Красивые квартиры №82 4 Contents Joyful contrasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 At the heart of this apartment’s decor there is the contrast coloristic scale chosen by its owners. In a public zone’s design red, black and white colours prevail, creating festive and joyful atmosphere. They’re added with a soft pink shade in a nursery and a combination of light green and lilac tones in a bedroom. The customers also paid much attention to the ceilings’ design. They are decorated by variously lightened sophisticated constructions. Space games in frameworks. . . . . . . . . . 26 Despite a sophisticated planning and a number of bearing walls and constructions, the architect managed to make rooms spacious and light. The considerable number of radiuses softened the room space and allowed merging the rooms. A selection of identical finishing materials, equalized colour scale and powerful lighting system also aimed to the rooms’ merging. Samples of volume change. . . . . . . . . . . 34 As in the apartment features the considerable quantity of the secluded rooms, visual expansion of space became one of design problems. The sensation of the design’s variability is created by glossy and reflecting materials. Thin art deco lines are twisted into a modern functional style that makes it smoother and highlighs the creative approach to the interior design. Four rooms in two dimensions . . . . . . . . 42 The idea of that interior’s functionality was realized by creation of a convenient planning and a selection of modern comfortable furniture. The apartment is divided into private and public zones. A living room, a dining room and a kitchen is designed in warm creamy-and-golden shades and decorated by crystal chandeliers and wall lamps. The owner’s bedroom graphics looks very modern. The apartment features a room for girls, which the owner named «a coziness room», and an office for men. Here and now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 In their apartments the owners wished to have as much free space as possible. One of the most important ideas was to make this interior laconic, but to think over a colour palette and to put smart colour accents in order to impress with a new interior’s surprising and delightful look. Moscow styled minimalism . . . . . . . . . . . 56 A modern 115,5 sq. m three-room apartment’s interior features simple laconic geometrical shapes and straight lines, typical for a minimalist style. They are combined with the sated contrast colour scale and stylish accents and details, giving personality to the living space. Summer colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 The sunny interior filled with summer shades reflects the owner’s «sunshiny» character. The bright yellow paint, a motley walnutcoloured laminate and magnificent multi-coloured stained-glass windows are used in the interior decoration. The glass inserts designed in different techniques represent a blossoming meadow’s wide palette. Pictures, photos and also ceramic tile with images of flowers serve for the walls’ decoration. Idyll in Tverskaya street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 The apartment of Yana Laputina, the daily TV-show «Tell me what’s wrong» hostess on «Domashny» television channel, is located within a short walking distance from the Kremlin — in Tverskaya street. Yana welcomed «Beautiful apartments»’s journalist at her home to tell a very interesting story of the house. Florida styled interior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Like no other, Alexander Todchuk, a well-known stylist, a head of his own beauty salons’ chain, knows how important our appearance is and how it forms our daily mood.And we’re talking not only about a person, but also about an interior. Therefore he was more than carefully thinking over the design of his new apartment in Horoshevsky highway, but thus used inexpensive materials. Antiquity world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Antiquity is the great multilevel world without borders and nationalities. At the same time, this world is mysterious, living on its own rules. Sometimes choosing ancient furniture for your interior, it happens difficult enough to define what the concept «antiques» really mean and, accordingly, to make a right choice. Diagonal dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 A given project’s starting point was the building’s planning and its style. The modern building is made in constructivist style — huge windows from a floor to a ceiling with a view to a gulf. The interior features diagonal lines. Sounds in unison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 The designer’s aim was to harmoniously merge light and colour in that interior. Geometrical forms and glossy surfaces have something in common with each other, reflecting colours and rays of sunlight from a window. The eyesight «travels» all over the interior from one element to another, and all the items start to «sound» in unison. Palace luxury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 The apartment interior is designed in classical style featuring organic art deco elements and modern style. The reconstruction of palace luxury atmosphere was the customer’s main wish. The golden colour scale prevails in the living room. Visual simplicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 In 136 sq. m apartment the owners wished to make a cozy cubby for themselves and their children. The designer offered the following planning: the public zone is located near the entrance, and the other part of the apartment becomes private, the nursery and the bedroom are located there. Many faces of art deco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 The given project is a perfect example of a smart approach to design of the big space according to a family needs. The planning solution is developed in order to use all available area and at the same time not to create a sensation of overdose with furniture and other interior items. Decor’s secret capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . 106 Smooth elements of the interior’s central zone and special decoration details are the components of the perfect and attractive apartment’s image. Family well-being and coziness fulfill the atmosphere of the apartment with uneasy, but smart re-planning. Minimalist geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 The interior of two-storeyed apartment is based on contrast of colours and forms. White colour co-operates with dark tones, freakish art deco forms — with accurate geometry of minimalism. A highlight of a 372,6 sq. m penthouse is considered to be two living rooms, and one of them is musical. A white grand piano sets the mood to the interior featuring a classical parquetry and graceful lines of a couch. Fashionable decoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 In a free lay-out apartment the maximum use of space was the main designer’s aim, but at the same time he should have kept a big room space. The owners chose a modern style, with the use of simple forms and refined elements. Successful transformation . . . . . . . . . . . .112 The architect’s initial task was to merge as many rooms as possible. Also the customers wished the space could be transformed in order to make an additional room. Ethnical minimalism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 A 125 sq. m apartment is located in the soth-west of Moscow in prestigious picturesque district. The owner — a couple with two children — are the admirers of the travelling around exotic countries. Their task was to create a functional and comfortable planning; interiors must be modern featuring ethnical motives. Cozy harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 The free lay-out apartment is divided into a public zone, including a vestibule and a living room, and a private zone, consisting of an office, a bedroom and a nursery. A customer’s wish was a visible zonation, but without sharp differentiation. Easy living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 The modern classics is the most attractive style for many megacities’ inhabitants. The 135 sq. m apartment’s lay-out allowed to put interesting composition accents. French traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 The given apartment’s design perfectly merges a French graceful skills in the big spaces’ design with a convenient planning and a smart zonation — all that highlights distinctive features of a modern luxury interior and a creative success of the designer. English fashion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 One of the owner’s main style ideas was the use of walnut and mahogany kitchen furniture, finished with patina and dark wood. But at the same time the owner wanted to have this apartment warm, with some bourgeoisie features. Mediterranian accent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 The theme of Italy became a starting point creating the 122 sq. m city apartment interior. The owners love this country very much. The apartment’s interior merges architectural forms, arches, columns, steps with plaster and wall-painting, stained-glass windows and stone mosaics, featuring the Mediterranean style. Charm of classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 The customer wished to live in a classical interior featuring a noble beauty and a quiet greatness. That decoration style will never lose its topicality. Flower waltz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 «Beautiful apartments» offers an overview of international furniture fairs’ news, dedicated to the first spring month. Please welcome — floral motives in interior and decor. Colours under my feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 User’s guide on flooring. 56 82 26 № (82)’2010 3 142
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