Hooray, conservatism

Architect Yakov Voloshin about comfortable interior

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A photo: Alexey Babaev, Viktor Vasilyev, Peter Lebedev, Yury Molodkovets

Interview prepared: Julia Sakharova

Magazine: Decor N3 (125) 2008

Yakov Voloshin - Petersburg architect, head The creative workshop of J. Voloshin and V. Chuvashev. The style that made the workshop famous is soft, discreet, comfortable for life. We asked the architect to talk about what makes a comfortable interior.

"I consider as my luck those interiors about which you think that they were created by generations of one family, and in which only a close look distinguishes the handwriting of an architect. A comfortable interior is always a little conservative.

Wednesday is very important. Often nature itself suggests a solution. For example, a beautiful forest plot may suggest an idea to make a circular glazing. And the old house in a classic style is to add classic details to the interior of the apartment - portals, a fireplace ... If you have four meters high ceilings and walls to install vertical stained glass, then ar deko! In general, the interior should be reasonable, then it looks organic. The house is usually built for many years, and the task of the architect to build so that all generations feel comfortable in it. Unscrupulousness and responsibility - these are my priorities. Do not be afraid of radical solutions, such as completely decorate the walls with wooden buazeri. It is warm, it is aristocratic. But a given bar must be supported by at least one pictorial script.

Pure white color for our latitudes is not too suitable. It is good in the south, where the sun is bright. We have better soften white color. Let it be shades of cream and beige.

I have favorite brands of furniture - REMINDER, GIORGETTI. I first began to put in their interiors REMINDER, in Petersburg, certainly the first. This brand product line is not too big, but what a style and performance! Different textures, different materials - wood, bronze, casting. And the amount of upholstery! The factory is family owned and the furniture owners design it themselves. And this, too, has a pleasant conservatism. "

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