The client inherited an apartment from her grandmother. Initially, the plan was to sell the apartment, but its enveloping and calming atmosphere inspired the family to keep it and renovate it. As a result, they decided
to move there as a family
update the interior while preserving the comfort, atmosphere, and historical elements (parquet flooring, Soviet-era style), create functional zones (living space, office, lounge), provide soundproofing, and add design accents
a long corridor and a complex layout, to preserve the visual appearance of the herringbone floor and the style of those times, to provide soundproofing in the office, and to recreate the atmosphere of Soviet times with a modern approach
herringbone flooring is visually preserved, with plasterboard lights, moldings (inverted arches), terracotta decorative plaster, fabric and wood panels, and radius elements throughout the space
reversal of moldings and accent elements, painting the ceiling the same color as the walls for a more intimate feel, built-in plasterboard lights, terracotta-colored decorative plaster, expanding the bathroom, and installing a column in the long hallway