Quiet luxury in an open living space
Set within 107 m², this three-room apartment was conceived as a place to breathe—bright, generous, and deeply restorative. The owner imagined a home that could hold two lives at once: the intensity of her work and the essential need to recharge. A large dressing room, a sauna, and a hammam were not add-ons, but part of a precise idea of well-being: an everyday ritual of quiet pleasure, where comfort becomes a form of self-care.
The planning strategy followed a clear priority: protect intimacy while keeping the space open and luminous. The private world is separated from the living area through a sliding door with a mirror effect—an elegant threshold that expands perspective, multiplies light, and gently marks the transition without introducing heaviness. Throughout the apartment, softness is treated as a design principle rather than a trend. Rounded lines guide the entire interior language with restraint: the junction between porcelain stoneware and parquet is resolved as a smooth dialogue, furniture edges are softened, and the bedroom is anchored by a curved wooden wall that feels warm, tactile, and quietly enveloping.
Kitchen as comfort and presence
Because the kitchen is integrated into the living room, it is designed to do more than perform. It must contribute to the atmosphere, remain visually composed from every angle, and feel natural both in everyday routines and when hosting. BOGACH salon, our local dealer, selected Air Logica Special Element together with Genius Loci collection, chosen for its intelligent ergonomics and its ability to combine essential architectural lines with a highly functional core.
The composition reads as clean and calm, yet it is rich in capability. Fronts open with a light touch, revealing storage that is organized, accessible, and generous—designed around gestures, not effort. The kitchen supports both precision and spontaneity, from the simplest daily moments to more convivial ones, while maintaining a sense of order that never feels rigid. As it lives in the same visual field as the living space, its role is also decorative: the kitchen becomes a furnishing element, a coherent part of the home's identity.
Technology is integrated discreetly, with the aim of making the experience more fluid rather than more complex. With simple gestures, lighting can be activated and adjusted to shift the mood from day to evening; elements open seamlessly; selected features extend when needed and disappear back into clean lines. Innovation remains quiet—present in performance, not in appearance.
During concept development, we introduced “space” details: subtle decisions that evoke lightness and depth through reflections, delicate metallic accents, and surfaces that respond beautifully to changing natural light. This is where the kitchen's character becomes unmistakable—contemporary, refined, and almost weightless within the apartment.
The finishes reinforce this balance between brightness and warmth. Gloss Vitrum Parchment amplifies daylight and enhances the sense of openness, while the Rose Brass inserted into the drawer adds a soft metallic warmth—elegant rather than showy—perfectly aligned with the apartment's rounded geometry and natural textures.
In the end, the kitchen is not simply a functional zone. It is a daily landscape designed to support well-being: composed, intuitive, and welcoming. Elegance here is measured in how naturally everything works—and how calmly the space holds the rhythms of life.
Interior design: Ekaterina Bogachik Design Studio
Ph credits: Alexander Kamochkin
