Duplex apartment in a historic house on the Arbat
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10 Feb 2023
This interior is the result of a compromise between the wishes of customers and the technical capabilities of an apartment in an old house. The architects from the Arcus Design bureau gave her the name "Dove of the World" and are ready to tell how this dove spread its wings
The staircase is made of a thick sheet of metal according to the sketches of the author of the project. The sculpture "Hide and Seek" by Olga Orsik.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
GENERAL PARAMETERSProperty type: apartment in a pre-revolutionary house
Where is located: Moscow, Arbat Street
Square footage: 1 15 m2 (first floor 65 m2, second — 50 m2)
Style: Eclectic
Color scheme: light tones
Project author: Arcus Design Studio, contact@arcusdesign.ru , www.arcusdesign.ru
Living room. Sofa, The Buro. Chair, Chair collections. The coffee table is made of marble according to the sketches of the author of the project. Carpet, Dovlet House.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
The peculiarity of this apartment is that it is two-level with a second attic floor. During the design process, we faced two difficulties that dictated certain planning decisions:
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rigid structural framework for the placement of stairs;
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attic low ceilings of the second floor.
After careful development of the project, we managed to turn these difficulties into advantages. For example, the staircase located in the center of the kitchen-living room eventually became the center of navigation and a light sculptural partition separating the kitchen area from the living room area, while maintaining the feeling of one large space with a series of windows along the wall and creating an allusion to the suite.
Chest of drawers behind the stairs, antiques, gallery "Flowers and Birds".
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
Before the purchase, the customers — mom, dad, son and daughter — lived for many years in an apartment decorated in the neoclassical style, which they have grown very fond of over the years. In fact, we were asked to repeat the same style in a new home, adding a few elements in the form of moldings. There was a clear taboo on modern elements, minimalism and bright spots. But after visiting the facility, unfortunately or fortunately, we immediately refused to fulfill this wish, since on the ground floor we found five large square windows that dictated their conditions.
Mirror, antiques. Pouf, L'appartament. Chandelier in the reflection of a mirror — vintage, Louis Poulsen. Parquet board, Finex. Skirting board, UltraWood. Paint, Benjamin Moore. Plaster stucco decor, Peterhof company.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
It immediately became clear to us that with such data, there can be no question of any moldings, or any neoclassical with purely classical and antique furniture. On the other hand, we could not completely ignore the preferences of the future tenants of the apartment, since it is very important for us that our customer feels "at home" after moving, and does not live in a beautiful but alien interior.
After much deliberation, disputes and battles, we came to a compromise by combining neoclassical elements with furniture, which indirectly carries the mid-century gene code, and with modern art. The result satisfied absolutely all participants of the project. Dining area.
Plaster stucco, Peterhof company. Parquet board, Finex. Paint, Benjamin Moore. On the pedestal of Levadnaja ceramics is the sculpture "Hide and Seek" by Olga Orsik.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
The most difficult technical element of the whole project, of course, is the staircase. It was she who became our "blue of the world", who helped to reconcile all the disputants and put all the puzzles together. We tried to give the most sculptural look to the structure itself, and the work of sculptor Anish Kapoor helped us in this and the "Dove" by Pablo Picasso. As a result, we got a modern sculptural interpretation of a soaring white dove in the center of the living room.
Kitchen-dining room. Kitchen furniture is made in the carpentry workshop Tutto Design according to the sketches of the author of the project. The marble apron was made in the company "Furniture and Decor" according to the sketches of the author of the project. Table made of American walnut, Arcus design. Chairs, Chaire collections. Chandelier "Artika", Soviet vintage.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
Another unusual element that is definitely worth noting is the dining table, which we designed specifically for this project. The design of the table is inspired by the work of the genius Carlo Scarpa and the logo of our design bureau.
Dining room-kitchen, fragment. Bas-reliefs Monumental, Maria of the Future, Reloft Gallery. Vase, Ceramic atelier.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
In the bedroom, despite the massive bed with a rounded headboard, made according to our sketches, and a bright large chandelier, attention is drawn to the wardrobe wall, hand-painted by the talented artist Sergey Karev. The plant theme was discussed from the very beginning, as I wanted to dilute the rigor of the entire bedroom with smooth plant lines and introduce a piece of nature into the center of Moscow, as well as realize the love of customers for the botanical theme in the interiors.
Bedroom. The bed is made according to the sketches of the author of the project by Dreamma studio. The cabinet doors are hand-painted by the artist Sergey Karev. On the table sculpture Fish eggplant, Alexander Pozin, gallery Flor Et Lavr. The Murano glass chandelier is made to order in Italy. Sconce over the bed, Arabelle.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
Bedroom, fragment. Above the bed is the work of Tadeusz Makowski from the series "Children".
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
Bedroom, fragment. The cabinet is made according to the sketches of the author of the project, the facade is hand-painted by the artist Sergey Karev. Bed linen, Atelier Tati.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
Custom-made cabinet furniture plays a key role in the boy's room. The room has an elongated shape with a very sharp slope of the attic ceiling, so that along one wall the ceiling height was below 1.6 m. But due to the wardrobe with an unusually large depth, we managed to balance the space.
Children's room. Bed, Soviet vintage. The built-in furniture is made according to the sketches of the author of the Tutto Design workshop project. Sconce, antique, made from an antique lantern from a French carriage. Chest, antiques.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
The wardrobe, on the one hand, divided the room into two sections harmonious in size, one of which carries the function of a bedroom, and the other — a working one, and on the other, gave functionality to a part of the room with low ceilings. Bookshelves appeared on the side of the bed at the end of the wardrobe, and behind the hangers there is a large space for storing toys. The carpentry part along the wall with the window hid a lot of communication pipes of an apartment building.
Children's room, fragment. Bedside table, Chaire collections. The "Pet", Jama Adylov, is working on it.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
Children's room, fragment. Above the desktop is the work of Yakov Khomich "Sheep meadows".
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
Children's bathroom. Plumbing, Burlington. Mirror, antiques. Sconce, Soviet vintage.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
The girl's bedroom, also located on the second attic floor, had the same problems as the boy's nursery, so we used the same solutions: we designed a non-standard deep wardrobe along the entire wall with the highest ceiling possible. With this technique, we managed to neutralize the contrast of ceiling heights, and due to the hand-painted facades by the artist Sergey Karev, the massive cabinet design looks unusually light and gentle.
The girl's bedroom. The facade of the cabinet is hand-painted by the artist Sergey Karev. Console, Vintage, Redecoration store. Vase on the console, Retronord. On the wall above the console is the work of Sergey Karev "Fragment of the Divine 3".
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
The girl's bedroom, fragment. Bed and sconces, antiques.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
The girl's bedroom, fragment. Above the table is the work of Yakov Khomich "Pink bouquet".
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
The girl's bedroom. Antique bed bought in the gallery "Living things". Chair, Chaire collections. On the wall is the work of Yakov Khomich "Pink bouquet". Bed linen, Atelier Tati.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
The most striking decorative technique, one can even say planning — was the idea of using aged mirror canvases as a wall decoration of the guest bathroom. This decision was dictated by its catastrophically small size. With the help of mirrors, we visually doubled the space. And the choice of the antique version of the mirror canvas instead of the usual one allowed us to avoid vulgarity in the implementation of this bold and ambiguous idea.
Guest bathroom. Plumbing, Burlington. Chandelier, Soviet vintage. Table-"bobik", antiques, gallery "Flowers and Birds". Tile, Adex. Some of the canvases hide functional cabinets for storing towels, cosmetics and detergents.
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Mikhail Loskutov. Style: Nastasia Korbut
