Ecodesign: 280 m2 house on the shore of the Gulf of Riga

Tatiana Fokina's London design bureau Studio Caché designed the interior of a house in Jurmala in the style of Nordic timeless, which is based on the simplicity of forms and the luxury of natural materials

The house of 280 m2 stands on a plot of 60 acres surrounded by a pine forest and is built of eco-friendly materials using traditional Latvian technologies by Dores Fabrika.

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Madara Gritane

OBJECT PARAMETERS

An object: new Lapsas Ala country house

Where is it: Jurmala, Latvia

Square footage: 280 m2

Style: Nordic timeless 

The main idea of the project: create a house that will combine a calm northern style with family warmth and comfort

Color scheme: neutral, cool shades 

The authors of the project: construction — Dores Fabrika, www.dores.lv ; interior design — Tatiana Fokina, Studio Caché bureau, www.studiocache.co.uk , @studio.cache, built—in furniture and joinery - Krisjanis Majevskis, Decaso Studio, @decaso.studio

The wide circular staircase is designed by Krisjanis Majevskis, Decaso Studio. The floors are lined with vintage American oak boards, Ebony & Co.

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Nature and interior in this wooden house, built according to old Latvian technologies, look like an inseparable bundle. The light from the huge windows spreads in soft rays across the floor of old oak planks, freely glides through the two-light space of the living room. The towering trunks of pine trees outside the windows echo the seven-meter pipe of a modern suspended fireplace in the living room. To understand where it ends, you instinctively raise your eyes to the ceiling, where a two—meter suspended sculpture is flickering - the work of South Korean artist Lee Bul.

The floor in the hallway is lined with natural stone. Oak cabinet, France, XIX century. Built-in furniture, design by Krisjanis Majevskis, Decaso Studio.

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"It is this combination of simple shapes and natural materials, eight—meter ceilings and the warm texture of old wood, modern art and antique objects from around the world that creates a sense of "timeless" in the interior, as the customer wanted," says Tatiana Fokina, founder of Studio Caché bureau.

Mirror, antiques, France.

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The customer wanted to get an interior that would age beautifully. For this purpose, only high-quality natural materials were used in the decoration.

In the living room there is a seven—meter suspended fireplace, Focus. Sofa, Timothy Oulton. The floor is lined with vintage American oak boards, Ebony & Co.

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Under the ceiling of the living room is a futuristic sculpture by Korean artist Lee Bul.

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"Another wish of the customer — to get away from the feeling of a "country house", was fulfilled with the help of wall paneling and textured plaster. Thanks to them, in most rooms there is an illusion that the house is not wooden."

Z1 pendant lights from Ay illuminate. The oak coffee table is made to order.

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"This house is like a sedative pill, it envelops with absolute peace from the threshold"

"We are very glad that we managed to make it cozy despite the large spaces, a very calm Nordic color scheme and the absence of unnecessary decor in the form of all kinds of pillows and figurines."  

Twelve different chairs of the XIX century in the style of Welsh Stick and Windsor were brought from England. Table made of old wood, Peppermill Studio. Chandeliers, antiques, France.

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Kitchen, Decaso Studio. Oak bar stools are made to order in England.

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"Comfort is achieved with the help of small details, mainly wooden objects with history and character, as well as antique stoves."

The kitchen floor is made of travertine, the countertop is made of quartz agglomerate, Caesarstone.

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Tim pendant lights from Bomma. Kitchen equipment, Sub-Zero & Wolf.

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"Chandeliers, decorative wooden elements, furniture were brought from different countries, from the UK to India, many of them are more than a hundred years old, but they perfectly coexist with modern fixtures and plumbing, minimalist kitchen and contemporary art."

In the library there is a traditional Swedish oven Kakelugnar. Built-in furniture, design by Krisjanis Majevskis, Decaso Studio.

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As for the layout, there is a living room, a kitchen, a dining room, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a guest bathroom, a library, a pantry, two dressing rooms and a laundry room on 280 square meters.

Bed, Milano Bedding.

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"Customers like to come here with friends, so they asked us to make the maximum number of bedrooms, while leaving them quite spacious," the designer continues. 

Cast-iron stove in the Art Nouveau style, Denmark, the beginning of the twentieth century.

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Madara Gritane

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"When all the pieces of the puzzle eventually formed into the picture we had in mind, we felt a huge relief! — concludes Tatiana Fokina. — In the lockdown conditions in which the work took place, when all the pieces of furniture were ordered without the opportunity to look at them live, and the key moments of the construction were controlled remotely, it seemed like a real miracle!"

Bed, Milano Bedding.

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Madara Gritane

Bath, Antonio Lupi. Faucets, ZucchettiKos. Marble tile, Salvatori.

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Madara Gritane

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