PLN 177

PLN 177 ARTIMITRO

Location: Moscow, Russia

Year of design: 2022

Year of construction: 2024

Photographer: Nikita Teplitsky Styling: Kira Prokhorova BTS Shots: Artur Mitroshkin

INTRO

Work on this project began in 2022. The clients’ initial vision was a premium urban apartment for a family, featuring a large, combined kitchen and living room. The space offered several interesting layout possibilities, as it was almost a perfect square with virtually no internal load - bearing walls.

We settled on a floor plan where the common area separates the master suite for the parents and two guest bedrooms for their adult children, complete with a shared bathroom and a circular flow of movement.

During the process, after the layouts and concept were approved and we had begun working on the 3D visualizations, the clients’ plans changed. The project shifted to a commercial goal—an apartment for sale. At the clients’ request, we returned to the drawing board to revise the layout solutions.

LAYOUT & CONSTRUCTION

177 sq m

The final floor plan retains the division of the two private zones by the common area.

One of the additional rooms was outfitted as a study with its own en suite bathroom, while the second was designed as a grown-up version of a children’s/guest room, also with a full bathroom that includes household storage cabinets.

In the master suite, we implemented a circular flow of movement: through the walk-in closet and bathroom from the hallway, accessed via a mirrored door. A second exit leads along the windows in the living room, opposite the study door. This arrangement of doorways to several rooms along the window line creates an enfilade effect, unveiling the apartment’s full length and width.

The only original structural element—a reinforced concrete column in the living room—was left exposed to further emphasize the open space and allow the leather-clad podium to extend from the hallway to the master suite entrance along the longest wall.

We created an additional solid volume to counterbalance the column. This is a glass cube that begins in the hallway and turns into the living room, transforming into the kitchen. It appears to support the lowered ceiling section housing the engineering systems and conceals the passage to the guest wing.

HALLWAY

(Room area) 14.89sq m

We succeeded in making the area almost square and maximizing the open view of the common space from the entrance. A sense of spaciousness was also achieved through full-height mirrors placed in the room’s corners (there are three here). They create the illusion of additional passages and extend the planes of the walls, floor, and ceilings.

To the right of the entrance, a column with a large mirror and console is fully functional: behind the glass facades, access to utilities is concealed. To the left, floor-to-ceiling leather wardrobes are reflected in the mirrored door to the master suite. They are complemented by a podium of the same material, which wraps from the living room into the hallway along the concrete column.

The flooring in all living areas is done with long, light-toned boards of varying widths from FINEX, which run from the threshold into the living room. However, along the leather-clad wardrobe, the floor line of gray Ceppo Di Gre porcelain stoneware continues into the walk-in closet and wet areas of the master suite, creating additional perspective and visual continuity when the doors are open.

OPEN LIVING

(Room area) 61.15sq m

The living room is divided into three functional zones: a kitchen with a semi-bar seating arrangement at the island, a dining area with classic seating and a fireplace, and a soft seating group with a central sofa.

A large glass volume extends from the hallway into the living room, transforming into the kitchen and supporting the functional lowered ceiling section. Within this cube in the hallway area, a hidden glass door provides access to the guest wing. Creating this volume required developing unique, complex structural details and coordinating numerous contractors. In the initial design version, the kitchen was enclosed, which made this form appear even more solid from all angles. The final version, with an open kitchen work area, best showcases the natural SILVER ROOTS stone used for the backsplash. We used the same stone to create the island and the dining table. All these pieces were custom-made according to our drawings specifically for this project.

The kitchen’s work section is fully equipped with Miele appliances. The dining area comfortably seats six people. We intentionally avoided any pendant lights over the island, leaving the Karman decorative lighting above the table as the sole focal point. Meanwhile, the island is accentuated by a row of small-diameter spotlights, which are barely visible on the ceiling.

The soft seating zone is defined by a large, central sofa. It consists of two wide modules, reminiscent of dark and light chocolate tiles. Near the window, a grouping with an armchair, side table, floor lamp, and olive trees creates a cozy nook. The entire composition is brought together by a vast wool and silk rug from "Culture of Carpets" (Kul’tura Kovrov).

The living room is framed by two long walls, each with its own unique interest. The plane from the kitchen to the study is punctuated by a rhythm of full-height fluted glass partitions. The glass panel closest to the kitchen allows natural light into the guest wardrobe, followed by a section of wall for art and a large glass insert into the study. The opposite wall is entirely clad in veneer; it features a three-dimensional vertical rhythm and rests on a leather-clad podium housing a built-in electric fireplace and TV area. This veneer then continues into the master suite, forming a unified core. The wall with the podium is particularly effective in the evening, thanks to Wall Washer-type fixtures on the ceiling, which are rhythmically spaced along the entire wall and are fully dimmable.

The leather for the hallway cabinets and the living room podium was carefully selected to match the tone of the glass kitchen cube, creating a visual link between these connecting elements in the interior.

The facade wall with access to the balcony is dressed with translucent roller blinds and light, dense draperies.

The balcony is open, featuring underfloor heating and a drain for water runoff.

MASTER BLOCK

(Room area) 34.71sq m

This area can be accessed from the living room window via a glass door, or from the hallway through a mirrored door. The master suite is divided by a glass partition located behind the bed’s headboard. We favor such layouts for their convenience when a couple has different rhythms; the sleeping area can be completely isolated, allowing one to use only the bathroom and wardrobe. The glass partition is complemented by a dense, light-colored curtain from an Outdoor fabric collection on an electric track. This adds privacy and coziness, while also protecting the glass from steam when using the bathtub from the bathroom side. The line of the glass aligns with the change in ceiling height; it is lower in the wet zone than in the sleeping area, housing the ventilation and steam humidification system.

We selected an exceptionally elegant and slender bed to create a floating effect. Near the window, a floor-to-ceiling mirror opposite the fluted glass door reflects the window and extends the sightline of the passage. The composition is completed with Lintello glass sconces, a travertine console table based on sketches by ARTIMITRO, and a rug from "Culture of Carpets."

Moving from the hallway, one passes through an open-plan wooden wardrobe. In the wet area, the toilet and shower form a unified cube of dark glass. The shower section is more transparent and features two glass corners, one of which leads into a niche with a mirror, completing the cubic form. The toilet is enclosed in opaque, frosted glass.

We used natural Italian Silver Travertine to create accents in all bathrooms. The open composition, featuring a large double-basin vanity and a mirror, is entirely crafted from stone based on custom drawings. Inside the sink, there is a removable stone tray for toiletries. A freestanding bathtub in warm grey acrylic is placed along the glass wall. This was also a custom piece due to its specific size and shape.

Inside the shower, a full-height stone wall is partially vertically fluted, while the stone itself has a horizontal grain. The texture of the stone and a floating bench are interrupted by suspended metal shelves against a backdrop of a translucent, tinted glass corner.

The Gessi fixtures in this bathroom are in a copper finish to distinguish the master suite and make it more special.

HOME OFFICE

(Room area) 19.28sq m

This is a compact, functional space designed to serve as both a workspace and an additional room with a sleeping area, which is why a leather sofa bed was selected for it. Opposite the sofa is the glass wall looking into the living room, which was described earlier.

Due to the building’s structural features, the ceiling here has two levels. The change in height starts from the window near the door and continues into the bathroom, following the line of the passageway.

Opposite the entrance to the study, we created a soft textile niche using a light drapery and Karman pendant lights.

Along the line adjoining the bathroom, we placed a floor-to-ceiling metal shelving unit with open shelves and a workspace by another window. Behind this shelving unit runs the track for a tall, fluted glass door, which leads to the wet area and wardrobe. When open, this door acts as a backdrop for the shelving.

Ensuite Bathroom

In the bathroom, one is greeted by a large floating vanity with two stone basins set against a wall of Silver Travertine, which continues into the shower behind a tinted glass partition. Directly along the passageway, aligned with the room’s taller ceiling section and the glass door, is a full-height, vertical light-toned mirror. This is complemented by HENGE pendant lights and a horizontal tinted mirror.

A shower with a window was considered a bold move, so we added a curtain from an Outdoor fabric collection to the cabin for privacy.

The area also includes a compact wardrobe and a separate water closet enclosed in tinted black glass.

WC (Room area) 8.66sq m

GUEST BEDROOM

(Room area) 16.69sq m

The room is centered around a custom bed, made to our sketches, with a long, soft headboard that appears as an extension of the wall. Behind the bed, the wood-paneled wall is interrupted by a stone insert that aligns with the mirrored door to the wardrobe. The bed is complemented by a travertine nightstand (using the same stone as the bathroom) and a LucePlan pendant light. The wooden wall is illuminated using the same principle as in the living room—with Wall Washer-type fixtures, but here mounted on a track. By the window, a workspace against the soft backdrop of the curtains is completed with a Baxter floor lamp.

To the right in the wardrobe, a floor-to-ceiling mirror compensates for the lack of a window. It reflects the fluted glass insert in the living room wall, which aligns with the wardrobe’s passageway. The open wooden storage system is also advantageously reflected in the mirror, creating a sense of depth and perspective.

GUEST WC (Room area) 6.03sq m

The guest suite is accessed from the hallway through a glass door. Immediately to the right in the corridor is the entrance to the guest bathroom. We designed it to be both highly functional and elegant, despite its compact size.

The focal wall, featuring the sink and an Antonio Luppi mirror, is clad in open-pore travertine, with the composition accentuated by HENGE pendant lights.

Full-height glass fronts conceal the laundry appliances.

A particular point of pride is the shower cabin, which is fully crafted from travertine. We successfully realized a stone ceiling with an integrated shower system. The shower also features a small stone niche with floating metal shelves and integrated lighting. The cabin feels twice as large due to its full reflection in the mirrored fronts of the utility closet.

TEAM

Head | Designer Artur Mitroshkin

Art director Margarita Doctorovich

Head Architect Yana Evseeva

Project Manager Olga Tarbo

Project Manager Aleksandra Grishina

Project Manager Svetlana Zhuravleva

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