In order to make the interior of an apartment in one of Wrocław's pre-war townhouses meet the expectations of the investors, it required considerable changes. Responsible for the project of reconstruction and interior design, architects from Kohlrabi studio not only took care of the functionality of the space, but also through the use of natural materials, strong colors and stylish accessories created a unique atmosphere in the apartment.
apartment projection
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Thefifty-square-meter apartment houses a living room with a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom and a small hallway. The main living area - a living room with a work area, a lounge space and a dining area - is kept in a light color scheme broken by darker furnishings and colorful graphics of various sizes on one of the walls. The kitchen and hallway, although open to the living area, are visually cut off by an intense dark color on the walls, a section of the ceiling and the floor.
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The kitchen and hallway are visually cut off by an intense dark color on the walls, a fragment of the ceiling and the floor
Photo: Stanislaw Zajączkowski
The bedroom, which is dominated by a deep navy blue color decorating the walls, ceiling and curtains, is separated from the living room by stylish double sliding doors.
The bathroom is also impressive in this interior, where a wall decorated with botanical patterns with an irregularly shaped mirror comes to the fore, and the dark floor and ceiling contrast with the white walls of the shower.
Left: a fragment of the bedroom; right: one of the bathroom walls
Photo: Stanislaw Zajączkowski
Ola Kloc: What was the investors' priority?
Amelia Symonowicz: The investors wanted a classic and functional interior. Everything was to be finished in natural materials. They also wanted to restore the character of the tenement, so the stucco was restored throughout the apartment.
view from the living room to the bedroom
photo: Stanislaw Zajączkowski
Ola: Did the interior layout of the apartment in the tenement require changes? What kind of changes?
Amelia: Yes, the original plan of the apartment did not meet the requirements of the Investors. The new functional layout assumed combining the space of the various zones, while obtaining as much hidden storage space as possible. Thanks to a large sliding door, it was possible to connect and open up the space of the entire apartment. The kitchen has been enlarged, and the TV wall hides its tall cabinetry.
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view of a fragment of the dining room, workspace and wall covered with graphics
Photo: Stanislaw Zajączkowski
Ola: The dark hallway, contrasting with the living room, in which even the ceiling is painted in an intense color, where did you get the idea for such a solution?
Amelia: This solution was dictated by the need to visually separate the hallway area from the living room area. The apartment is not very large, and with such an open layout from the living room we had a view directly into the hallway. This way of painting allowed us to create a kind of wall - a continuation of the TV wall in the living room.
left: view from the living room to the hallway and the door to the bedroom;
right: the architects independently patinated the brass sheets for the kitchen fronts
Photo: Stanislaw Zajączkowski
Ola: What was the most difficult part of this project, and what are you most satisfied with?
Amelia: The most difficult part was the creation of elements such as the brass doors and handles, which were made according to our design and required a lot of commitment from us. Some of the work, such as patinating the brass sheets for the kitchen fronts or the handles in the cabinet, we had to do ourselves with the help of a friendly specialist.
Ola: Thank you for the interview.
