Feel the warmth of European Neo-Classicism | O&A London Oleg Klodt & Anna Agapova

The O&A London team took great care in designing this spacious two-bedroom apartment for a family of three in St. Petersburg, Russia. The space was quite unusual: located on the top floor of a historical building featuring slanted ceilings and attic windows. The client, a family of three, had previously worked with our studio. The pre-existing knowledge and understanding of their requirements and priorities meant, that the work on the apartment could commence early on and be completed relatively swiftly. The client had contacted Oleg and Anna at the time of purchase of the apartment, fully trusting the designers’ opinions and experience.

The brief for this project was to create a contemporary interior that respectfully embraces the building’s Neoclassical architecture while catering to the client’s unique requirements. The family doesn’t live in the city but they often visit for work. Their dream was not having to stay in hotels any longer, but being able to enjoy the use of their own apartment, designed with their personal preferences in mind.

O&A London has a proud and long-standing tradition of a holistic approach to any project. In typical fashion the studio’s design team set about creating a unique space, where the historic character of the building would be reflected inside the apartment too, where St. Petersburg’s famous river Neva and the city’s ‘water theme’ would echo gently throughout the interior concept, where a link between past and present generations could be traced – all without compromising the client’s wish to enjoy contemporary comfort and elegance.