Rina Lovko Studio | Rina Lovko Design Studio

If you want to know how an architect lives, go visit their office. Although, the Rina Lovko Studio’s workspace is hard to call an office.

The architect’s workshop was registered on the ground floor of a house in 1895, located in the heart of Kiev, not far from St. Andrew's Descent and Pejzazhna Alley. And in the immediate vicinity, right in the courtyard is the foundation of the church of the 12th century. You can get into the studio from the yard. Through the veranda in the style of Chekhov's times (in the past it was the main entrance to the house), the guest enters the room functionally used as a hub, uniting like-minded architects. In this format of coworking, the studio has been living for two years.

“When you come to us for the first time, you will most likely be surprised that similar places exist in Kiev. To all guests, our veranda with its atmosphere resembles European interiors and courtyards, but not metropolitan. We managed to achieve this effect using vintage furniture, an abundance of houseplants, floors made of wide pine boards, white brick walls, a round table under wicker lampshade, and, of course, a small green garden opposite the entrance. The garden is decorated with the Luna street lamp, made by Vasily Grublyak according to my sketch, ”says project architect Rina Lovko.

Having passed through the veranda, you will immediately find yourself in a chamber workspace, which in your mood resembles, rather, a creative workshop. The background for this room was chosen rather unusual – gray walls and a wine-colored ceiling. It was originally planned that the ceiling would be terracotta, but this idea was abandoned when a new palette of Benjamin Moore paints came out. As for the gray color of the walls – it is mixed from the remnants of paint in gray and white shades, which were provided by contractors. It is in this space that mudboards are displayed on the rack: collages of samples, color schemes, trying on various materials and textures, as well as important details (dishes, door and furniture handles, hooks for towels and other accessories) that create a special mood for this or that interior.