Evgeniy polyantsev

apartment of architects Evgeny Polyantsev and Ekaterina Movchan (Moscow) Evgeny Polyantsev, Ekaterina Movchan

Passing the gallery

A photo: Dmitry Livshits

Material prepared: Dmitry Kopylov

Project author: Ekaterina Movchan, Evgeny Polyantsev

Magazine: N10 (55) 2001

The main advantage of the three-room apartment of Evgeny Polyantsev can be considered its standard: it is practically no different from similar dwellings in which hundreds of thousands of our compatriots live. If it were not for the small "but" ... In this house it inevitably becomes clear how with the simple, even banal, means you can turn the gray facelessness of the "standard" into a work of art. - What is the favorite thing in the house? Probably, like all normal people, the kitchen. Maybe not so much its layout and interior, as a stunning view from the window. The most amazing thing is that I always dreamed about it, but it never occurred to me that someday, over a cup of coffee, I would admire the most beautiful and stylish area of ​​the capital - South-West, from my own window. The apartments here are standard, and my wife and I, in fact, did not change anything in the planning, except for the entrance to the kitchen and the necessary "transformation" of common areas. We developed and embodied the decor and design of our dining room together - we tried to ensure that it was spacious and comfortable. The “tough and ruthless” hand of the architect did not touch the hall, living room, bedroom and child’s room - as regards redevelopment. We didn’t see the point, and honestly, we didn’t really want to cut through and demolish concrete walls. Special "claims" in the bedroom is not, as well as in other rooms. The rooms are small, but we wanted more space for us, not just for furniture. By the way, furniture, chandeliers and other accessories are what “saturate” the dwelling, making it “dense” in a good sense, - we made up a lot of so-called “production residues”: one of the customers refused the sofa, someone from the curtains, someone didn’t like the floor lamp ... We didn’t like it either, but we got used to it. Hall used as a living room, it is - "table". There is no furniture here. Everything prepared for the table is placed on the shelves, in the "peaceful" time making up a wall in the hall. But seriously, truly expensive are the paintings and sculptures donated by our friends and colleagues — we consider them true wealth in our home. Evgeny Polyantsev is cunning: even the smallest details are selected sniper-like - nothing superfluous, tasteless. A superficial glance is enough to understand: here lives a family of talented people who truly love their home. However, as it should be with real professionals. By the way, they made an apartment together with Ekaterina Movchan.

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