In 2018, the Hotel House Home project took place within the Batimat Russia exhibition from 3–6 April in Moscow, at Crocus Expo IEC. Batimat Russia is the country’s leading architecture and construction exhibition, where top Russian and European designers and architects present modern building technologies and materials, interior trends, and new collections from major manufacturers of building and finishing materials and equipment.
The expanded 2018 exposition showcased leading global brands in sanitary ware and ceramics, unique concepts for creating interior spaces, and trends in the construction industry. The program included a wide range of events for all categories of participants and visitors: congresses and conferences, round tables and discussion clubs, lectures, and master classes. The traditional competitions Batimat Inside and Innovation were also part of the program.
Following the results of 2017, Batimat Russia became the most visited exhibition venue in Russia, confirming its strong development potential and the relevance of its topics.
Day 01 — Three Levels of Light in the Interior
Program
- Trends in the development of lighting — Alexander Maslennikov, practicing lighting designer, lighting architect, founder of the MPF I LIGHT I AB School of Lighting Design
- Design — lighting design thinking — Kira Fedotova, lighting designer, Master of Lighting Design, ideologist of design thinking in lighting design, co-founder and lecturer at MPEI LightLab and the HSE School of Design
- Panel discussion with regional experts
- LIGHT PRIME. Light without a fixture: functional lighting of interiors — tasks, challenges, solutions — Andrey Petrov
- LIGHT PRIME. Practical session: criteria for light quality and its perception. Light scenarios — Anton Buldygin
- A new production line at the Miassmebel factory — Ekaterina Kozlova, Head of the Moscow branch
Day 02 — Apartments of the Future
Apartments of the Future is a new topic of the Hotel House Home project, dedicated to specific aspects of designing and constructing hotels and purpose-built accommodation. In 2018 the project explores one of the most attractive new trends in the Russian construction industry — apartments. The business program addresses pressing issues of design, construction and finishing, providing a creative environment for collaboration among designers, architects, and suppliers of materials, equipment, and furniture.
Round Table — Innovative Materials and Technologies
Participants:
- Gennady Sirota — Head of Studio No. 6, “Mosproekt-2” Directorate; Chief Architect of the Moscow-City MIBC
- Dmitry Barkhin — Honored Architect of Russia, SMA Board Member, Professor, General Director, “Dmitry Barkhin’s Architectural Studio”
- Paola Vinciguerra — General Director, Design Vinci (Italy)
- Maria Sonne-Frederiksen — MSF Architecture, Architektenkammer BDA Hannover; Professor at MAAM (Germany)
- Ekaterina Kirillova — Head of Marketing and Advertising, Palmira Group LLC
- Andrei Zhamkin — Development Director, YES apart-hotel network, Pioneer Group
- Pavel Elnikov — Lead Counsel, DLA Piper Rus Limited
- Yuri Slizovsky — Development Director, Victory Asset Management (MC)
- Moderator: Andrey Volokhov, VAP Consulting link
Day 03 — Italian Style in Apartments (EN)
Round Table — Italian Style in Apartments: Luxury Apartments, Design
Participants:
- Giuseppe Arnone — architect, Head of ARNO ARCHITETTURE (Italy)
- Natalia Arnone — Project Manager, ARNO ARCHITETTURE
- Translator
- Anna Pashina — Chief Editor, ELITE Interior magazine
Future Landscape
2.1 Modern approaches to creating a high-quality urban environment: how landscape architecture helps build smart, livable cities of the future — Ilya Mochalov, landscape architect, General Director, Ilya Mochalov and Partners Cristina Faedi, Development and Marketing Director, Edi.Cer. S.p.A., member of Confindustria Ceramica, organizer of the Cersaie exhibition 2.2 In a Good Home from “Dobry Style” — Elena Khotovitskaya, founder of the Dobry Style factory 2.3 Exclusive solutions for bespoke interiors — Ekaterina Agafonova, Marketing Specialist at AMETIST, Chief Editor of Ametist PRO
Exhibition
“Apartments of the Future. Innovative Materials and Technologies” was the theme of the 2018 project. To immerse visitors in the topic, MSF designers (Germany) created a model hotel apartment with several installations: a bedroom, a bathroom, and a children’s corner. The central area hosted conversations, conferences, and round tables — the business agenda was, as always, intensive.
