Design studio Dihome has created a colourful industrial-style interior for this compact 15th-floor apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Named Suprematism, this 42-square-metre apartment was adapted for a young couple who wanted a bright, colourful apartment with the most functional use of space.
“I wanted to dress the interior in a modern, bold way to give it a young and relaxed theme,” Dihome founder Yevheniia Sytnik told Dezeen.
Existing walls were removed to create an open-plan layout, while glass bricks and panels were added to create spatial zoning without obstructing natural light.
“Glass blocks, plywood and concrete are the DNA of this project,” said Sytnik.
“The glass blocks in the living room required the builders to take them for grinding three times to ensure they fit perfectly,” she continued.
Set against a backdrop of painted white walls, colour was introduced through furnishings and decorative pieces, including an orange coffee table and a deep blue velvet sofa in the living space.
Above hangs a burnt orange wall panel by Ukrainian artist Tasha Oro, whose work references the early 20th-century art movement Suprematism – which the apartment is named after.
“Suprematism is characterised by simple abstract forms such as squares, circles, and rectangles,” said Sytnik.
While the living spaces are spread across one open-plan space, the kitchen is distinguished from the rest of the living area with a reeded glass partition and a change in materials.
Grey stools with tubular red legs tuck under the kitchen work surface to create a space-saving dining area, with a floor-to-ceiling mirror panel incorporated to create the illusion of space.
A structural concrete pillar acts as a partition between the living spaces and the bedroom, doubling as a TV unit on one side and shelving space on the other.
“This volume incorporates the constructive element of the building – the concrete pillar – and becomes the axis of the entire interior,” said Sytnik.
Two additional decorative wall panels by Tasha Oro hang on the bedroom side of the pillar in pastel tones.
“I worked on the project as if in a constant dialogue with Oro’s panels,” said Sytnik.
In the bedroom is an inbuilt desk and a low platform bed, with a yellow curtain used to neatly conceal wardrobe space.
Rough-textured concrete ceilings with exposed electrical wiring give the apartment an industrial look.
A colourful geometric panel, designed by Re:Quiet using recycled plastic bottles, functions as a noise absorber.
Divided using a glass brick wall, the bathroom is the only separate volume in the apartment, with red and yellow tones continued here.
“Suprematist motifs in the bathroom tiles and bright yellow kitchen are complimented by the graphic patterns of the ceramic granite,” said Sytnik.
Other Kyiv-based projects recently featured on Dezeen include an apartment renovation by Modektura and a fitness studio made from leftover materials in the face of wartime shortages.
Photography is by Andrey Avdeenko.
