apartment with a total area of ​​216 m2 (Moscow) Yulia Nesterova "Dutch" motive in an apartment with simple and clear lines, calm pastel tones and beautiful copies of Peter Bruegel's paintings

Passing the gallery

A photo: Evgeny Luchin

Text: Olga Bychkova

Architect: Julia Nesterova

Magazine: H (54) 2001

Snow-covered hills, a low gray sky, silhouettes of black trees, "fabulous" wooden houses - this is the medieval Dutch landscape. It turns out that such a place can be found in modern Moscow. When architect Julia Nesterova first visited this apartment, it was first of all struck by the view from the window. Late autumn Krylatskie hills too remind painting of Peter Bruegel the Elder So the landscape outside the window became a source of inspiration, and the decision was made to execute an apartment in the Dutch style, with simple and clear lines, in soothing pastel colors. Beautiful copies of the paintings of Peter Bruegel became a link between the interior and thereby an exciting view of the hills, from which it all started. The hearth, tree, comfort, warmth, family - the traditional list of associations that occurs in the mind at the thought of a house. The owners of the apartment in Krylatskoye in this case were no exception. A family of three dreamed of a home with a classic interior, without the extra expression inherent in modern design. The Dutch style proposed by the architect came to their taste. This style for many centuries of its existence has become a classic - in painting and in architecture. But, like any other national style, it is based on folk traditions. In the Dutch house it is cozy and warm, it smells delicious fish cake, fresh wood and the first spring flowers ... It is in this land that the concept of family is fundamental, religious. Practically every Dutchman at the age of forty has his own house, not to mention the family, children. Despite the Nordic character, the people of Holland know and love to have fun. Their houses are like an exact copy of the owners. Through the apparent simplicity and severity of the interior, suddenly, like pranksters, brownies slip through the ridiculous details that make the house itself a home - a bureau in the hallway, "hooligan" ties on the curtains, a tapestry upholstered chair in the office, or an "egg-chicken" theme in the kitchen . And no matter how far from home the fate will be, it will always be remembered exactly these cute little things, carefully preserved in memory. Everyone in the family should have their own personal space. This rule is observed in the described apartment. Recreation zone is separated from the "intimate" part of the apartment by a door with a panel that protects the bedroom and dressing room from uninvited guests. And the room of the daughter, the young person, is located in a separate wing - it is not at all necessary to wake up the whole family, returning from a late party. Holland is wind and countless windmills. The salty air of the northern seas as if fills every corner of the space of the house. And what about the Dutch style in Moscow, where, forgive, the sea does not even smell? The architect solved this problem very simply. She won over the space ... near the furniture (due to the built-in wardrobes) and filled the apartment with light, air. If there is wind in the house, there must be the sea, and the most logical thing is to “place” it in the bathroom. From small shells, frozen in marble on the floor, as if heard the mysterious whisper of the surf. And in the owner's office, the spirit of distant sea travel lives in exotic souvenirs and masks. The "Dutch motif" in the house allows one room to smoothly flow into another due to the fact that the shades of the floor and walls of each room are almost the same. Sometimes suddenly the Gallic dialect wins: in the bedroom there is a huge bed, and the traditional “French” pattern crumbles on curtains and wallpaper.