Layout of a 14 sq. m. studio apartment.
To the right, near the entrance door, there is a hallway equipped with a shoe rack and a small clothes hanger. Right there is the entrance door leading to the bathroom. The kitchen area in the studio was placed directly next to the hallway, on the right. There is a sink, a two-burner electric stove, as well as a refrigerator and a microwave oven.
The designers expanded the tiny bathroom in the 14 sq. m. apartment by adding part of the former corridor to it. The wall between the corridor and the room was removed, as it interfered with the placement of kitchen equipment. Previously, there was a door in this wall, but there is no room to open it in the new layout of the studio. In order to be able to separate the entrance area from the living area, if desired, the design of the 14 sq. m. apartment includes a curtain partition. It plays both a functional and decorative role, adding warmth and coziness to the interior.
Color scheme
The design uses a natural color palette to create a natural, pleasant atmosphere. Gray was chosen as the background color, and the walls were painted with it. Warm tones of wooden surfaces go well with soft gray and are complemented by color accents of sofa cushions and indoor greenery. White color helps to refresh the studio interior and add air and space to it.
Finishing
Since the walls in the apartment were being erected anew, it was decided to make them from natural brick and paint them. The brickwork in the design of the apartment looks very decorative, painting allows you to give it a more “homey look”, an additional bonus is the lack of need for additional finishing operations. One of the side walls is lined with artificial brick. Part of the walls of the studio are painted, and the one near which the bed will be located is covered with wallpaper – they create volume and give the interior softness.
The ceiling in the design of the studio of 14 sq. m. is not quite ordinary: it is covered with decorative plaster, slightly “aged” and as if “shabby”. It echoes the brickwork of the walls, harmonizing the appearance of the room. Decorative cornices made of plastic are reinforced along the entire perimeter. The entrance area and the living space of the room are divided by a decorative plywood lattice with a pattern cut out on it. The pattern was created using a laser.
Furniture
Since the total area of the studio is very small, standard furniture is not suitable here – it would take up a lot of space. It was necessary to design it, “fitting” it into pre-allocated places. Some items combine several functions at once.
For example, the dining table and the chairs next to it can be transformed into an additional sleeping place at night – a comfortable couch. The table is turned over – a soft surface appears on top – and lowered to the level of the chairs. The mechanism of such a transformation was suggested to the designer by trips in a reserved seat carriage.
The design of the apartment of 14 sq. m. provides a sufficient number of places for storing household items. First of all, this is a wardrobe with sliding doors, located in the room itself. Its width is about one and a half meters, and the height is two and a half. In addition, the sofa in the living area has a drawer in which it is convenient to store bed linen, and the space under the chairs is occupied by boxes with a beautiful design – you can put some of the necessary household items in them.
Lighting
The general lighting of the studio is provided by spotlights, they are complemented by a chandelier in the central part of the room. In addition, the kitchen area has additional lighting for the work area, and a sconce on the wall near the sofa corner will create a cozy evening mood. Thus, several scenarios for lighting the living space are possible depending on the time of day and the mood of the apartment owners.
Architect: Ekaterina Kondratyuk
Country: Russia, Krasnodar
Area: 14 m2
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