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In today's modern living spaces, open-plan apartments have become increasingly popular. They provide a sense of spaciousness and flexibility, which is particularly beneficial for small apartments. However, with all that openness, it can sometimes be challenging to divide these spaces effectively and create separate functional areas.
Written by
Will Horton
Photography
Freepik
The client of Kvadrat Architects bought not just an apartment, but the opportunity to become part of an iconic place in the southern capital of Kazakhstan and share its lifestyle. Therefore, the special atmosphere of the space is integrated into the image and landscape of the neighborhood equally and naturally.
Project name
Calm solidity of an apartment in the status center of Almaty
Architecture firm
Kvadrat Architects
Location
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD
Usual strictness of minimalism concedes to emotional, soft and round-shaped forms in this interior. We rounded wall angles, columns, furniture and panels and smooth lines became the main motif of this project.
Project name
ZIL ART
Architecture firm
Babayants Architects
Location
Moscow, Russia
Photography
Sergey Krasyuk
Right in the centre of Berlin, the CARLO Berlin Architektur & Interior Design studio has transformed a flat into a special home designed to welcome guests and visitors during their stay in this German city.
Project name
A Guest Lodge
Architecture firm
Carlo Berlin Architektur & Interior Design
Location
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Photography
Daniel Schäfer, Menorca
Named after the street that houses it, the CHATEAU LANDON project questions what it means to appropriate an existing place. The residence is designed as much as a protective screen for the privacy of its inhabitants as well as a belvedere overlooking this striking landscape.
Project name
CHATEAU LANDON
Architecture firm
Theo Domini
Location
Paris, France
Photography
Theo Domini
Despite having a typical Lisbon design, with high ceilings and wide corridors, this project always had the objective of making a comfortable home within the parameters of contemporaneity.
Project name
Apartment in Cais do Sodré
Architecture firm
Estudio Obra Prima, Vasco Lima Mayer
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra
Spacious bright apartment, in which many people dream to live - overlooking the Central Park of Astana.  The space smoothly flows one into another. The bedroom, closet and bathroom of the owners of the apartment support the general mood. They become a continuation of the whole enveloping interior.
Project name
Apartment permeated with air, overlooking the Central Park
Architecture firm
Kvadrat Architects
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Photography
Masters of image style: Sergey Bekmukhanbetov, Rustam Minnekhanov
Laconic geometry, enveloping chocolate and coffee shades and a special lighting system with spot accents form this small in area (only 47 square meters), but vast in emotional impressions and visual perception of the environment.
Project name
Museum of selfishness: a bachelor's apartment
Architecture firm
Kvadrat Architects
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD