Against the background of the city

Two-bedroom apartment with an area of ​​126 m2 in the new home of St. Petersburg: enjoy the city scenery outside the living room window can be directly from the bath.

In the parade half there are two types of lighting: you can turn on the chandelier over the dining table or evenly illuminate the entire space using a point backlight.

Elegant fireplace - in fact imitation: fire safety requirements did not allow the real heartline in the apartment

The angles of the walls, the ends of partitions and the windowsill are decorated with a contrast veneer of Wenge. This practical finish introduces a spectacular color nuance

In a powerful decorative protrusion on the ceiling around the perimeter of the kitchen, the ventilation air duct is hidden

The headboard bed in the bedroom was converted into a wall scenery: dark parts of this geometric composition - panels, covered with leather, light-wooden oak panels

The spectacular contrast with a dark bed in the bedroom creates white leather chairs and a light oak classmate between them. This decorative theme is beaten also in textiles on the windows

Bright colors in the guest room give rise to a raised mood. Wall rack in the form of a spherical segment over the desktop looks like an unusual panel. However, in fact, it is very convenient and spacious

Wide cornice in the office hides the backlight

Plan before reorganization

Plan after reorganization

The architect created this apartment for Petersburger, who spends a lot of time over the ocean. Often extinguished in your hometown, he prefers to feel not visiting, but at home. Iemenny so I purchased housing on Vasilyevsky Island, where every home is familiar with him since childhood.

Having settled the naisual softbands

Pianca in the living room,

so nice to watch movies, drinking coffee, chatting with friends

By the fireplace, and contemplate panorama of the city outside the owner of the apartment Alexander-long-held man and business man of solid age, but modern views. He was born and grew up in the city on the Neva, made a career in the United States of America, and then found business partners in St. Petersburg and opened a joint venture. Hometown for the place of work and recreation. The inhouse on Vasilyevsky island and his family, and colleagues, and American friends come.

Through his friends, Alexander met Leonid Tugarin, the famous St. Petersburg architect. The interior concept has developed in the process of discussion and joint viewing of magazines. A huge role in the design of the apartment was played by the location of the apartment: a new home where it is located, from all sides is surrounded by the buildings of century ago. True, modern building delicately relates to the historical environment. It has an important advantage of a wide glazing that opens a magnificent architectural panorama. Since the windows of the apartment go to the Red line and to the courtyard, it was decided to maximize the use of this through the solution in the interior.

The space was planned so that, if you wish to fully open the perspective between the solid window, which looks at the main street, and a balcony overlooking the courtyard. Behind the spacious hallway is the main hall. It is located right in the center of the rectangular in the plan of the apartment. To the right of it along the huge window - public spaces, solved as a single space of the kitchen-dining room and the living room. To the left of the Hall-Private Zone: the bedroom of the hosts, a dressing room, a bathroom and a guest room (it is also an office). From the residential rooms there are access to the balcony. Cabinet feedclock offers a view of the spectacular living room window, and vice versa. Therefore, in the premises located on this line, they abandoned the opening doors - there is no door in the living room at all, and in the cabinet-sliding sliding partitions. In addition, you can admire the silhouettes of old buildings and lights of the night city, which creates an exciting impression.

Looking at the magnificent window of the public zone, you might think that such a cleanliness of the plane was provided for by the builders. However, in fact, quite cumbersome and clumsy convectors were accompanied by wide glazed in a construction project. Architect Leonid Tugarin invented a way to make this necessary technical element practically invisible. He designed a very low window sill stage, under which installed the most flat radiators that could be found on sale. They were ordered in Germany, and the delivery was expected by several teams. Thus, not only decided the aesthetic problem, but also created additional functional convenience: on a wide window sill, lined with ceramic tiles, you can put flowers, laying logs, you can even sit on it.

Given that people with different flavors will come to the apartment, the architect (relying, of course, on the owner's preferences) chose a restrained color solution for the interior and did not overload the space with details and furniture. Everything looks concisely, modern and functional. Azayskaya shades of color - from bitter chocolate to delicate cream tone- create a universal visual environment.

The single space of public half zonies upholstered furniture: two volumetric sofas and a large chair form a seating area with a marble fireplace, a coffee table and a home theater. True, the fireplace is not present, he only creates a pleasant illusion of a restless homemade spot. Eliminated opposite the fireplace is a real plug-in kitchen with an adjacent dining area. The combination of several oak cabinets with built-in household appliances is divided into several sections with narrow partitions from Wenge. The veneer of the same tree is separated ends of the working surface and a shelf over the stove with hidden hidden hidden. Wood partitions not only divide the cooking zone and storage area, but also create a graphic rhythm, which echoes the trim on the corners of the walls. The floor in the kitchen area is lined with practical ceramic tiles. The same tile along the walls and low windowsill, the living room framed the entire social half. The main area in it is posted by an oak parquet board. Similar, but already plastic pattern has a multi-level plasterboard ceiling with fixtures mounted around the perimeter.

Expressive imitation

To diversify the space, sometimes one spectacular decorative solution is enough. Whalla, where there is a small entrance hall, instead of a trivial flat ceiling, we see an expressive beam design, imitating open floors, which are usually used in wooden buildings. Narrow plasterboard rash balks are fixed on a metal frame. Their height is 25cm, and width is 15 cm. They not only make the monotonous plane plasticly expressive, but also significantly change the coverage of this zone. Between them are built-in point lamps, light from which concentrates in the recesses, creating a dynamic game of light and shadow under the ceiling.

Solemnly and strictly furnished and rooms in the opposite end of the apartment. The main colors in the office sets a leather sofa of red-colored; If necessary, it is moving forward and turns into two separate beds. Uokna, in the most illuminated part of the room, organized workplace with the original round rack over it. Next to the entrance to the guest room in the bedroom of the hosts. Its design is built on expressive color contrasts, a diagonally located mobile partition separates a roomy wardrobe. Knei adjoins the bathroom, lined with dark tiles. Between the living room and the bathroom cut the wide window, through it the latter, the natural light falls, and when open blinds, you can enjoy the city scenery outside the living room window straight from the bath.

Light in the window

The box in the bathroom of the hosts appeared only after repair. The main bathroom is located so that there was no daylight in this room, but the window is not only the possibility of expanding space, but also natural light therapy. Since the wide glazing of the public zone has become a powerful source of sunlight, in the drywall partition between the living room and the bathroom, they decided to cut the maximum wide opening of its size 13090cm. There were special moisture-resistant blinds with a setup mode, which allows changing the nature of the lighting. According to the architect, the window in the bathroom is an interesting solution. The space of this room wins, it becomes lighter and "easier".

The city, as if infinitely changing scenery, every time creates a new art scenario for this interior. Ahkeein does not get tired of admiring him forever beautiful appearance and proudly demonstrates him to friends and colleagues from the windows of his apartment.

The apartment was acquired in the secondary market, but the situation was typical for new buildings: uneven concrete floors, partitions from puhrebry slabs IT.P. The owner was abroad and was not able to coordinate serious redevelopment. Therefore, I left all the main premises and technical components in the same place and only slightly changed the interpretation of the space, having puts all zones as much as possible.

We completely demolished all the initial partitions, not affected by the bearing walls and the fencing of the sanitary unit, and then recreated them, adjusting the plasterboard to the monolithic reinforced concrete frame. The thickness of partitions is 120mm. Due to the expansion of the hall, connecting the private and public zone, and the guest bathroom next to the hallway, the living area decreased by 4m2. We did not make more significant changes to the initial plan.

I would like to especially note the atmosphere of complete confidence and consent that has developed with the owner of the apartment. I was extremely pleasant and easy to work. For the amount initially allocated to Alexander's repairs, we not only performed all installation and construction work, but also fully equipped with furniture, home appliances, accessories. This includes bats that are decorated with walls, and kitchenware, and even some wine stock, waiting for the owner at the bar of his new apartment.

Architect Leonid Tugarin

The editors warns that in accordance with the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, the coordination of the conducted reorganization and redevelopment is required.

Architect: Leonid Tugarin

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