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private housing
2023-2024
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250 sqm
Ukraine
Artem Bondar
private housing
2023-2024
realized
250 sqm
Ukraine
Artem Bondar
When you enter the house, it's as if you're not entering a building, but continuing a walk through the forest: an earthen path underfoot, wooden trunks, green leaves, and bark texture. The spacious ground floor combines the living room, kitchen and dining room - a space that lives with the mood of the owner. Each zone is designed to fit her rhythms of life, seasonal table settings, evenings with wine by the fireplace and days of silence with a book in an armchair.
The main task was to create a space where the main inhabitants - the dogs and their owner - would feel as comfortable, safe and cozy as possible. We thought through every detail to meet the needs of both people and animals.
There is a large soft sofa in the center of the living room, because Elia likes to fall asleep next to her owner. Jasmine has a comfortable rocking chair next to the sofa. Lyalya has a favorite place on the windowsill - we created a cozy bed overlooking the garden. And for Alpha, we provided a separate, partially closed crib - she needs a quiet corner without unnecessary sounds.
The house has a separate exit to the yard - especially for dogs. A convenient drinking bowl with a tap is integrated into the kitchen so that there is always fresh water.
Almost the entire first floor is decorated with wood - old wood with cracks and knots - a barn board made from old elements of Carpathian huts, burnt wood with a black texture. The floor is covered with black porcelain stoneware Gardenia Orchidea, Origini AGE STONE collection, which does not show dog's feet, wool and other dirt. The texture and color of the Marazzi group collections Treverkstage Brown porcelain stoneware perfectly complements our interior
Entering the house, you don't feel like you are entering a building, but continuing a walk through the forest: an earthen path underfoot, wooden trunks, green leaves, and bark texture. The spacious ground floor combines a living room, kitchen and dining room, a guest bedroom, a bathroom and a wardrobe - a space that lives with the owner's moods. Each zone is designed to fit her rhythms of life, seasonal table settings, evenings with wine by the fireplace and days of silence with a book in an armchair.
A separate challenge was to create an imperfect interior and reveal the beauty of wood, combine different wood textures in one room. To show the beauty not of perfection, not of conformity. This is a special interior for a specific person. The project shows that old age, imperfections, and unevenness are okay, they can be beautiful and noble. Old cracked wood, which is already 100 years old, can be extended. We didn't mask the cracks in the wood, we emphasized them.
The second floor is a private area with a master unit, a workshop, a guest bedroom and a wardrobe. Even here, there are no classic bedside tables or curtains. Instead, there is a 300-kilogram stone as a cabinet, live plants as a natural blackout. Everything is in the style of a home where design adapts to life, and not vice versa.
The project is about the value of feeling calm, cozy, and nature at home. It's about a place of strength, of connection with nature. The outside world can be bright, stormy, artificial and plastic - at home we need to rest, fill up, calm down, touch nature even while lying in bed or stepping on the parquet floor. The shingle wall, like a continuation of the forest, sets the mood for the master bedroom. A soft bed by Interia is a guarantee of quality rest.
The interesting thing about this project is the story of its birth.
It all started not with space planning or zoning, but with a handmade stone bathtub that the customer fell in love with at first sight. Heavy, textured, real - it set the tone for the entire space.
The second point of reference was a parquet board with a pronounced texture that you want to touch with your bare feet. It became the basis of tactility and warmth that permeates the entire house.
This is how a whole world grew out of two materials - stone and wood.
There is a bedside table near the bed - a crib for Alpha. The dressing room and master bathroom have one door for two rooms made of oak slab.
The master bathroom is decorated with Gardenia Orchidea collection Origini AGE STONE porcelain stoneware in various formats. Plants are used instead of curtains.
Gardenia Orchidea collection Origini AGE STONE
Master wardrobe in the bedroom
One of the guest bedrooms is a small space with a big character.
There is an atypical round-shaped bed here. It fits perfectly under the corner window, creating the feeling of a cozy niche.
The accent wall with textured plaster continues the theme of nature - its surface resembles stone, rocks, and traces of the forest.
And black wooden blinds add contrast, restraint and architectural clarity - like the shadow of pine trees in the evening forest.
Гардероб — простір порядку та продуманості. Це єдине приміщення у будинку, де використовано світлі меблі — вони додають відчуття легкості, простору та спокою. Особливістю простору стала подвійна розсувна система зберігання, яка дозволяє зручно організувати речі та максимально ефективно розмістити взуття. Чітка структура, інтуїтивна ергономіка та велика вмісткість.
The workshop is a space of freedom, creativity, and strength.
It is a room where the customer can create, focus, recover and be themselves. We created a multifunctional space that changes with the needs, mood and season.
The center of the workshop is a large wooden table - a place to work. An open wooden staircase leads to the attic, which we have equipped as a seasonal wardrobe. The first step became a special detail - a massive stone weighing more than 300 kg, a real art object.
The workshop space includes:
- a guest bedroom with a bed integrated into the wardrobe,
- an area for sports,
- a home library,
- convenient and open access to the attic.
Concrete as aesthetics. Concrete as a feeling.
In this house, all the walls are decorated with decorative plaster with a concrete effect, a material that is both simple and strong, restrained and deep. The same texture is used for the second floor ceiling and flush-mounted doors, making the space look solid and monolithic.
The ceiling of the first floor is open concrete, a floor slab that we received from the developer and left untouched.
This solution is not for everyone. It does not seek to please - it speaks the language of character and taste.
Because this house is not about trends.
This house is about a person who knows what he wants. And for whom it was created.
Guest bathroom - natural depth in details.
The main accent of this space is a large sink made of natural QUARZITE AVOCATUS - a stone that combines the depth of color with the organic wildness of texture.
The walls are decorated with Gardenia Orchidea, Origini AGE STONE collection, and Marazzi, Lume Green collection - tiles with a rich spectrum of green shades. They create the effect of a natural environment, where the greenery is alive, multifaceted, real, like in the forest after rain.
This space is small in area but large in content.
Everything here is thought out to the smallest detail: from the large shower room with a window and glass shelves that do not overload the space to the spacious textured chipboard cabinet that hides the washing machine and household items, leaving the interior clean and calm.
A large mirrored wardrobe neatly stores all cosmetics, maintaining visual integrity and lightness.
The guest bedroom is a space of warmth, history and handmade craftsmanship.
The bedside tables made by Ukrainian craftsmen from old wood create a special atmosphere here. Their imperfections, slight asymmetry and roughness of the surface are not hidden - on the contrary, they are emphasized as a real value.
These things are not just furniture.
These are objects with character, which embody the philosophy of reuse, respect for the past and careful attitude to the resource.
A bathroom that welcomes guests with character and charm.
On the ground floor there is a guest bathroom, where the main accent is a sink by Antonio Lupi, Borghi series.
Its shape is inspired by the silhouette of a champagne bottle, and the deep green color of Bottiglia combined with a natural cork base creates a real wow effect.
This object is not just functional, but a true element of aesthetics and the mood of the moment.
The sink seems to welcome guests with its sophistication, texture and unexpected warmth of natural materials.
Its image is complemented by Marazzi tiles, the Zellige Bosco collection is a continuation of the forest.
Above the sink, there is a Tell Me Stories mirror by DWS Editions with lighting and convenient shelves for cosmetics. A stylish, practical and artistic detail.
This bathroom is like a greeting card of the house: at first glance, it is clear that details, materials and the moment of meeting are valued here.
Compact but thoughtful - a wardrobe at the entrance.
This small wardrobe right at the entrance solves an important task - storage without chaos.
We have provided a double sliding system that allows you to conveniently place your shoes and keep the space neat and organized even during peak hours.
This is another example of how attention to detail creates a sense of home, where every detail has meaning and place.
Forest outside - forest inside.
Den House is not just a house. It is a space that breathes nature, trust, love and creative freedom.
Four four-legged owners, an incredible customer, a team of craftsmen and designers - all worked in complete synergy. It was a project that was created in one breath: in dialogue, in mutual respect, in the decision to be brave and open to experiments.
We took a risk. We trusted.
We listened to the space and the material.
And as a result, a house was born in which nature became architecture, and every detail reflects the character of its inhabitants.
Den House is a space that cannot be repeated, because it was created for those who live in it.
