All inclusive

apartment in Yekaterinburg area of ​​268 m2

Passing the gallery

Interview prepared: Olga Vologdina

A photo: Robert Pomorcev

Project author: Olga Arapova

Architect: Olga Krasnova

Magazine: N11 (144) 2009

A rare house now does without super-intelligent technology. A single button press on the remote is enough to start the washing machine, warm up the bath or turn on the light to the arrival of the owners. The interior, equipped with the latest technology and design-impeccable - a new work of the Yekaterinburg architect Olga Arapova

As the author of the project tells Olga Arapova, from the very beginning of work on the interior, an extremely complex technical stuffing was assumed. “Customers wanted a perfect object, both technically and from a design point of view,” says Olga. - Sound, television, Internet, water metering, heating, ventilation systems, air conditioning and water purification, adjustment of underfloor heating, lights should have been combined and connected to the “smart home” system. Unfortunately, this system is not particularly popular in our region. Perhaps, because it seems to people why they need all these difficulties, they lived well without them. But how convenient it is: the system allows you to start the oven, microwave, washing machine, open the curtains, check the alarm, turn off all the lights in the house and much more. Therefore, technically, we have worked through the interior for quite a long time and as thoroughly as possible so that at the implementation stage there are no serious problems.

To give the interior individuality, I tried to find not only original architectural solutions, but also special decorating techniques. The apartment had very low ceilings. However, it was necessary to hide electrical wiring and air ducts in them. As a result, the maximum height to which we reached was only 2.6 m. With large volumes of rooms, this ceiling height is extremely insufficient. Therefore, I had to create an illusion of greater height with the help of ceiling drops, glossy metal beams, lights, and doors to the ceiling.

I would define the interior style as a glamorous high-tech. The idea of ​​using metal in its various forms was formulated at the very first meeting with the customer. The tone is set by a metal panel with an engraving, behind which a ventilation shaft is hidden. Initially, this box was stitched with stainless steel sheets, and the resulting seams wanted to be beaten with rivets, but the riveted iron did not particularly fit into the overall image of a rather glamorous high-tech. And I offered to make an engraving right on the wall. The seams under it were not visible. And the result was a very beautiful wall.

Part of the premises is decorated in a slightly different way. Children's rooms are an interpretation of the style of the 60s: bright lemon, pink colors, circles and stripes in the decor. Exquisite master bedroom turned out. Bas-reliefs on the walls made according to my sketches create a special romantic mood here. ”

Project author Olga Arapova: “A good result is made up of many factors. One of the most important is that there is full understanding between the author and the customer. So far I manage to find such customers, and for me they are priceless ... We have an amazing profession. We come to someone else's apartment to make a man a HOUSE in which he will live. And after you left, he should be comfortable there. He, the customer, not you "

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