Before and After: How "Killed" Apartments Changed After Renovation

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What unites an apartment with a European renovation in a pre-revolutionary building and a "killed" flat in a Stalin-era apartment? The presence of potential that designers noticed. What was achieved after the renovation, we show in this article.

Apartment in a panel building

Photo: in style, Apartment, Guide, Ekaterina Korchinova, Irina Krascheninnikova, Int2 architecture, Tatiana Bezhertaya, Home Emotions Studio – photo on our site

Designers Ekaterina Rebrova and Elena Povorova from the Home Emotions studio created a seaside atmosphere right in the center of Moscow. They did not change the layout in the panel house and preserved unusual transitions between rooms through the balcony.

For the apartment's decoration, designers chose a light color palette with small bright accents in textiles and upholstery of furniture.

Read on about the Stalin-era flat near the Non-Stop Garden

The owners wanted to get rid of a faceless European renovation and create an elegant, cozy space. Help came from Irina Krascheninnikova: the designer made a radical reconfiguration so that each family member had their own room. Another feature of the apartment is a large open terrace where it's pleasant to spend time after the renovation.

Apartment in a pre-revolutionary building

This Petersburg apartment is located on the top floor of a profitable house built at the beginning of the 19th century. Designers from INT2 Architecture were lucky to breathe new life into old walls: as a result of reconfiguration, comfortable apartments were created with two separate bedrooms with bathrooms, a shared kitchen-living room, study, laundry room and steam room.

The "killed" flat in a Stalin-era building

Even if an apartment has enough square meters for two people to live in, it still needs thoughtful layout planning. Designer Ekaterina Korchinova joined the kitchen with the living room to create an open and bright space, arranged isolated bedrooms for mom and daughter, and increased storage space in the hallway and bathroom.

Four-room apartment on Vernadsky Avenue

The "killed" Stalin-era flat on Vernadsky Avenue was transformed by designer Tatiana Bezhertaya into comfortable housing for a family with two children. The kitchen was moved into the corridor (this is allowed by regulations) and joined with the living room, which was enlarged thanks to the attached balcony. The finishing work used complex shades of gray as a base — it turned out fresh and modern.

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