey Gordinsky, designer, architect Graduated from the Dnieper State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. With ten years of experience behind him, he founded his own architectural and construction company Gordinsky Building & Architecture. gordinsky.com
Layout features
Actually, it was originally a two-room apartment.Khrushchev-era apartment, but the designer wanted to get rid of the cramped rooms and create a single space. So it was necessary to completely disassemble the entire apartment and reassemble it. The result was a rather convenient layout, where there is a public area where guests can be received, get-togethers can be held, and a private area where the owner of the apartment can always find privacy. But they are only conditionally separated, so the kitchen, combined with the living room, smoothly flows into a small cozy bedroom. The customer did not know what she wanted, but she still had several wishes. And the main one was the presence of two bathrooms. The designer took this into account and placed one of them in the girl's private area, and the second - next to the entrance, which would be convenient for guests. Andrey Gordinsky, designer, architect: - Due to the redevelopment and unification of several rooms, it was possible to increase the amount of light coming through the windows and visually expand the existing space. In the end, the customer was 100% satisfied with the result. gordinsky.com
Modern boudoir
The girl really wanted to have her own personal, femininean area where she could spend her day with pleasure — in other words, she needed a boudoir. And even though it’s far from the seventeenth century outside the window, there’s nothing stopping her from making a modern version. Andrey Gordinsky brought this dream to life, and the result was a real women’s paradise. It’s hard to imagine such a place without a dressing room, so a few square meters were allocated for it behind the bed. Thanks to a large mirror covering the entire wall, this narrow space doesn’t look cramped. From the dressing room we get into the master bathroom, where a girl can always take a warm bath and relax after a hard day’s work.
Color scheme
All the walls in the apartment, except for the bathrooms,painted in a soft blue shade. With its help, the space was filled with air, became more weightless, thus it was possible to create a light and calming atmosphere. The ceilings are decorated in the same color, this simple technique allowed to erase all the boundaries and made the rooms visually more voluminous, since the eye has nothing to catch on to. Light gray and white colors coexist very harmoniously with blue here, they dilute this monotonous kingdom, make the space more interesting. Andrey Gordinsky, designer, architect: - If the room has poor daylight, I advise you to use colors that do not absorb light. These can be white shades or pale tones: light blue, soft lilac or barely perceptible green. Colors such as red, orange, brown, black absorb light and do not reflect it back, so in poor lighting the room will look dull and gloomy. gordinsky.com
Minimalism in everything
Andrey Gordinsky, designer, architect:— A large number of objects makes a room smaller — if there is no furniture, then there is nothing that divides the space. Therefore, it was decided to adhere to minimalism, filling the rooms with only the most necessary. We followed the rule: minimum furniture, minimum decor. gordinsky.com
More light!
It's no secret that in smallLighting plays a very important role in apartments, because the perception of the surrounding space directly depends on it. Therefore, the designer decided to fill the rooms with natural light from three stained-glass windows first, and then supplement them with artificial sources. All rooms have spotlights on the ceiling, in addition, some specific areas were illuminated to create comfortable conditions for reading. This is a table lamp next to the sofa and ceiling lights above the bed. Andrey Gordinsky, designer, architect: - Lack of light means lethargy, drowsiness and depression. You can light up a room with glossy surfaces that reflect light, which is what we actually did. Light parquet boards throughout the apartment and furniture coped with this task perfectly, filling the entire space with light. Light translucent curtains made of airy fabric were chosen for the windows, which perfectly transmit sunlight. We also used mirrors and glass surfaces for additional light reflection. gordinsky.com
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