It is quite possible to understand those who are faced with the problem of limited housing in Khrushchev. This housing was built during the period of rapid growth of the urban population, but how to organize a person's life in modern society? A full-fledged family of three to four people has to cram in an apartment with a small area and an uncomfortable project. Re-planning of a two-room apartment will help to solve the problem. Check out the examples, features, advantages and disadvantages of this option.
All the pros and cons of reorganizing the space of a small apartment
Among the negative aspects associated with the inconvenient layout of the Khrushchev are attributed:
- discomfort from the inconvenient location of rooms and functional areas;
- limited space due to cramped living conditions.
The above-mentioned shortcomings force owners of small-sized apartments to reorganize the space, and such are often accompanied by the help of a construction team, which, in addition to paperwork, entails additional financial costs. In general, the process of expanding housing is labor-intensive and financially expensive, but the result is worth the effort. Although there is a more economical option - this is a redevelopment of a two-room apartment on their own.
The benefits of reorganizing space
Khrushchev repair has both disadvantages and advantages. The positive aspects of the work related to the restructuring are:
- the transformation of space into a more spacious and comfortable;
- recreation of a functional residential interior;
- the possibility of demolition of most walls, since many of them are not bearing and, with some zeal, can be dismantled without problems. The supporting structures remain unused, while the living space gets a completely new look;
- the updated layout opens up unlimited opportunities for the owner of the apartment. You can choose any style of interior, show design skills to make a unique surface finish.
Minuses
The space reorganization procedure is also characterized by minor flaws:
- the complexity of repair and interior design, because during the redevelopment of a two-room apartment, it is supposed to dismantle some walls and partitions, as well as their construction according to a new project;
- restriction of the space of one of the adjacent rooms due to separation;
- additional investment in capital work, although the value of the deficiency can be significantly understated by repairing independently;
- long-term reconstruction of the living space;
- increased degree of construction debris and dust pollution at the end of work.
Work Coordination Details
Each of the options for redevelopment of a two-room apartment, as in the photo, together with the design of the room is unique.
But faced with such a need, often there are hiccups associated with the need to coordinate work with the relevant authorities of the city authorities. Before you go to the institution, make sure that your plan does not imply the reconstruction of the premises. This means that the redevelopment will affect engineering communications, sanitary, electrical units, the transfer, replacement, installation of all these elements and further global changes will have to be made to the apartment data sheet. Without planning these or other similar events, you can not worry about the legitimization of redevelopment. If the repair work involves such stages of the operation, coordinate and add them to the data sheet.
Note! The application process and the preparation of the necessary documents cannot be resolved in 4-5 days. The whole procedure can take up to 8 months. It is in your power as the owner of the property to contact the housing authority directly, which may slightly narrow the time for consideration of the case. Collaborating with a real estate or construction organization, get ready for the fact that the services of paperwork for the redevelopment of a two-room apartment will cost a lot.
Types of services requiring approval
Check out a number of processes that need to be approved by administrative authorities:
- the possibility of expanding the area of the apartment due to stairwells;
- removal of some supporting structures;
- relocation of utilities;
- combination of rooms or separation of rooms during the redevelopment of a two-room apartment into a three-room apartment.
Remember that not all types of redevelopment require coordination. Among the tasks that follow the simplified procedure:
- the construction or removal of walls or partitions from easily dismantled material, for example, drywall;
- transfer of interior partitions;
- the design of the loggia / balcony with plastic panels.
Redevelopment options for a panel one-bedroom apartment
Surely you already understood that the Khrushchevs, in which today a large percentage of the urban population lives, are characterized by a number of negative features that adversely affect the quality of life. This encourages many owners to consider redevelopment options for two-bedroom apartments in order to reorganize the space into a more comfortable and functional.
To select one project, figure out which of the options presented will be more relevant, and the idea will be successful, without having to touch the load-bearing walls.
On which of the examples you would stop, the apartment should consist of three functional zones:
- the kitchen;
- for rest and leisure;
- sleeping.
Ability to split adjacent rooms
In practice, it turns out that the option of adjacent rooms in panel multi-storey buildings gives many inconveniences to residents. But you can get out of such an uncomfortable situation, for example, by dividing two rooms, slightly reducing the useful area of one of them.
Table 1. Options for redevelopment of a small apartment
Nature of the layout | Space reorganization options |
Alternate arrangement of rooms (one after another) | As an option to expand the area of the entrance room in an apartment with an uncomfortable layout, it is practiced to transfer the wall into the smaller room. In the reduced room, they equip a bedroom in which a bed, a bedside table and a wardrobe are compactly placed. Having shown design skills and imagination, even such a cramped space can be advantageously beaten, making it cozy and attractive. After the renovation, the expanded living room will take on a new look, and here it will be possible to gather as a whole family without crowding in a small room |
Longitudinal arrangement of adjoining rooms | In most cases, this option is the redevelopment of a two-room apartment of 40 square meters. m. accompanied by the demolition of the partition and replacing it with a screen or columns. This alteration will prove to be little functional for a family with children, but the newlyweds will like it. Another option for the reorganization of space is to abandon the demolition of the wall. In this case, you will have to lay the doorway between the rooms. The next step involves reducing the area of both rooms by moving the smaller wall inland. So, you will get the opportunity to install one door for each room on the resulting piers. The corridor in the apartment lengthens slightly, but as a result you get two separate rooms |
Hall combined with kitchen
The option of combining the hall with the kitchen is a common phenomenon for scanty square meters of Khrushchev, which does not allow to accommodate all relevant items of equipment, furniture and much more on the area of such a room.
By removing part of the interior wall, you will get more space, and by correctly zoning the acquired space, using the methods of visual expansion, create a truly functional, convenient and attractive interior. Be guided by the ideas of experienced decorators.
The benefits of combining a guest room and a kitchen
Redevelopment of a two-room apartment in Khrushchev in this direction is characterized by the following advantages:
- The option of combining the hall and the kitchen involves the separation of one room into functional blocks: for cooking, dining, relaxing. Thus, you save the already limited space due to the demolition of the overall walls, dividing the zones with partitions or interior items, beating the room with the decoration of the walls, floor, ceiling. As an option - you can build a mobile whatnot.
- Applying the described scheme, the apartment will gain maximum functionality.
- From an aesthetic point of view, the hall and the kitchen, combined into one room, look original and extravagant, and such a design is popular.
The original will be the option of dividing the space in Khrushchev using a bar counter. Such an interior looks stylish and features functionality. See how the redevelopment of a two-room apartment looks updated in the photo below.
If the balcony adjoins the kitchen - this is a great opportunity to use it as an additional space of the kitchen. The balcony wall is cleaned, thereby expanding the kitchen. On the balcony or loggia it is easy to equip the dining area, saving the main area of the room, as well as using it for other purposes. Such a reorganization of space implies space insulation, waterproofing of surfaces, since the balcony area should be transformed into a cozy room where the owners feel comfortable regardless of the season and weather.
The option of combining a bath and toilet
Each owner himself has the right to decide which of the series of redevelopment of a two-room apartment in Khrushchev will be most successful in a particular case. Listen to the opinions of experts and masters, but focus on personal requests and preferences, in order to recreate the functional and cozy interior of the room in which you are comfortable as a result.
If you try, you can really win a couple of squares in the bathroom by combining the toilet and the bathroom. It is convenient, practical and very original, and on the won area you can try to fit a washing machine and a laundry basket. An example of a redevelopment of a two-room apartment with a separate bathroom does not involve touching the load-bearing walls, which is an important advantage.
Do not forget that the reconstruction of the bathroom only slightly expands the boundaries of the room, but it will not work to fit a large bath bowl in a tiny room, so do not eat false hopes.
It is advisable in Khrushchev to replace the bath with a shower box or a cabin, which turns out to be a very good choice, characterized by ergonomics and functionality.
Do not forget that the redevelopment of a two-room apartment into a three-room apartment or any other entails additional time and labor costs, accompanied by large financial waste.
Features of zoning space
What other methods can be used to save space and recreate a more comfortable atmosphere? Ideas of experienced specialists and successful interior design will come in handy.
After going through the redevelopment and relocation of some walls, use design methods to create a functional interior in similar premises. One of the ways to achieve comfort is the correct zoning of the space with the help of furniture, decoration, and decor elements.
Try to carefully select furniture, paying attention to the style of each item. Make everything so that in tandem the furniture of the room looks holistically and harmoniously. For Khrushchev, the best option would be to use built-in furniture: cabinets, bedside tables, wardrobe, sofa bed or transforming furniture. A number of listed items are simultaneously characterized:
- high functionality;
- do not take up much space;
- differ in attractiveness and esthetic properties;
- decorate the interior.
Upon completion of the redevelopment of a one-room apartment into a two-room apartment of 40 square meters. m think over the stage of painting. Plan the possibility of choosing and purchasing finishing materials. With their help, separate the functional areas from one another, focusing on the advantages of the room, while at the same time hiding the disadvantages.
Rules not to be violated
When planning to reorganize your space, remember that experts recommend following certain rules:
- You can expand the bath and pantry at the expense of the pantry or corridor, but not the kitchen or living room;
- do not touch the supporting walls and other supporting structures, the only acceptable option when working with such partitions is the arrangement of the doorway;
- when redeveloping a one-room apartment into a two- room apartment of 40 square meters. m, do not move the kitchen to the bathroom, and the bathroom to the room that used to be residential;
- When combining rooms with a gasified kitchen, provide at least a light partition or other zonal space divider.
As you can see, the space reorganization project is a laborious, materially expensive and long-term process. By following all the recommendations and observing the rules, you can speed up the timing of work and achieve the desired result a little sooner. But in the case of redevelopment of the apartment, it is better not to rush, but to do everything as it should, because in this apartment you will live on. Reorganization, as a rule, is not done annually.