LOCATION – Kyiv, Ukraine
ARCHITECTURE – Loft Buro

Before becoming a truly exciting loft apartment, Hayloft was a commercial uninhabitable building.

After the two-year roof, facade and interior refurbishment, an arrangement of utility lines, terracing and gardening, the building took on a contemporary look, with state-of-the-art heating technologies and energy-efficient solutions.

Black ceramic handmade hallway walls link today with the vanished traditions of the Etruscans or ancient civilizations in Ukraine.

Herbs, flowers and foliage, along with zephyrian feathers are imprinted on the wall tile.

Disruptive “dancing” carved paneled woodwork visually softens the industrial interior and hides the secret bedroom entrance.

The heart of the house is the living-room with absorbing ceiling height and the fireplace.

Its space is formed by massive metal and glass dimensions of the kitchen and the bathroom, cable-stayed staircase rotating around the centre column and the bridge inviting to the lobby and the owners’ private zone.

In the kitchen, stainless steel, natural wood and well-textured marble set up a triple harmony of materials.

The bar counter is hidden under a huge cutting wooden board.

Emerald green-tiled furnaces remind of the 17-18th centuries’ Kyiv housing tradition.

Archaic gates provide a stunning entrance to the hosts’ private zone, including a master bedroom, a closet and a bathroom.

A feeling of colonial interior is enhanced by four living room ceiling ventilators and the second stage brick wall, which has become an ingenious element of night time lighting.

Hayloft’s timeless interior talks about tradition, preserving stories, cherishing memories and creating legends and family values.