three-level mansion (1500 m2) in Moscow region Elena Vygovskaya, Elena Farvazova

Passing the gallery

Stylist: Maria Kriger

A photo: Sergey Morgunov, Ekaterina Morgunov

Text: Nadezhda Nadimova

Architect: Vygovskaya Elena, Elena Farvazova

Magazine: N1 (101) 2006

Outside, it is a classic manor house, ideally incorporated into the surrounding parterre park, a specimen of French regularity. Inside - a picturesque interior ensemble, which is based on the planning scheme of the Italian Palazzo. The authors of the project Elena Farvazova and Elena Vygovskaya tell about the house and its surroundings.About the parkElena Farvazova: “This house is an open system. It actively interacts with the environment through the lights, glazed walls and bay windows. , to subordinate them to a single compositional principle. This principle was the radial construction of the general plan with a central axis diagonally crossing the plot and passing through the center of the house (the house and the park appeared to be strung together on one axis) park layout corresponds central walkway, which radiate from the secondary paths. Such planning composition à la Versailles defined and regular Park, wherein the multiple reservoirs, flower gardens, terraces form a clear geometric design. "About the houseElena Vygovskaya: “According to our concept, the composite core of the interior ensemble was a three-light courtyard with a pool - a cross between the ancient atrium and the courtyard of the Italian palazzo. : one connected the two sides of the basin, the other hung on the cables at the gallery level on the second floor. An interesting spatial intrigue ensued. It is important that due to the open internal thief (a huge glass atrium above it gives the feeling of a breakthrough in the sky) received additional lighting gallery and private rooms, windows facing the winter garden. " About styleElena Farvazova: “As for the interior stylistics, we immediately abandoned the principle of uniformity and similarity, so consistently carried out in the design of the park and exterior facades. vaults and arches, antique bas-reliefs and decorative panels in the spirit of modernity. In the second, private floor, we used art deco style motifs as well as an ethno-ecological theme, introducing into the decoration and Decorating wild stone, bamboo, slate. The third floor, completely at the disposal of children, turned out to be simpler and laconic than "adult" interiors. Here the design is based on a combination of simple geometric shapes and bright contrasting colors ... Each of the floors, in accordance with the customer , received its stylistic decoration.At the same time, all the main rooms of the house through windows and arched openings turned out to be connected with the central courtyard.This courtyard - a kind of reservoir of natural light - formed a special microclimate until ma, defined its sunny, "Italian" atmosphere.Elena Farvazova:"The most interesting thing about this project was that we had to work on a whole landscape-architectural complex, which included, in addition to the house, a vast area that we transformed into a regular park. It seems we managed to create a harmonious ensemble (not only architectural, but also interior) due to the radial scheme of the general plan and the organization of all rooms of the house around the central courtyard. "