When the studio Ruetemple created a room in a Russian home meant for a young brother and sister, they didn’t take a conventional approach to the design. The two-storey space, called Interior for Students, needed to be a place for the kids to study, sleep, and hang out with their friends. So, architects Alexander Kudimov and Daria Butahina filled it with some fun details like a mezzanine hammock and a moveable cube. They built a fixed space for school work and dynamic areas for play using none of your typical furniture.
The lower level of the 108 square-foot room features a modular seating and sleeping cube on wheels. It can be arranged as a trio of sofas, as a long continuous line, or even closed up and made into a room within a room. Fixed office furniture occupies the other side of the space, and it includes desks, cupboards, shelves, and a staircase. All items are made from the same materials so that they appear as one cohesive piece of furniture.
The mezzanine level is devoid of flooring and has construction netting in its place. This creates an over-sized hammock that’s perfect for reading and relaxing. On its own, the upper level is too low to comfortably stand in, so Ruetemple devised a clever solution that gives this space a function. The innovative design is appealing to kids with clean, minimalist interior lines that feel grown up.
Ruetemple website
via [Dezeen]