sergey makhno architects incorporates wood, clay and reeds into the design of mazanka apartment

mazanka is an apartment in a kyiv skyscraper with a view of the dnipro river, where ancient construction technologies were used. in the ukrainian language, мазанка (mazanka) means a small village house built of wood, clay, and reeds. the name comes from the word мазати (mazaty) — to cover something with a layer of clay.

mazanka apartment is a dialogue of our architects with the past. and its result is a step towards the originality of modern ukrainian design and ukrainian culture as it is.

the client of the project is a young woman who shares our views of a home as a place of strength. she chose our studio to fulfill her long-held dream — eco-housing with natural materials and modern technologies being harmoniously combined, and the design sophisticatedly…