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 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
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
The apartment is located on the 11th floor of Tatlin Apartments, an elite residential complex in the Basmanny district of Moscow. The complex was built on the site of a former Soviet-era telephone exchange building.
Project name
Tatlin Apartments
Architecture firm
Simple Forms Interiors
Photography
Mikhail Chekalin
Principal architect
Ekaterina Kuznetsova
Collaborators
Styling: Svetlana Nosova
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
A young businessman approached interior designer Marina Mirasova to create a unique design for his apartment on the 22nd floor of a new residential building in Moscow. His main request was an interior that would stand out from the rest of the apartments in the complex.
Project name
Modern 70 m² apartment with bright accents in Moscow
Photography
Sergey Ananiev
Collaborators
Milena Morozova
Interior design
Marina Mirasova
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Quartzite with a leathered finish, granite, four types of marble, wood veneer
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Aesthetic cosmetology clinic, 156 sq.m. Located in the residential complex "VTB Arena Park". When we were creating the design of the premises, we focused on its main audience - girls. That is why the interior turned out to be so refined, elegant and at the same time minimalistic, using premium materials.
Project name
Aesthetic Cosmetology Clinic
Architecture firm
Kate Okchvatova Bureau
Photography
Gurovskaya Elizabeth
Principal architect
Kate Okchvatova
Design team
Kate Okchvatova Bureau
Visualization
Kate Okchvatova
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray
Typology
Healthcare › Beauty Salon
A new culinary destination for meat lovers and design enthusiasts has arrived in Tomsk: Receptor, a gastropub where bold flavors meet thoughtful design. Created by interior designer Elena Rybalkina, the interior skillfully fuses the building’s historical character with contemporary aesthetics and the lively spirit of a modern street food hall.
Project name
The Street Food Hall of the New Restobar Receptor in Tomsk
Interior design
Elena Rybalkina
Collaborators
Margarita Castillo
Client
Receptor Restaurant
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The apartment, located opposite Moscow City, had a triangular shape that complicated the designer's work. The redesign focused on creating a more open and functional space, including a spacious bedroom, large kitchen-living room, small study, bathroom, and separate laundry and storage rooms.
Project name
Apartment in Moscow City
Design team
Malafeeva Tatyana
Interior design
Malafeeva Tatyana
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
