Under one roof: a house for two families in the Moscow region

This house has two mistresses, not one. The friends decided to live next door in a duplex in the suburban village of Bristol. Each family is provided with a separate wing. Architect Marcel Iskandarov designed the interior in accordance with the tastes of both customers

The south wing of the house. Living room. French armchairs and a chest of drawers of the beginning of the XX century. Antique chandelier. Carpet, according to the architect’s sketch.

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The author of the project is architect Marcel Iskandarov.

OBJECT PARAMETERS

Property type: duplex in the village “Bristol”, Vnukovo

Square footage: two wings of the house — 250 m2 each

Style: classic

The main idea of the project: “In this project I had two customers at once. I wanted to create an interior in tune with the character of each client — as a result, the two wings of the house are decorated absolutely differently.”

Color scheme: “Since the nature of lighting varies from room to room, one half of the house is designed in a cold color scheme, and the other in warmer tones.”

Author of the project: architect Marcel Iskandarov, t. +7 987 296-37-38, [email protected] , www.iskandarov.com

The south wing of the house. Living room. The sofa is made to order according to the architect’s sketches. French armchairs and a chest of drawers of the beginning of the XX century. Antique chandelier. Carpet, according to the architect’s sketch.

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Style: KATERINA NAUMOVA

“This project is very unusual — I had to work with two clients at the same time,” says architect Marcel Iskandarov. — One family occupied the south wing of the duplex, the second — the north. Close friends decided to settle in the neighborhood. Each family has 250 sq. m at their disposal, but the interiors are strikingly different. The duplex is three-storey. Downstairs there are living rooms, kitchens, dressing rooms and utility rooms. The second floor is occupied by bedrooms. Upstairs, under the roof, we have a lounge and offices. Since my customers are not only friends, but also colleagues, they spend almost all the time together, it was necessary to provide for the transition from one wing of the duplex to another. We settled on the idea of a patio, which can be accessed from the dining rooms.”

The south wing of the house. View of the stained glass cabinet from the stairs.

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The south wing of the house. View of the staircase from the attic.

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The south wing of the house. Lounge in the attic.

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“Each wing is decorated according to the taste of its owner,” says the architect. — If one part of the house is more classical, then the second (talking about the north wing) rather plays the Scandinavian theme. Stucco decor was individually drawn for each room, a color palette was selected. Even the shade of white on the ceiling and cornices differs from room to room according to the nature of the lighting.”

The south wing of the house. Guest bedroom.

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The south wing of the house. Guest bedroom. Shelving, Versmissen.

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“The guest bedroom is designed mainly for grandmothers,” says the architect. — Hence the Victorian ornament in a small flower on the wallpaper, lace. Textile decor was created taking into account the preferences of the older generation. Dutch high sideboard with stained glass antique XIX century. The bedside table is in the Breton style. French chandelier, the beginning of the XX century”.

The south wing of the house. Guest bedroom. Textiles, “Arsali Home Textile Workshop”.

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“Some purchases were spontaneous. For example, when we found a Spanish neo—Gothic dining set, we didn’t know where to put it yet,” says the architect. — We bought it because everyone really liked it. As a result, its elements were dragged into different rooms, which they did not regret for a second.”

The south wing of the house. Canteen.

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“While working on the project, I came across prints by Soviet artists of the 1970s and 80s. One of them, a portrait of Dostoevsky, fit perfectly into the bedroom of the customer’s father, an amateur detective (by the way, in the past an investigator!)”As a result, the code name “Dostoevsky’s Bedroom” was firmly fixed behind the room.

The south wing of the house. Grandpa’s bedroom. Upholstered furniture, according to the architect’s sketches. Table lamp, “Kulturabyt”.

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The south wing of the house. Guest bedroom. Wallpaper, Zoffany. Ceramics, Asiatides.

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The south wing of the house. Kitchen. Decorative items, Liberty Home.

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The south wing of the house. The master bedroom. Textiles, Happy Collections.

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The south wing of the house. Living room.

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The south wing of the house. Living room.

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The summer dining room is a common room for the two halves of the house. French buffet of the late XIX century, chairs, Furnindo.

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“My goal was a classic interior, but without deliberate stylization,” says the architect. “And, of course, I wanted to create a cozy nest filled with a variety of impressions, memories and personal belongings of the owners.”

The north wing of the house. Lounge in the attic.

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The north wing of the house. Lounge in the attic.

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Style: KATERINA NAUMOVA

“There is a lot of furniture in the room according to my sketches,” says the architect. “In addition, there are antiques and vintage, which we found in Belgium and Holland. The house continues to be filled with a variety of objects — both housewives have felt the taste and excitement for collecting antiques, which I am very happy about. The house lives and changes for the better.”

The author of the project: Marcel Iskandarov. Architect, designer, teacher of the history and theory of architecture of KazGASU, member of the Union of Architects of the Russian Federation, teacher of the school of DesignStories, Kazan.