![Refurbishment of An Apartment from the 50s / Atelier Starzak Strebicki - Door, Shelving](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f2b/7b3f/b357/65cf/d300/0336/newsletter/2.jpg?1596685081)
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Architects: Atelier Starzak Strebicki
- Area: 55 m²
- Year: 2019
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Photographs:Danil Daneliuk
Text description provided by the architects. The modernized flat with the area of 55 square meters located in the low-rise buildings from the ’50s is a result of joining together two premises. As a result of this action, the new space of the flat is both quite long and shallow, accompanied by six windows evenly exposing the rooms to the sunlight.
![Refurbishment of An Apartment from the 50s / Atelier Starzak Strebicki - Shelving, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f2b/7b95/b357/6508/c500/0483/newsletter/1.jpg?1596685167)
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![Refurbishment of An Apartment from the 50s / Atelier Starzak Strebicki - Shelving, Windows, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f2b/7b5f/b357/6508/c500/0482/newsletter/Living-Room.jpg?1596685142)
The character of the enlarged space is defined by the multifunctional „wall-furniture” dividing the surfaces into particular functions: a living room, a kitchen, the bedroom, the bathroom, and an entry area.
The wall also holds in itself a door to individual rooms (sliding door to the bedroom and traditionally opened, high to the very ceiling, to the bathroom) as well as many different niches functioning as wardrobes.
![Refurbishment of An Apartment from the 50s / Atelier Starzak Strebicki - Door](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f2b/7d8f/b357/6508/c500/048d/newsletter/11.jpg?1596685681)
![Refurbishment of An Apartment from the 50s / Atelier Starzak Strebicki - Lighting, Bed, Bedroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f2b/7cf3/b357/6508/c500/048a/newsletter/8.jpg?1596685525)
The existing wooden plank flooring was supplemented and after polishing oiled. However, in the kitchen and the bathroom, where there was no original wood, a new floor was made from granite tiles. The sliding bedroom door allows to manage intimacy and comfort.
![Refurbishment of An Apartment from the 50s / Atelier Starzak Strebicki - Sink, Countertop, Bathroom, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f2b/7e70/b357/6508/c500/0492/newsletter/15.jpg?1596685906)