Silver Winner of the International Architecture & Design Awards 2024

A 68 m2 apartment with a glass home office for a bachelor in Moscow

Interior

Home Interior Styling

Completed / Professional Category

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Architect / Designer:

Karen Karapetian – Chief Designer; Anna Prokhorova – Designer

Studio:

Alexander Tischler

Design Team:

Karen Karapetian – Chief Designer
Konstantin Prokhorov – Engineer
Ekaterina Baibakova – Head of Purchasing
Evgenii Bridnya – Installation Manager
Anna Prokhorova – Designer
Oleg Mokrushnikov -Engineer
Karen Nikoian -Finishing Manager
Evgenii Kulibaba – Photographer
Nastasya Korbut – Stylist

Copyright:

Vera Minchenkova

This interior is for a young man keen on modern culture and music where his collection of art objects would perfectly fit in. Also, there had to be a home office because the client plans to shoot videos on his YouTube channel.
We designed the cabinet furniture specially for this apartment.
In the apartment, there were practically no dividers. We transformed the space drastically: divided the living room, removed the guest bathroom that was in the operational zone of the hall, and organized an additional bathroom and a home office instead of the corridor.
The two main colors in the interior are beige and black. The apartment is divided into “blocks” thanks to the furniture pieces and finishing.
We designed the kitchen. We chose large-format porcelain stoneware for the wall’s finishing. We found a non-traditional solution for the upper modules’ façade finishing: the facades repeat the metal texture and reflect the light as the metal but they’re made of MDF and covered by special enamel based on metal powder. For the block of upper modules looking monolith, we matched the facades and decorative side parts by a 45° angle.
We opted for supporting the brutality of the interior by the dining table with the micro concrete finishing.
This apartment has no corridors left after our thoughtful work with the planning layout.
We made a home office separated from the rest of the room by the toned glass divider in the place of the corridor designed by the developer. We hung the curtains to create a more intimate atmosphere. We made an additional ventilation system so that the client could work in the home office even with the closed doors. In the niche under the curtains, we made an RGB backlit: since the client is about to become a Youtube blogger, the trendy light will be a good fit.
We designed and produced a hanging table for a home office. It’s big and solid but looks weightless like a paper sheet because of the beveled edge. On the left of the table, there are modules for storing documents and books. Above the table, there is a mobile mini light that is possible to regulate and direct to the needed spot. Also under the low modules, there is a backlit that are turning on with the swipe.
We invited the artist who made a wall painting in the interior pallet with adding of a dark red shade. The kitchen-living room interior became more dynamic and acute thanks to this graffiti.

We designed a guest bathroom instead of the former corridor. Despite the functional zone exceeding the borders of the bathroom; this solution is legitimate since the zone is separated from the bathroom by a divider.
This apartment has no separate walk-in closet. Instead, we placed an accent wardrobe for clothing and accessories in the bedroom. The bedroom needed one more cabinet; so we placed it in the niche – it practically mimics the wall.
The entrance to the bathroom is moved from the corridor to the bedroom. This allowed us to create a small master bedroom.

This interior is for a young man keen on modern culture and music where his collection of art objects would perfectly fit in. Also, there had to be a home office because the client plans to shoot videos on his YouTube channel.
We designed the cabinet furniture specially for this apartment.
In the apartment, there were practically no dividers. We transformed the space drastically: divided the living room, removed the guest bathroom that was in the operational zone of the hall, and organized an additional bathroom and a home office instead of the corridor.
The two main colors in the interior are beige and black. The apartment is divided into “blocks” thanks to the furniture pieces and finishing.
We designed the kitchen. We chose large-format porcelain stoneware for the wall’s finishing. We found a non-traditional solution for the upper modules’ façade finishing: the facades repeat the metal texture and reflect the light as the metal but they’re made of MDF and covered by special enamel based on metal powder. For the block of upper modules looking monolith, we matched the facades and decorative side parts by a 45° angle.
We opted for supporting the brutality of the interior by the dining table with the micro concrete finishing.
This apartment has no corridors left after our thoughtful work with the planning layout.
We made a home office separated from the rest of the room by the toned glass divider in the place of the corridor designed by the developer. We hung the curtains to create a more intimate atmosphere. We made an additional ventilation system so that the client could work in the home office even with the closed doors. In the niche under the curtains, we made an RGB backlit: since the client is about to become a Youtube blogger, the trendy light will be a good fit.
We designed and produced a hanging table for a home office. It’s big and solid but looks weightless like a paper sheet because of the beveled edge. On the left of the table, there are modules for storing documents and books. Above the table, there is a mobile mini light that is possible to regulate and direct to the needed spot. Also under the low modules, there is a backlit that are turning on with the swipe.
We invited the artist who made a wall painting in the interior pallet with adding of a dark red shade. The kitchen-living room interior became more dynamic and acute thanks to this graffiti.

We designed a guest bathroom instead of the former corridor. Despite the functional zone exceeding the borders of the bathroom; this solution is legitimate since the zone is separated from the bathroom by a divider.
This apartment has no separate walk-in closet. Instead, we placed an accent wardrobe for clothing and accessories in the bedroom. The bedroom needed one more cabinet; so we placed it in the niche – it practically mimics the wall.
The entrance to the bathroom is moved from the corridor to the bedroom. This allowed us to create a small master bedroom.

Alexander Tischler

Alexander Tischler is a full-service interior design company, Global Future Design Awards, Built Design Awards, and the Rethinking The Future Award winner.