15.5.20

`Decoding`: Collector's flat in the historical centre of Kyiv

Kyiv, Ukraine


Project author: Alexandrine Lukach
Interior Design: Intemporary Design Studio
Photography  ©  A. Avdeenko & Andy Liffner


Two-stage work by Kyiv-based Intemporary Design Studio on a flat in the historical centre of Kyiv called `Decoding'.  The first stage consisted of a complex reconstruction with demolition of walls, replacement of ceilings, construction of a new facade and a roof over the loggia, as a result of which the area of the flat was increased from 198 square metres to 288, as the owner wanted to live in a flat similar to a country house and have his own open terrace. wanted to live in a flat similar to a country house and have his own outdoor terrace in the city centre.  The second stage took place three years later - the owner of the flat, a collector of contemporary art, proposed a complete renovation of the interior and a radical change in its classic atmosphere, but without radical intervention.


Alexandrine Lukach:

 "When working on the task of renovating the interior, I was inspired by the image of European conceptual galleries and searched for the most I was inspired by the image of European conceptual galleries and searched for the most contrasting combinations of art objects and furniture, each of which not only decorated the space, but filled it with new meaning".



The result of the second stage of work was a renewed interior filled with two hundred original items from 42 Ukrainian designers and artists, including such names and brands as Olga Fradina, Faina Design, Noom, Tasha Oro, Makhno design. designers and artists, including such names and brands as Olga Fradina, Faina Design, Noom, Tasha Oro, Makhno design, OLK Manufactory, etc.


During the implementation of the project, most of the furniture, including soft, all wooden stitches, cabinets, stone products and even carpets are produced according to the individual design of the studio withing Ukraine





Intemporary Design Studiо : 

"There are no unimportant things in this project. Despite the difference in execution technique, size and function, only together they work as a perfectly honed mechanism. In one interior transformation it was possible to unite an unprecedented number of collectibles from Ukrainian masters. And although it is an absolutely residential interior, it is already called the first gallery of modern collectible design in Ukraine". 
































Size: 3000 sqft - 5000 sqft



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