Design replanning project of a two-room + kitchen into an one-bedroom apartment (54 m²) in Primorsky Kvartal Residential Complex, Saint Petersburg.
This replanning was commissioned by the developer and designed for a “couple’s apartment” scenario.
In the project, we applied the open-plan principle.
An open-plan layout is one where at least two rooms — typically with distinct but related functions — are combined into a single cohesive space.
In this case, the open-plan area integrates the kitchen, dining, and living zones.

After replanning

• The unnecessary partition between the kitchen and dining room — which visually fragmented an already compact space — was removed. Following the open-plan principle, they are now combined into one multifunctional area of 19.4 m² (kitchen, dining, living, and TV zones).
• By shifting the bathroom closer to the outer wall, we untangled a problematic and uncomfortable layout node near the apartment’s entrance. The new plan offers several key advantages:
  – The main circulation route — from the bedroom to the kitchen and back — has been optimized.
  – The path from the bedroom to the living area no longer passes through the busiest spot near the entrance door.
  – The route from the bedroom to the loggia is now direct and efficient, rather than diagonal or peripheral.
  – A diagonal cut from the bathroom area widens the corridor to the bedroom; the bathroom door, when open, no longer blocks the passage or interferes with movement.
• A walk-in wardrobe appeared in the entrance hall.
• A workspace, a small home office, was designed on the loggia.

As a result, the compact apartment gained a spacious shared area, improved circulation, additional functional zones, and a sense of openness — while preserving the privacy of the bedroom.

Authors:

Fyodor Mironov
Yaroslav Serdyuk

2020