Ekaterina Ignatova and Nana Kobakhidze from the Background Studio team combined two apartments in the St. Petersburg residential complex Krestovsky de luxe and adapted the resulting space for a young couple with a small child.
Project name
The interior of an apartment in Saint Petersburg
Architecture firm
Background Studio
Location
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Principal architect
Ekaterina Ignatova, Nana Kobakhidze
Design team
Ekaterina Ignatova, Nana Kobakhidze
Interior design
Ekaterina Ignatova, Nana Kobakhidze
Environmental & MEP engineering
Civil engineer
Ekaterina Ignatova
Structural engineer
Sergey Donya
Supervision
Ekaterina Ignatova
Visualization
Ekaterina Ignatova
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The intervention in the existing building, constructed in the 1930s within the context of the Modernist period in Portugal, was based on a profound reconfiguration of the interior layout and its expansion, with the addition of three new residential floors and two underground levels for parking.
Project name
António Enes 13
Architecture firm
Pedro Carrilho Arquitectos
Location
Rua António Enes, nº13 – Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Pedro Carrilho
Structural engineer
Acribia | Engº. Paulo Ribeiro
Supervision
Engº. Américo Pereira
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Swapna Residence, a captivating bungalow nestled within a modest plot of around 600 square yards, posed a unique challenge for our design team. Despite the spatial constraints, our client's specific requirements, including individual rooms for each family member and accommodating their distinct preferences.
Project name
Swapna Residence
Architecture firm
Architects at work
Location
Himmatnagar, Gujarat, India
Photography
Drupad Shukla
Principal architect
Shweta Pandya, Krishna Patel
Design team
Subhadra Sojitra
Interior design
Architects at work
Civil engineer
Ketan Patel
Structural engineer
Alpha Consultancy
Environmental & MEP
Himanshu Vyas
Landscape
Architects at work
Material
Concrete , Brick , Metal
Typology
Residential › House
The owners of this apartment envisioned a contemporary space that would honor the building’s historic character. Nestled in a house built in 1890 in Moscow’s Chistye Prudy district, the compact 49-square-meter apartment features curved walls and an unconventional layout.
Project name
Bright 49 m² Wabi-Sabi–Style apartment in Moscow
Architecture firm
Olga Petrova-Podolskaya
Photography
Yurii Grishko
Design team
Style by Liza Eshva
Interior design
Olga Petrova-Podolskaya
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Sabrab added to its portfolio a new apartment located in one of the most emblematic buildings in Porto, on Avenida dos Aliados. The building is a reference in Porto, being one of the buildings where luxury brands have their headquarters.
Project name
Avenida dos Aliados 107
Location
Avenida dos Aliados, Porto, Portugal
Principal architect
Sabrab
Design team
Miguel Barbas
Collaborators
Maria Vidal
Interior design
Miguel Barbas, Maria Vidal
Environmental & MEP engineering
Miguel Barbas
Civil engineer
Miguel Barbas
Material
Stucco and clay on walls, natural wood on floor. Portuguese marble in bathroom
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Located in a private fraction of the Metropolitan Zone of Guadalajara, the project is conceived with the intention of creating a small interior natural space within this site, which is why the entire project is oriented towards the central part, where large crystal walls focus on the courtyard of this area, this in turn, is starred by a tree in its...
Architecture firm
21 Arquitectos
Location
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico
Photography
Adolfo Arellano
Principal architect
Adolfo Arellano Martin
Design team
Juan Hector Garcia
Interior design
21 Arquitectos
Structural engineer
Fem Estructural
Environmental & MEP
21 Arquitectos
Supervision
21 Arquitectos
Visualization
21 Arquitectos
Construction
21 Arquitectos
Material
Brick, Concrete and Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Named after and centred around the century old heritage protected fig tree: Casa Figueira is a home nestled into its surroundings. Quietly secluded at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Sydney harbourside suburb of Rose Bay, the topography of the site eventuates to gun barrel views of the harbour and city beyond.
Project name
Casa Figueira
Architecture firm
buck&simple
Location
Rose Bay NSW 2029 Australia
Principal architect
Peter Ahern
Design team
Project Architect buck&simple and Design Architect (Pre-Tender) Luigi Rosselli Architects
Interior design
Atelier Alwill
Structural engineer
Rooney & Bye
Landscape
Dangar Barin Smith
Lighting
buck&simple with Atelier Alwill
Visualization
buck&simple
Tools used
Autodesk Revit
Material
Rammed Earth, Concrete, Western Red Cedar Cladding, American Walnut Veneer (Crown-Cut)
Typology
Residential › House
The apartment was designed and decorated for a young woman and her son. The family travels a lot due to their professional activities, the customer has lived and worked in different parts of the world. Now he works mostly from home.
Project name
Apartment interior in minimalist style with elements of modernity and ecodesign
Photography
Liza Gurovskaya
Collaborators
Ekaterina Subbotina
Environmental & MEP engineering
Tools used
Camera Canon EOS R6 + canon 24-70mm
Typology
Residential › Apartment
