Rereading wright

загородный дом (656 м2) под Санкт-Петербургом Sergey Krivosheev

Passing the gallery

Text: Olga Gvozdeva

A photo: Peter Lebedev

Stylist: Tatyana Bakanova, Yulia Korzhova

Project author: Sergey Krivosheev

Decorator: Zinaida Buravova

Magazine: N5 (105) 2006

Art Deco, the most geometric style of the twentieth century, was embodied in the new project of the St. Petersburg architect Sergey Krivosheev.

The image of the mansion is inspired by the famous "prairie houses" by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's handwriting is easily guessed in the strict drawing of the facade and the outline of the flat roof. The brutal stepped frame of the structure is faced with a rough stone. And the theme dominates the interior. Art Deco, intentionally simplified, but unmistakably recognizable. The main decorative accent was made on the dining room, living room and staircase hall. In the layout of the hall much attention is paid to symmetry. Two wooden stairs form a mirror composition and open onto a small balcony on the second floor. The caisson oak ceiling in the hall is decorated with a relief with the image of the sun and a massive "cluster" of a crystal chandelier. The floor here is lined with polished granite, but the flooring in the dining room and living room is completely unique: it is concrete that imitates bare rock. Relief pattern was applied to the surface of the concrete by the stamp method.

The dining room is traditionally combined with the kitchen, with all the furniture and a dining table made according to the project Sergey Krivosheev especially for this room. The wall is decorated with a picture painted by Zinaida Buravova in the manner of the masters of the era. Art Deco. On the other side of the hall have arranged a living room. The composition of soft sofas divides the space into a fireplace area and home cinema. The facade of the fireplace is noteworthy: its upper slab is made of ground granite, which is "pretended" to be concrete. According to the author, this element should have been made of concrete, but this material was not strong enough and could not stand the test of high temperature, because it had to be replaced with natural stone. Fireplace accessories are made according to the author’s art deco sketch.

A significant part of the house is occupied by the winter garden, and for the owner it is not only a hobby, but also a favorite thing (he is the owner of a landscape company). Thus, our northern climate made significant adjustments to the concept of organic architecture: after all, if Wright made the house become a continuation of the landscape, here the artificially created "landscape" with lush vegetation became an integral part of the interior space.

Sergey Krivosheev: “The house stands in a small valley surrounded by wooded hills. There is not a single building next to it. Thanks to the large glass area of ​​the outer walls and internal partitions, it seems that nature enters the house and becomes part of its interior.

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