One loft, countless facets
One loft, countless facets
It’s not a living space, its creators say, but a cocktail. Hayloft in Kiev is a lively, highly charged mixture that can be anything: experimental kitchen, art exhibition and showroom, private party location or bar – but above all, a place where plenty of friends can come together.
Location
Kiev, Ukraine
Gira G1
Random switching operations for lights and blinds create the impression that someone is at home. And if you integrate the room temperature controller into the control unit, you can easily set your individual room temperature.
Gira X1
The Gira X1 was developed specifically for Smart Homes with a KNX network. It enables you to connect a variety of devices and monitor automated processes via app. Minimum effort for maximum comfort.
Gira S1
Smart Home technology makes your day-to-day life easier and enables you to control all of the systems in your home remotely. The Gira S1 provides a secure encrypted connection for remote access. With the Gira S1, used in conjunction with the Gira X1 or Gira HomeServer, you can connect to your home wherever you are in the world – to switch lights on and off, close the blinds or control the heating. The device provides encrypted remote access to your Smart Home via the Gira Smart Home app. The app is fully compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): The server is located in Germany.
Gira Studio
Stand out. Dare to try something new. Simply combine classic and avant-garde: The Gira Studio design line adds dashes of style, fitting perfectly with an avant-garde living style. As a trendsetter, Gira has demonstrated a sensitive grasp of innovative design with this design line, without compromising on functionality. Square and round. Black in black, white in white, or do you prefer contrasting black and white? With this design line, it’s up to you to set the stylish tone. As a surface-mounted variant, the Gira Studio design line is often used as a design highlight on the wall in loft apartments.
Gira Esprit
Personality is an important component of any room design. With the Gira Esprit design line, you can turn your walls into stylish visual highlights with high-quality materials such as glass, stainless steel, or linoleum-plywood.
Gira pushbutton sensor 3
Controlling lighting and blinds, regulating the room temperature, or storing and calling up complete mood scenes consisting of light, blinds and music – with the Gira pushbutton sensor 3 you can conveniently control a multitude of functions at the push of a button.
Commercial ruin with great potential
In a run-down and uninhabitable commercial ruin, architects Oleg Volosovskyi and Elena Logvynets immediately saw the diverse possibilities for creating a sensational loft. But first a two-year structural renovation was needed: a new roof, a new façade, new supply lines and exteriors, and also state-of-the-art, efficient building services. Then the interior construction and design of the loft started. From the beginning, the quest for antiques and art went hand in hand with the interior design. Some of the objects became characteristic icons of Hayloft.
Tradition meets future
The ironic prelude to the almost 200 m2 loft is a large mural next to the entrance door: the two Soviet space dogs Belka and Strelka guard the entrance, a rusty metal door in a wall of black handmade ceramic. This leads into the enormous living area which is two stories high in places. The spatial arrangement is defined by a central staircase, partly suspended from steel cables, leading to the upper level with a seating gallery and the private bedrooms. The ground floor has two focal points: firstly, a traditional fireplace whose emerald green tiles recall life in Kiev in the 17th and 18th centuries, and secondly the kitchen area set under the gallery, which also becomes a bar in the blink of an eye.
Down to the smallest detail
Despite the variety of functions of the loft and the diversity of art exhibits on display, harmoniously integrated from a wide variety of styles and epochs, everything in Hayloft is united by a consistent love of expressive detail and high value. From the solid blown glass ceiling lamps created by Oleg Volosovskyi himself to the huge historic double doors leading to the sleeping area, everything is staged with relish. The round surface-mounted installation from the Gira Studio design line, combined with the Gira KNX pushbutton sensor 3, also fit perfectly into the picture. Here, they are art – another flavour added to the cocktail.
