Design Buy Build Issue 28 2017 | Page 113

T he object of a reconstruction is a country/suburban house near Kyiv (Ukraine). It was totally neglected by former owners. Original building had a lot of small rooms and an attic. In our redesign we removed the walls including a part of a bearing wall, which was replaced with a wooden beam. A kitchen and a living room became one space. The living room was designed as a double height area, but there was not enough daylight. So we made windows in a roof to enhance the light- ing. We offered to set a fireplace in a corner and a plasma TV opposite the couch. Almost all our ideas, including general layout, self-leveling floor, kitchen worktop by the window, combina- tion of colors and others were welcomed by the client.