Ukrainian interior designer Yana Molodekh Rewriting in the beginning of the 20th century apartment In KeevDrawing on its history to mix classical and contemporary elements.
Landscape street designated, apartments include a mixture of various styles and ages, which reflects both the legacy of the building and the background of its owners.
The design of the apartment takes hints from the history and location of the building. With its four-meter high roof and classical ratio, the apartment naturally lended naturally into a traditional enfilade layout, in which the interconnected rooms were arranged in a clean row.
Its classic framework is allowed for experimentation with a generous mix of styles, including elements from many ages including Belle époque and Art Deco.
“Classical architecture served as an ideal background to experiment with various styles, united the mixture in a harmonious and biological space,” Molodekh Told Dezeen.
“A shared feeling of fickleness and adventure with the customer helped us to create a balanced harmony within the space. By embracing the process without fear of making mistakes or taking ourselves very seriously, we have our own element Permission to tell a personal story. “
Long doors, wood floors and plaster molding tributes in the interior for the legacy of the building.
A walnut-clad arch acts as a focal point in the open-plun living and dining area, prepares a nook and visually connects space to the kitchen, with walnut-dress cabinet and a quartzite countertop and backplash Are included.
Designed as the expansion of the living room, the kitchen is tucking behind floating panels painted to match the walls. Arch motif is echoed in hidden cold storage on either side of the middle walnut-clad arch.
Vintage by Venice Brand Murarano Glass Joom Vanine Living and anchoring the dining room.
In the main bedroom, a bespoke bed with a chinar veneer headboard is flanks by two marble side tables. The surrounding dressing room is beautified with fan-paterpaper wallpaper and cupboard handle with the size of frogs.
The second bedroom has molding based on decorative details that Molodekh exposed the back of a drywall roof during the previous renewal project. Here, the cherry-venier bed doubles as a couch, which provides flexibility within the compact space.
Shower niches by a custom marble pride and local furniture brand Llab design The bathroom was paired with black and white mosaic floors, while cabinetry and fixtures offer brass accents.
Throughout the apartment, the artwork was chosen to reflect the client’s Ukrainian roots. Works by Maria primechanko, Marfa TimeChenko And other Ukrainian artists infect the space with a sense of apathy.
“The childhood of the client, spent in a small town in the middle Ukraine, impressed the selection of art for apartments,” Molodekh said.
He said, “Kala was not chosen to match the interior. Instead, each piece was chosen because it defeated our hearts fast,” he said.
“When planning the installation, we found that the pictures seemed to choose their own spots within the apartment, challenging our original layout plans.”
The walls were painted in a warm white in the entire apartment to provide a neutral background for the rich material palette of bold artwork and furniture.
He said, “Hot white argil blanch on the walls acts as an empty canvas, while the bold stroke of the color, texture and materials brings room for life,” he said.
“The material was chosen with focus on natural elements, practicality and uniqueness.”
Since the establishment of its studio in 2011, Molodekh has completed several projects in Ukraine. Refurbished Attari Apartment in Kyiv,
Is by photography Yavery Evrameko,