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Houzz Tour: 21st-Century Update for a Soviet Commune Apartment (21 photos)
The house-commune was a Soviet design that sought to transform utopian visions of communist life into brick and mortar. These buildings consisted of small, separate “cell apartments,” with most functional areas, such as kitchens, shared among all tenants. The house-commune on Moscow’s Gogol Boulevard…
Houzz Tour: Soviet Commune Apartment Gets a 21st-Century Update (21 photos)
The house-commune was a Soviet design that sought to transform utopian visions of communist life into brick and mortar. These buildings consisted of small, separate “cell apartments,” with most functional areas, such as kitchens, shared among all tenants. The house-commune on Moscow’s Gogol Boulevard…
Houzz Tour: A Special Inheritance in Russia (25 photos)
When you think of a family apartment that has been passed down for generations, you might imagine a classic interior with carved furniture and vintage fabrics. Yet times have changed. Today, inheriting an ultramodern place is just as possible — especially if we’re talking about a family of architects…
Houzz Tour: Vintage Elegance for Cats and Their Owner (17 photos)
Before taking the renovation plunge, Evgeny Lavrov spent a few months working everything out to the tiniest detail: planning the budget, scheduling deliveries and drawing sketches of custom pieces like the home’s polyurethane molding. The molding, a modern version of a classical design, is a great example…