In this country house, designer Olga Arapova presented her version of the traditional classical interior, reinterpreted in modern style and based on the images of Russian art and wooden architecture.
Passing the gallery A photo: Robert Pomorcev, Mikhail Pomorcev
Architect: Olga Arapova
Magazine: №1 (222) 2017
View from the hall to the public space. The columns accentuating the living room and kitchen areas are probably the most unusual art objects in the interior. Their design is the author's interpretation of wooden columns, which can be found in Kizhi or Veliky Novgorod. They are assembled from elements that are traditional for columns in Russian wooden architecture: ropes, pyramids, attendants, cones, barrels, meaningful in a modern manner. Initially, the columns wanted to be made of porcelain, but because of the insufficient strength of the material, it was replaced with gypsum. The columns were subsequently covered with numerous layers of colored varnish to impart a special glossy shine, like that of porcelain.
View from the hall to the public space. The columns accentuating the living room and kitchen areas are probably the most unusual art objects in the interior. Their design is the author's interpretation of wooden columns, which can be found in Kizhi or Veliky Novgorod. They are assembled from elements that are traditional for columns in Russian wooden architecture: ropes, pyramids, attendants, cones, barrels, meaningful in a modern manner. Initially, the columns wanted to be made of porcelain, but because of the insufficient strength of the material, it was replaced with gypsum. The columns were subsequently covered with numerous layers of colored varnish to impart a special glossy shine, like that of porcelain.
