What makes this apartment memorable for us is that it was the first time when we worked on an interior for a large Eastern family. Dealing with Eastern culture interior-wise requires delicacy, for the demands are often contradictory. We were determined against vulgarity and at the same time did not want to stick with the traditional design. The apartment represented a curious victim of a beautiful fa?ade of a semicircular building. Not a single square room, not two parallel walls. The requests served only to complicate the situation further. The kitchen and the living room had to be placed on the right side, for there was a huge window facing the river, yet in was absolutely necessary to separate the kitchen from the living room. A rational and understandable demand, for Eastern families, as a rule, cook deliciously and abundantly, but what was to be done about the enormous window? In the end, the kitchen was separated from the living room by a glass partition covered with golden patterns, which allowed us to preserve the room as a whole and to prevent the smells and sounds of cookery from escaping the kitchen. The favourite colour of the mistress is turquoise. As it is a very bright and “active” colour, we added it as an accent in the shape of curtains. The area before the window had been artificially elevated to highlight the view. The wooden panels behind the television, spilling onto the right wall, give way to a commodious wardrobe. Each door is equipped with a push-pull system to avoid putting handles on the front. The most extraordinary effect of this apartment was discovered after the housewarming party. The river is so close to the building that, if you sit down at a table, or on a sofa and look at the ships passing buy it would seem you’re moving with them…
