2-B-2 Architecture

Ukraine

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PROFILE

Architect Dmitry Burnashov and designer Andrey Bondarenko describe their work as a 'gathering the whole out of parts,' and have an eclectic portfolio that embraces everything from yacht interiors to restaurant designs. Their aesthetic approach is also admirably broad. Clients clearly call the shots in country where a unified design culture has yet to find its feet. Their interior for the 30m Ocean Star yacht, constructed in Nikolaev's Liman Shipyard, is a heavy fusion of contemporary art deco and traditional gentleman's club, whereas the Tamplier restaurant is, to Western eyes, straight out of a theme park, pushing even the most liberal definition of post-modernism to the limit. That said, the architects rail against the system of 'thoughtless consumption' that pervades their contemporary scene.

PROJECT

For Wallpaper*, 2-B-2 relished being left to their own devices. Without the weight of commercial pressure, it's clear Andrey and Dmitry have much to offer. This two-storey town house for a traditional family unit is intended for a site in the south of Ukraine, where there is a random scattering of various house designs from the past few decades. 2-B-2's design is characterised by its clean lines and contemporary influences, a distillation of classic 'white' modernism and the slashed facades of Ito and Libeskind. These latter forms reference the house's steel construction; 'it has the structure of a tree, with a strong trunk and thin branches that frame the building's volume.' The criss-crossed facade fills the downstairs living space with ever-changing patterns of light.


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