Lithuanian studio ?A Atelier has transformed a dilapidated 19th-century city apartment in Vilnius into a minimalist family home.
The apartment is located in an ornate townhouse built in 1862 in the Lithuanian capital's old town.

Over its 157-year existence, the formerly grand building and its interiors had become run down having gone through a series of changes of use and different landlords.
Local studio ?A Atelier said its aim was to "release the interior" from its oppressive past with white-washed walls, natural wood and concrete while retaining some of its original features such as the decorative cornicing, ceiling roses and door frames.

"A new space is created as if it flows through the entire apartment, revealing the prospect of multiplicity and the depth of the premises," said the designers. "The openings in the old walls are cut in such a way that the new space is adapted to modern family life, but at the same time leaving a mark of the old structure of the plan."

The design studio said it inserted only one new partition, which functions as a white kitchen with a chipboard backsplash on one side and an all-white bathroom on the other.
As well as hiding the pipework and services for these rooms, it also provides storage for larger items located above the kitchen.

Featuring a concrete floor and white walls, the narrow open-plan bathroom was designed as an abstract space where all accessories and functions are built-in.
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