Reconstruction of an apartment in Vinohrady

The apartment is located in a residential building in Prague's Vinohrady. At the time of our first visit, the apartment was in a state corresponding to the 1930s. The apartment had original floors, wall surfaces, doors, and installations. Only the bathroom and kitchen underwent partial reconstruction. The original condition of the apartment was entirely unsatisfactory considering the investor's vision for their new home.
Although the investor spent part of their childhood in the apartment, it was clear from the beginning that our task was to change the layout of the apartment to primarily create a generous main living space that would directly connect to the entrance hall, reorganize the bathroom, and attach a separate dressing room to each of the bedrooms. Despite the larger area of the apartment, it was never a topic to gain a third bedroom in the apartment. The overall interior design was heavily influenced by the investor's open preference for natural wooden surfaces and indoor greenery.
A significant inspiration for us was a traditionally designed Vinohrady apartment with a beautiful floor, generously designed doors, and decorated ceilings. However, all existing elements in the apartment were preserved in a deplorable state, and decorative ceiling elements were never installed here. From the beginning of the design process, we were therefore looking for a way to preserve the traditional concept without resorting to non-original replicas. The floor has the usual composition and material, but the solid oak parquet is larger. The doors have the original division but are stripped of all ornamentation. The ceiling in the living room features a prominent central area capped with a chandelier, but otherwise, it is a composite wooden new creation. The remaining elements of the interior, such as a wardrobe at the entrance with a skylight, greenery, and the passage to the bathroom, the kitchen with a green wall and passage to the bedroom, seating in the bay window, or the striking cabinet under the television, were intentionally designed in a simple, clean style to highlight and complement the effect of the two dominant interior elements – the floor and especially the ceiling.
We conceived the bathroom as a maximally bright space, partially illuminated by a skylight above the passage from the entrance hall. The materials used in the bathroom were selected with regard to high quality and durability.