The Bogdanova Bureau office is located in a 6-story building in the historical part of Kyiv. The house is a monument of architecture that unites modern and neo-classic. It was built at the beginning of the XX century and served as a gallery and a rental for a famous Ukrainian collector and founder Bogdan Hanenko.
The office project is built on the philosophy of suitable luxury. In its logic of this philosophy is the responsible and caring attitude to everything: the team, clients, cultural heritage, natural resources. Sustainable luxury is the thoughtful choice of the best materials that will serve long and is reliable. It is the search for refined interior materials that give comfort today and tomorrow become good investments.
– When I first entered this space, my heart stopped. I was astounded by the view from the windows. It is a true luxury to glaze at the sunset at the end of the workday in the walls of my favorite office with a team of like-minded people, – says Olga Bogdanova.
An architect is like an artist, the space around – it is a blank piece of paper, a canvas for creativity. To achieve the effect of passe-partout, walls and ceiling were painted in French gray color. It is neutral and comfortable for the eyes font which shows what is important.
The space of the office is an open space in which are connected workspaces, a meeting area, and an open kitchen. The office of the main architect takes up a humble space and is cut off from the main zone only by glass doors.
This is also the logic for sustainable luxury because the real treasure of a modern leader is the team from which there is no need to hide in an office behind closed doors. A big table for work-related meetings, lunches, and the table in the office of the main architect, is the product of the personal design. The tables are made by order from travertine and non-rusting steel. The decorative ceiling light above the central table-it is an island of quiet and the official center of the space. The line of the ceiling lamp resembles the form of the windows. The armchair and the acoustic panel in the community zone, are prototypes of new items by the design of the Bogdanova Bureau.
Items that only gain more value each day are responsible for the feeling of luxury in our office. It is contemporary art and collectible design. Sculpture of famous sculpture Nazar Bilik “The space around” depending on the time of day it looks different. It is almost an alive object which reflects on what it sees. The kinetic sculpture Hover by Ukrainian designers Smith&Winken symbolizes the constant and concept of time.
The office lacks unnecessary objects, no objects that wouldn’t increase in value over time.