Quiet apartment of 68 m2 on Shelepikhinskaya embankment

Leyla Bagirova designed an apartment for young customers who asked to make the interior calm and not too dynamic, because there are too many dynamics in their lives

Kitchen-living room, fragment. The bookcase is made to order at the production of Interierno.fabrika. On the shelves, in addition to books, there are author’s ceramics, Forest ceramics.

Photo: Olga Shangina-Lesterlen. Style: Diana Remizova

GENERAL PARAMETERSProperty type: apartment-new building

Where is located: Moscow, Shelepikhinskaya embankment, residential complex “Heart of the Capital”

Square footage: 68 sq.m

Style: modern

The main idea of the project: a concise and functional space for an energetic young couple

Color scheme: warm gray, graphite, black and white, “warm” wooden textures

The author of the project: designer Leila Bagirova, [email protected] , T. +7 (921) 912-01-88

The owners of the apartment, an energetic young couple, immediately warned that they needed a not too dynamic design. Since they work a lot, it is important for them that the home space is calm, not tiring the eyes and functional — they wanted there to be nothing superfluous in the apartment.

Kitchen-living room, fragment. The bookcase is made to order at the production of Interierno.fabrika.

Photo: Olga Shangina-Lesterlen. Style: Diana Remizova

Designer Leila Bagirova divided the apartment into two blocks: private (bedroom with bathroom, dressing room and study) and public (with an open space combining the kitchen, living room and hall areas). The unification takes place due to the same finish, the absence of partitions and extra furniture. All storage systems are built-in and visually are a continuation of the walls.

Kitchen-living room. The kitchen, built-in furniture and TV module are made to order at the furniture production Interierno.fabrika. Bar stools, La Forma. Sofa and pouf, SK Design.

Photo: Olga Shangina-Lesterlen. Style: Diana Remizova

Since the apartment owners are very busy people, it was important for them to be in a space that does not tire the eye

Kitchen-living room, fragment. On the wall is the work of the artist Rahim El, Kaolin Space Gallery. On the floor is porcelain stoneware, Italon.

Photo: Olga Shangina-Lesterlen. Style: Diana Remizova

In order to save the space from unnecessary “noise”, the designer deliberately abandoned the variety of finishing materials; for the same reason, there are no color spots and flashy furniture upholstery in the project. The colors are strict, clean — white, gray, graphite, diluted with the warm color of light wood.

Kitchen-living room, fragment. The customers abandoned the dining table in favor of the island. The best view of the business center of Moscow opens from here.

Photo: Olga Shangina-Lesterlen. Style: Diana Remizova

Rejecting redundant details and decor, Leila allowed only books to “live” in a laconic interior — a shelf in the living room was designed for them, in which there was room for new acquisitions — and author’s ceramics.

Color is present only in works of modern art — the works of the artist Rahim El. In the one that decorates the wall of the kitchen-living room, Leila sees two friends ready to jump into the abyss. “She leaves a subtle feeling of youth, fearlessness and at the same time trust in the unknown. I wanted to bring this feeling to the project as well,” she shares.

Hallway, fragment.

Photo: Olga Shangina-Lesterlen. Style: Diana Remizova

The most dynamic, accentuated room in the project is the study. A carpet with a graphic ornament creates a sense of movement, three dimensional suspensions with paper lampshades make the room very cozy and soften the carpet graphics.

Cabinet, fragment. Desktop, La Forma. On the shelf is the work of the artist Rahim El, Kaolin Space Gallery.

Photo: Olga Shangina-Lesterlen. Style: Diana Remizova

The customers asked to make the office more energetic in mood, so that they could relax comfortably in it, sitting with a book on a podium–a couch overlooking the City, and work at a desk (more precisely, rather a computer) desk.

Cabinet, fragment. Desktop, La Forma.

Photo: Olga Shangina-Lesterlen. Style: Diana Remizova

But the bedroom turned out to be as calm and neutral as possible. There is nothing annoying or distracting from rest and sleep. The main decoration is a panoramic view of Moscow, opening from a large full—length window.

Bedroom. Bed and bedside tables, SK Design. Decorative plaster on the walls, Lanors. Parquet board, Karelia.

Photo: Olga Shangina-Lesterlen. Style: Diana Remizova

Bedroom, fragment. The built-in furniture and the TV module are made to order at the furniture production Interierno.fabrika.

Photo: Olga Shangina-Lesterlen. Style: Diana Remizova

At the request of the landlady, the bathroom and the guest bathroom were made different in mood: the bathroom turned out to be more “masculine”, laconic and contrasting, the bathroom was softer and more atmospheric.