This amazing industrial apartment located in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov has been recently designed by Denys Bondarenko.

Description
At our very first meeting with a client it was clear: an interesting creative project waited for us. The owner of an apartment worked in a stylish office of an IT company. He was inspired by travels throughout the world, showed us references in grunge style and was prepared for bold decisions. We caught the wave and got down to work.
For the project of the apartment we used only four natural materials ? bricks, concrete, metal and wood; and four colors ? terracotta, white, gray and black; mainly designer?s items and furniture and joint efforts with the client of course.
2.6 meter high ceilings were the first pitfall we encountered. Instead of wide open spaces, we risked getting a creepy box, so we opted out of making the paneled ceiling and left it as is ? exposed concrete with wiring. This helped us keep the height of ceilings and get the first decor solution. The lack of daylight was a second issue. The apartment windows faced north, and a neighboring building was another obstacle for light beams. To increase the flow of light into a living room, we removed a standard balcony partition, made low window sills and dismantled openings for the access to an enclosed balcony. We insulated an enclosed balcony, equipped it with some kitchen appliances, and turned it into a small cozy office. We frame the openings with metal she...