Ethnic cave

Ivano-Frankivsk region

180 sq.m.

2025

This house, with its clearly structured spatial logic, has an open-plan living room, dining room and kitchen with a central island

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planning

The island acts as the core of social life. The visual axis is reinforced by the symmetrical arrangement of furniture and pendant lamps, while the indoor bonsai garden creates an accent of tranquillity and harmony. The private area comprises two bedrooms with separate bathrooms, a study, a dressing room and a laundry room. The layout is based on the idea of space, which is perceived as an organic whole.

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Concept

The project embodies the philosophy of ETHNIC CAVE — interior design as a shelter that resonates with cultural memory and local crafts. Here, Japanese restraint intersects with Ukrainian textile codes, and the natural aesthetics of the space are built through a balance of light, shadow, and tactility. At its core is an atmosphere of silence, rootedness, and respect for the material. The space does not dictate, but invites — to observation, dialogue, and presence.

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materials

The project is dominated by natural wood with warm, deep tones, cotton and linen textures, plaster, stone with a soft grain pattern, corrugated glass partitions, ceramics with ethnic motifs, and handcrafted lighting fixtures and furniture. All materials have been selected with attention to sensory experience and origin — to speak not the language of decor, but the language of culture.

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Classic cave

The compact apartment is organised around a functional core — a spacious kitchen-living room with an area of 21.3 m²