BLOG – Olha Martsynovska Interior Design

6 February 2021

in Architecture, Construction, Hospitality, Interior Design, Residential, Sustainability

MESURA – THE NEW GENERATION OF ´LOCAL´ ARCHITECTURE

MESURA is the team of the new generation of architects challenging the trends and the traditional approach in architecture. During the interview in the beautiful MESURA's new office, one of the founding partners, Jordi Espinet, explained that MESURA is proud of not being an architectural office with a ¨signiture¨ style. MESURA is pursuing an atemporal design language. The practice puts upfront such values as craftmanship, transparency, emotional side of architecture, purpose, inclusivity, excellence in materials and execution, sustainability, non-conformism. MESURA claims aesthetic is never the main drive, acknowledging that this brings more balanced and matured design decisions managed by five partners, avoiding the design ego. Nevertheless, the projects done by MESURA are always remarkable, inspirational, memorable, and aesthetically pleasing. All their projects are unified by respect to the local craftmanship, materials, culture, and tradition. Communicating the results of theirs work another merit of MESURA. ¨Rather than accepting traditional answers, MESURA wants...

14 March 2020

in Architecture, Construction, Infrastructure, Interior Design

by Olha Martsynovska

SOCIALIST MODERNISM AND ITS PRESENT IN UKRAINE

Socialist Modernism (1950s-1991) can be used to describe a cultural phenomenon, architectural style, art movement, etc. Its definition is complex as a history of those times overall. From a personal and national perspective, I do believe it is a relevant subject. Before leaving Ukraine in my early 20s, I did have a negative perception of the whole context around the time of USSR existence. Similar to most of our parent's generation and most of the young age as well. Later, after expanding my world perception, getting artistic education, and traveling a lot, I understood the value and got sentimental about our undrawable history and cultural heritage. Most of the Social Modernist monuments in Eastern Europe are in a deterioration danger and largely ignored by local authorities. Today I am inspired by the rising interest in the subject. This is mostly the merit of global initiatives like Socialist Modernism – is an...

11 December 2018

in Architecture, Interior Design, Workspace

by Olha Martsynovska

FUN NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE DROPBOX OFFICE BY RAPT STUDIO

Workspace design in the last years has been the most exciting and challenging project typologies for me in the recent years (since to 2016 if to be precise – this project was released and I completed my Master in the Workspace design). Projecting an office is the biggest responsibility ever – the company wants most of it and the individuals working there, in the end, will spend half of their life there...

15 June 2018

in Architecture, Sustainability, Urban Planing

by Olha Martsynovska

#MDW18 PART2 SUSTAINABILITY: TRENDS SHAPING OUR CONSUMPTION HABITS

A few years ago, United Nations has adopted the Sustainable development Agenda 2015 – 2030. This year Milan design week 2018 came up with the Manifesto of its own addressing the need to maintain the leadership of Milan in the design scene and respectively addressing most urging issues of nowadays – that we all know – is the sustainable future. Dutch Design Week earlier on has hosted the series of actions “Good design for a bad world”. Influential product designers like Hella Jongerius called for the design industry to abandon its "obsession with the new for the sake of the new". Currently, Barcelona Design Week’s is coming to an end under the motto “Re-evaluate”. So, let’s have a look at how Milan managed to succeed in triggering responsible thinking during Milan Design week 2018: I think the most obvious would be to start with the big 500 m2 “Living Nature” Pavilion installation by Carlo...

10 June 2018

in Architecture, Interior Design

by Olha Martsynovska

#MDW2018 PART1 TRENDS: CULTURAL HERITAGE, SENSIBILITY, IDENTITY

This year it took me such a long time to share my observations of the Milan design week 2018...

4 March 2018

in Residential

by Olha Martsynovska

APARTMENT PACKED UP IN A “SMART” BOX

Batiik Studio took a full advantage of the 22 m.sq. space in the old Parisian apartment by putting a “smart box” in the apartment corner. This box integrates bedroom, bathroom and wardrobe. “Smart” is the main buzz word nowadays in the design community. Of course, as the world is shifting to the new generation of millennials as main consumers the ultimate goal is to offer last ones a good comfort with a great versatility and lower investment for faster change. I think this project is a good example: A young single freelancer bought this space and immediately moved in without taking any action, but throwing away a lot of old stuff inside. However, not all - salon sofa, some decoration together with the raw walls is a good memorial to the apartment before. He left few months for thinking and contacting a Batiik studio specialized on the small apartments. They...

1 February 2018

in Interior Design, Residential

by Olha Martsynovska

HERE COMES THE LIGHT!

Looking at the images of this project looks like the light has always been present there - so bright, so light and so spacious. When Marcos Catalan took the charge of the project it was very fragmented and quite dark. Their quite radical offer was aimed to make the living of the young family most serene possible. The decision was taken in favor of 1 general open space for the whole social/ day area including kitchen, living and working area. The restoration of the typical arch cladding ceiling present in Barcelona apartments called "volta catalana" contributed to the dynamic flow of the open space. The zoning here is clearly defined by the furniture. Most of them are designs of the architects complimented with few design classics like Thonet chairs, Alvar Alto stools or Butterfly armchairs. The sofa that wraps up the "living room" on the back part features a working desk extension...

10 September 2017

in Architecture, Hospitality, Interior Design

by Olha Martsynovska

THE UNION OF CULTURES IN THE PERUVIAN JAPANESE RESTAURANT

Equipo Creativo is a Barcelona based studio with great sensibility to reflect the strong traditional and conceptual aspect in each project they undertake. In this case the restaurant with an interesting cuisine named Nikkei– Peruvian and Japanese – Pakta, that means “union” in the Quechua language of Peru. This basically means that a rich Japanese cuisine enriched with Peruvian flavours, spices and colours. Just like design itself: the traditional Japanese architecture is wrapped up by the second “skin” representing the traditional loom of the Peruvian craftsmanship tradition with strong colours still combined in a very harmonic way. From the façade you see the image of the traditional Japanese tavern that invites you in the special gastronomic experience. From the outside a beautiful frame work with traditional graphics and colors already makes you observe part of the bar and interior. The concept of the braking up the vivid loom sections with the neutral...

29 June 2017

in Architecture, Construction, Interior Design, Workspace

by Olha Martsynovska

“THE CRACKED ICE” IN THE OFFICE

This office extension was done by Emrys Architects in the pre war historic building Georgian Streets in London. During the second world war, the building was restored in the series of strange extensions. Some areas resulted in being inappropriate for any use except storage. The GMS real estate property agency has acquired the property for the own headquarters project and has challenged the architects to identify the best way of the space usage despite all the constraints. Architects came with well thought but still out-of-the-box solution: to retain the existing terrace in between the extensions and to introduce an entirely new structure in the tight inner buildings space to the rear to create a dramatic transition from old to the new. The new structure is on two levels and is accessible from the Georgian terrace at both lower ground and ground floors. The work spaces have been assigned in a way to...

10 June 2017

in Architecture, Interior Design, Residential

by Olha Martsynovska

FORMER GARAGE ENRICHED BY NATURAL LIGHT AND TEXTURES

A former garage in Amsterdam was transformed in spacious 230 m. Sq. One level house filled with light through roof windows and interior patio. i29 interior architects chose simple but incredibly graceful materials palette: large oak rectangular panels contrast beautifully with white walls and gray floor. Some hues of green like the living room sofa and custom made moss like carpet make a great connection with the interior patio that separates master bedroom with living room. Natural hues are well balanced by the contrast of black surfaces and bold artwork on the white walls. Big wooden sliding panels are covering the entrance to private areas and are used in the kitchen to cover all the storage. In the end, one sleek image of the wood panels from the ceiling to the floor on the white background with the black custom-made cooking island in front....