Two-story penthouse

A vibrant family penthouse with historical details, contemporary art, designer furniture and open terrace offering an amazing view on the city center. AIYA bureau knows how to mix luxury european brands, hi-end technologies and old Moscow heritage.

Our customers, a family with a teenage son, chose an apartment in a completely restored early 20th century building in the center of Moscow. They travel a lot, visit the best museums and galleries all around the world and have their own art collection. Also, they are passionate about architecture and interior design and wanted to combine it all in their one-of-a-kind home dreamt up. It was a design challenge for AIYA bureau to put together contemporary style, history, collectible furniture and vintage elements.

We wanted to show old-Moscow heritage and built a tiled fireplace, added double swing doors, wooden wall panels, natural stone, terrazzo and smoked oak parquet floors.
Contemporary life is impossible without a smart home system, so we used multifunctional Basalte Sentido keypads that control lighting and music.
The owners like Italian and Scandinavian furniture, but wanted to try something else. We chose a legendary Utrecht armchair by Cassina, colorful Bocci lighting, contemporary kitchen by Valcucine and many other italian brands.
On the first floor you’ll find the living room and the kitchen, illuminated by large windows with an exit to the fantastic roof terrace where the family can spend time together. Owners’ master suite, bathroom, wardrobe, office, guest bathroom and utility room are also on the first floor. The second floor belongs to the son. There’s a studio with a bedroom, a small comfy living room and a bathroom.

This penthouse is located in the residential building, so there were no difficulties with its construction except the staircase. We decided to build a spiral one because it’s a real eye catcher. We started planning the project from this staircase and allocated all the rooms around it.This staircase is unique and tailored to this penthouse, so we ordered it at the carpentry and then assembled three big pieces of the structure in the apartment.

The real gem of this penthouse is an open terrace. Despite cold winter months in Moscow the owners decided not to glaze it, but leave it completely open. We placed there contemporary outdoor furniture and a lot of plants that will survive cold Russian winter and snowfalls.