Architect Natalia Belonogova in her living room

RUBRIC "ROOM" dedicated to the place in which a person spends most of his time. It can be absolutely any space: a huge kitchen in which the hero works and rests, an art gallery that has become the second home of its owner, or just a living room in a one-room apartment, which is at the same time an office, a bedroom and a secret place. The space in which a person is able to concentrate on himself and his affairs and not feel himself a member of an eternal race. In the new issue - architect Natalya Belonogova and her living room in an apartment on Serafimovich street.

Interview: Dasha Knyazeva

Photo: Natalia Kupriyanova

Home for me is a place where you can fully recover from endless meetings. In this apartment I live for about four years, I was immediately bribed by a magnificent view of Moscow. I feel comfortable here: here, on the island, I feel comfortable surrounded by water. This place has only one minus - a constant traffic jam on the Bolshoy Kamenny bridge. The rest is wonderful.

Wooden dishes - the work of Denis Milovanov, vase - studio 01001011

The cat appeared in Natalia nine years ago: "This breed is still unofficially called the six-fingered Hemingway cat." In the house where the writer lived, there were about fifty such cats "

From the very beginning the apartment was like this - at first glance it was clear that this was mine. As a rule, if I do not like something, then I change everything dramatically, but there was no such thing. It was very important for me to find a place where you can make different lighting - change the picture with light. Little had to add things for comfort, such as a dishwasher, without which I can not imagine life. I also painted the wall in the bedroom - that’s all.

The kitchen here is combined with the living room, where I usually spend time. I read, I watch movies or simply - through the window. I have dinner with friends once a week. I am not cooking anything special, it is just a well-established tradition.

Vase - studio work 01001011, decor - from Bali

The picture is a gift from a friend, artist Grisha Maslennikov, souvenirs are from numerous travels

I can work anywhere - at home, in the studio, on the plane, on the beach. My work is not at all connected with a position in space, so the brain produces pictures in any place and at any time - even in a dream. But, probably, the books with which I am surrounded at home still help.

Boxes, stones and boxes - for comfort

IKEA sofa, velvet constricted. "It is perfect, and thanks to the material it has become more comfortable."

My daughter is now engaged in ceramics, so every day there are more and more vases and sculptures - this only pleases me. Even in my house there are a lot of things made by Denis Milovanov. I buy clothes and household items only in Leform. Often I carry something from travels: bedspreads, decorative items, dishes.