XRU 2.0
Architects: balbek bureau \ Slava Balbek, Anna Kruglova
Project Area: 40 sq. m
Project Year: 2017
Project Area: 40 sq. m
Project Year: 2017
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Photo credits: Andrey Bezuglov
Photo credits: Andrey Bezuglov
This apartment belongs to our photographer who grew up here and, returning after being away for 20 years, decided to give the place a new life. The project was completed on a small budget, with tons of love and undefeatable sense of humor. When working on modest budgets we encourage scaling back to a bare minimum, without which a comfortable existence would be impossible. In this case, for instance, we left the walls unchanged, just cleaned and thoroughly dusted them.
The entire budget load was directed at replacing and preparing those areas where the owner spends most of his time. We installed wide double-glazed units instead of old windows in the office. The kitchen cabinets, although tiny, were made of stainless steel to high quality and performance standards, based on a modern bar model.
We also modernized the bathroom to complete the project.
