back in time

I redesigned my parents' apartment. The house where the apartment is was built in 1914. The apartment is about 80 sqm and was designed for two people and a maid. The maid could enter through the kitchen door, which is why the apartment has two doors. There are no street windows, only courtyard windows. East facing, dark in winter and only sunny until noon in summer. The four of us moved here from a 48 sqm apartment. So the high ceilings and the almost double space felt huge. At the time, a person needed 10-15 sqm of living space according to the state, so the approval of the move required the skill of my father and grandmother. My father wanted a separate room for my brother and me. The apartment belonged to the state, so the modification needed the state's permission and they sent workers to do it... figure, we didn't get a separate room. I implemented my father's idea in the plan, and a little bit more. Although I don't think he would have liked to live in ldk. That was something we only saw in the movies back then. I tried to keep it in the spirit of the time. Adult furniture was available in three colours lightbrown, mid-brown or darkbrown. Kitchen furniture was only in white, yellow or orange. Tile selection was similarly "colorful", and in one size only. Blue sanitary ware was very cool. And yes the radiators were yellow. The floor lamp in the living room is the one I brought in with ai modelers help. It has become a highly valued iconic piece today. When it was bought it was just a floor lamp.

I redesigned my parents' apartment. The house where the apartment is was built in 1914. The apartment is about 80 sqm and was designed for two people and a maid. The maid could enter through the kitchen door, which is why the apartment has two doors. There are no street windows, only courtyard windows. East facing, dark in winter and only sunny until noon in summer. The four of us moved here from a 48 sqm apartment. So the high ceilings and the almost double space felt huge. At the time, a person needed 10-15 sqm of living space according to the state, so the approval of the move required the skill of my father and grandmother. My father wanted a separate room for my brother and me. The apartment belonged to the state, so the modification needed the state's permission and they sent workers to do it... figure, we didn't get a separate room. I implemented my father's idea in the plan, and a little bit more. Although I don't think he would have liked to live in ldk. That was something we only saw in the movies back then. I tried to keep it in the spirit of the time. Adult furniture was available in three colours lightbrown, mid-brown or darkbrown. Kitchen furniture was only in white, yellow or orange. Tile selection was similarly "colorful", and in one size only. Blue sanitary ware was very cool. And yes the radiators were yellow. The floor lamp in the living room is the one I brought in with ai modelers help. It has become a highly valued iconic piece today. When it was bought it was just a floor lamp.