Suprematism in design: interior photo

Text: Nadezhda Piglova. Photo: Vitaly Nefedov.Stylist: Elena Belova. Architect: Alexander Kravtsov. Designer: Olga Gradskaya. Head of the Quadra 7 design studio: Mikhail Obukhov. The name "Suprematism" is derived from the Latin word supremus, which means "the highest". In the mid-1910s, Kazimir Malevich announced the creation of a new art, the purpose of which is to express reality in simple forms (square, triangle and circle). Colors also played a role. These artistic ideas found a response in architecture, in interior items and even in clothing. Design solutions implemented in this apartment are based on the synthesis of the energy of color and form. The color triad of Suprematism consists of red, white and black. But within the framework of our interior, black has transformed into dark gray, and white has acquired warm beige shades. Competently dosed and precisely matched in tone, the red color in the decoration of the kitchen, dining room, living room and guest bathroom does not go beyond the boundaries of perception, beyond which negative emotions can arise. At the same time, the uniformity of tones was strictly observed in the design of all rooms. The interior geometry is based on rectangles and squares. They are supported by the volumes of the suspended ceiling and the shapes. The result is an original interior that corresponds to modern ideas about beauty and comfort, but at the same time has pronounced roots in the past and aspiration for the future. SuprematismSuprematism in Design

Photo 1. Living room. The ceiling structures made of plasterboard helped to correct the visual perception of the narrow room.
Picture 2. The graphics of the two furniture compositions are emphasized by the contrast finish. Modules of beige on a dark brown background make up a balanced counterbalance to the second group, where, on the contrary, dark brown modules stand out on a beige background blending with the wall background. In this case, the furniture composition became the dominant interior of the hall zone. For this reason, for soft furniture chosen light upholstery, close to the color of the walls.
Photo 3. The facades of kitchen cabinets and shelves are made in two colors - dark gray and red. Their beautiful combination is emphasized by the glossy finish surface.
Photo 4. Having raised an additional wall in the bedroom at an angle of 135 ° to the entrance door, the authors of the project created space for the dressing room.
Photo 5. Bedroom. Two perpendicular planes - the floor and the wall - are visually combined due to the color solution.
Photo 6. A son's room. For the child's room, a calm, neutral color was chosen. According to children's psychologists, bright objects prevent the student from concentrating during classes. Well thought out ergonomics and functionality of the workplace.

In a collection of ideas

The partition between the kitchen and the living room is not interestingonly shape, but also finish. Textured plaster creates imitation wood. This allowed to avoid an ugly junction between perpendicular planes, which occurs when using veneer from natural veneer (photo 1,2).
The kitchen is connected to the loggia by the "French window", thenthere is a door glazed from top to bottom. Therefore, instead of the wall batteries, convectors that were specially recessed in the floor, covered with gratings, were arranged. The floor convector creates the effect of a "heat curtain", cutting off the flow of cold air. The removable grille provides access to the heating system if necessary. This type of installation of convectors is possible only with sufficient thickness of the rough floor (screed) and coating, in the amount of 11 cm (photo 3).
The interior of the bathroom is built on the gamemultilevel volumes. Wired in the wall installation system of the toilet makes a ledge and comfortable shelves. The ceiling is made three-level. The lower level, like the walls, is tiled, the middle is made of white-painted plasterboard, and the upper one is a tensioning sheet (photo 4).
Furniture in the bathroom is so carefully chosen forcolor, shape and stylistics, that it seemed impossible to create a more harmonious composition. A separate cabinet and cabinets under the sink allowed to avoid the location of numerous cosmetic and bath products "in sight". Noble chic brings into the room a perfectly proportioned sink in combination with accessories (photo 5).

Planning solution

The authors of the project did not seek globally"Reshape" the apartment, because in the main it suited the hosts. Increased only the area of the bathroom and living room due to the corridor. And in the bedroom, thanks to the large footage, it was possible to organize a rather spacious corner wardrobe. Loggias were not attached to the residential space. But the glazing of the doors leading to the loggia "visually" enlarged the space and improved the insolation of the premises. The opening of the partition between the kitchen and the living room made it possible to solve several functional and aesthetic tasks at once. Firstly, the overly extended form of the living room was visually adjusted. Secondly, in part, but just as much as needed, it was possible to isolate the working area of the kitchen without isolating it.

Interview with the son of the hosts

This time we broke the routine andSavely: Yes, at this time, I often came here with my parents. Home: You like everything that you got. ?- Of course. Most of all I like my room. In it on the window there are shutters that can be closed when you watch a movie. It seems that you are in a movie theater. Home: Would you like more bright colors: blue or green? - No, blue and green do not like me. I wanted dark brown furniture, like parents, but with a light room it seems bigger.

Photo 1. The boundary between the corridor and the living room is indicated in three ways: a plasterboard partition, contrasting walls, different floor finishes.
Photo 2. To the living room did not seem too elongated, they used the reception of zoning with the help of furniture arrangement. The room was conditionally divided into two parts: a hall and a "home theater".
Photo 3.4. The design of the guest bathroom is based on the spectacular contrast of red and white. The authors of the project successfully defeated the shape of the square in different planes, creating interesting intersections of lines with the transition of the pattern from one wall to another. The shower cabin was built directly on the spot. To do this, we used the corridor area, which was not needed after the redevelopment, while maintaining the existing volume of the bathroom.
Photo 5. Light bulbs are built into the floor tile of the corridor, which serve as "beacons" in the dark.
Photo 6. Built-in lighting is present in the kitchen and in the living room - it gives the ceiling structure extra lightness and visually increases the height of the room.

Entire object

Floor: parquet board of oak tinted under the nut, tile. Walls: plasterboard, paint. Ceiling: gypsum board, paint. Plans before re-planning: Total area - 138.2 m², Ceiling height - 3.0 m. Plan after re-planning: Total area - 138.2 m², Ceiling height - 2.9 m.The editorial staff thanks the salons La Maison Coloniale, Vellamo, Ka international, Schäfer boutique, "Red Cube" for the provided accessories.