SALON: Tell us how you came up with your first interior?

Olga Alimkulova: When the future interior was discussed, it was decided that the general impression of the apartment should be as smooth and pleasant as possible, without screaming decorative elements. In our work, we were guided by the work of Kelly Hoppen, of whom we are long-time fans. We wanted to get a solid and intelligent interior - beyond time and fashion. The interior, in which the clarity of planning decisions is combined with the fine elaboration of textures, and the external severity - with emotionality and sensuality.

S: How is the space organized?

O.A .: Initially there were two apartments - three-room and one-room with the possibility of free planning. When developing planning solutions, special attention was paid to symmetry and clear zoning of space. The public area, consisting of a combined hall, living room, dining room and kitchen, is a transforming space, each part of which can be separated if desired. In the living room for this light curtains are provided, behind which is a dining room. And if necessary, the kitchen can be separated from the dining room by sliding partitions. At the same time private rooms are removed as much as possible. The adult family members' area includes a study, bedroom, dressing room and bathroom. Another big block is children’s. It has two rooms and a bathroom. In the initial planning of the apartment there were four balconies, which after accession became additional areas: in the kitchen - dining, in the children's room - for classes, in the bedroom - for reading, in the office - for relaxing and watching TV.

S: What techniques did you use in the interior of this apartment?

O.A .: In the living room and dining room, the main emphasis is on compositional and stylistic unity. The key elements are custom carpentry. With their help, it was possible to combine all the rooms. In the living room there are portals and wooden panels of cherry color combined with sliding partitions in the dining room. The same cherry panels are used when finishing the master bathroom and guest bathroom. In general, rectangular wooden structures in the interior, like frames of paintings, are designed to set the rhythm, geometry, tone and character of the entire interior. The living room and dining room are traditional places to meet guests, and the use of a brighter decor is perfectly justified. This is a spectacular wallpaper, an abundance of decorative pillows from fabrics of various colors and textures, cornices with decorative lighting around the perimeter of the rooms, giving a warm diffused light.

S: How would you comment on the color scheme and selection of finishing materials?

Julia Zavidonskaya: For this apartment was chosen calm colors. In the decoration of the walls used textile wallpaper beige, pearl and tobacco shades. The same range is traced in stone. All colors are complex and deep, comfortable for perception, they can be called basic - they are so perfect for life. Each room has its own tonality, its own mood, and at the same time, due to the unity of colors, the apartment is whole. The selection of materials is also interesting: on the floor in the living room there is a beautiful rosewood playing in the light with hints of chocolate, cognac and cherry. They chose a textured living kurupau for the nursery, limited themselves to the classic merbau in the study. Draperies, bedspreads, chandeliers and accessories were selected last. They played a key role and gave the interior a sense of completion.

Project author Olga Alimkulova: "When working on this interior, it was important for us to create the most thoughtful, comfortable space for life. An interior in which any aesthetic solution would be functionally justified. Intellectual aesthetics - this is how I would define the basic principle of our work on this object."

Accessories for shooting are provided by the interior studio Emile Marqu, galleries Patrick Robert Design, Art of Living and a lounge "Interiors Extra Class"