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White, beige and geometry are the first three terms that come to mind when we look at photos of this family house on the outskirts of Moscow. Ruetemple architectural studio transformed the development project completely, leaving only the external walls and freely influencing the layout of partition walls.
The common family space of the ground floor and the first floor is centred around the central staircase structure, which constitutes the vertical axis of the composition. As residents spend most of their time together, architects have opened the ground floor to create a spacious interior intended for rest, meals, work and play. The first floor was designated to accommodate three small but bright bedrooms.
These are just dry facts. But why do these interiors appeal to us so much? Because despite their simplicity, it is clear that it is a family home – bright, spacious and very interesting. An example of a magnificent idea are nets hanging on the upper floor, which secure the holes in the ceiling (which brighten the space of the ground floor), and on the other hand are used as hammocks, where you can jauntily throw yourself during play or just lie and read a book. We also like the consistency of using geometric motifs throughout the house. Take a look at the space of the ground floor, where even the lamp hanging over the table perfectly relates to the structure of the stairwell.
White and beige are the main colours that make up the house. White walls and wooden floors are an obvious combination. However, if we add to them birch and beech furniture integrated into the interior, wooden wall in the kitchen, granite tiles in the bathroom, differences between floors, unique staircase, vertical radiators of a loft nature, geometry and the aforementioned nets – we get a truly unique, family interior. The Mother MAG gives this project two thumbs up.
KOMENTARZ ARCHITEKTA
Graduate of Architecture at Gdansk University of Technology and Interior Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. She gained experience in many Tri-City design offices. Currently she runs her own company called Pani Architekt. She loves beautiful interiors and interesting people. In her spare time, she is passionate about travelling and cooking.
Photo by Hanna Połczyńska
The house in Moscow demonstrates the purity of form. In my opinion this is the most important thing that architects wanted to emphasize and convey through this project. The space is very orderly, and its division is both clear and clean. The living area is located on the ground floor of the building, whereas the night time area is on the upper floor. These two areas are connected in two ways. First of all, through a very interesting staircase, which dominates the whole interior. Secondly, through nets hanging in the horizontal and oblique holes in the ceiling, which function
not only as protection, but also an interesting place for rest and relaxation.
Cohesion was achieved through consistent use of materials throughout the interior. You can’t go wrong with the combination of white, beige and gray. Ubiquitous geometry also adds to the experience of harmony. Sharp cuts were softened by the introduction of wood. Natural materials always lead to the feeling of warmth and cosiness.
The interior of the house is beautiful, however, in my opinion it’s a bit too sterile, rigid. The place where a family resides should be able to live, change and develop. In my opinion, closing this space in a geometric framework has obscured this changeability a bit, although I admit that in a very stylish way;) Yet, if I were to evaluate this project only in terms of design, it would get an A+!
While looking at interior photos, remember that they do not present the full picture, because they look different on a daily basis – toys scattered on the floor, shopping bags in the kitchen, sweaters hung on the chair after coming back from work. We won’t see any of this in the photos, and it also changes the reception of a given space.
