Adventure Nest Children's Room by Victoria Zubkova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.
BronzeInterior· 2025
Adventure Nest Children's Room
Client: FeliFam Kids room
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category
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About Adventure Nest Children's Room
This space is designed for two little adventurers, where every detail is tailored for movement, play, and rest. The unique two-level structure combines cozy sleeping areas below with a spacious play zone above, optimizing space. The climb is both safe and functional, with built-in storage drawers in the steps. A sports corner with a climbing wall and Swedish ladder encourages activity, while a soft-mat relaxation area creates the perfect balance between energy and comfort.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Adventure Nest Children's Room is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Adventure Nest Children's Room is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Adventure Nest Children's Room splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
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We transform children's spaces into inspiring environments that nurture growth, play, and rest. From concept through implementation, our expert team creates custom rooms combining safety, functionality, and imaginative design. Each project features smart storage solutions, activity zones, and age-adaptive elements.
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Your innovative two-level structure in Adventure Nest Children's Room brilliantly combines play and rest zones - could you share the creative journey that led to this unique spatial solution?
The concept for the Adventure Nest Children's Room was born from a deep understanding of how children interact with their environment and how their needs evolve with age. We began by observing real families and how their children used their rooms not just for sleep, but also for play, creativity, privacy, and self-expression. We noticed that children naturally seek elevation—climbing onto sofas, beds, or even furniture—to create their own "nests" or hideouts. This insight inspired us to design a two-level structure that offers both a sense of adventure and a calming personal retreat.From a design standpoint, we wanted the space to feel immersive and imaginative, like a scene from a child’s dream. We collaborated with child psychologists and early development experts to ensure that the levels would support not only physical activity but also emotional development and creative independence. The upper level serves as a magical play zone or reading nook, while the lower area offers a cozy, grounded sleeping space. Structurally, we engineered the furniture to be safe, stable, and compliant with EU standards—while also appearing light and dreamlike.Throughout the journey, we challenged ourselves to eliminate the division between function and fantasy. The result is not just a piece of furniture, but an experience—a small universe where a child can grow, dream, and discover. Adventure Nest is the physical embodiment of our belief that every children's room deserves to be a masterpiece, shaped by both imagination and thoughtful design.
The integration of sports elements like climbing walls and Swedish ladders in Adventure Nest Children's Room reflects deep consideration for child development - what research and insights guided your decision to incorporate these active features?
Our decision to integrate sports elements like climbing walls and Swedish ladders into the Adventure Nest design was driven by both personal observations and expert research in child development, physical therapy, and neuroplasticity. We have worked closely with pediatricians, Montessori educators, and occupational therapists who emphasized that physical activity is deeply linked to cognitive and emotional growth in children. Active play not only strengthens the body but also enhances coordination, balance, spatial awareness, and self-confidence.Many modern homes lack outdoor access or the ability to provide safe, daily movement opportunities, especially in urban settings. We wanted to address this gap by creating a room that supports a child’s natural need to move, climb, and explore—all within the safety and comfort of their personal space. The sports components are not treated as add-ons but are fully integrated into the design language of the room, making them inviting and intuitive to use.What makes these features unique is their adaptability: younger children use them for gross motor development and imaginative play, while older children utilize them for physical challenges and energy release. Every ladder rung and climbing hold is placed with ergonomic precision and safety in mind. We even consulted with sports engineers to ensure grip-friendly textures and load-bearing calculations that meet international safety standards.Ultimately, the inclusion of these elements transforms the room into a miniature ecosystem that nurtures not only rest and imagination but also active growth—helping children build healthy habits and a strong relationship with their own bodies from an early age.
Adventure Nest Children's Room showcases remarkable attention to safety without compromising aesthetics - how did you achieve this delicate balance while designing elements like the storage-integrated staircase?
From the very beginning, safety was not a constraint for us—it was a design driver. We believe that a children’s room should feel like a wonderland, but function like precision-engineered architecture. The storage-integrated staircase in Adventure Nest is a perfect example of this philosophy: every step had to be stable, every edge smooth, and every handle reachable, all while blending seamlessly into the room's narrative and visual harmony.We started by studying how children of different ages move: how they climb, how they shift weight, where they typically reach or grab while ascending. This led us to design steps that are deep and low enough for small legs, with rounded corners, anti-slip materials, and soft-touch finishes. Each stair also acts as a drawer or hidden compartment, encouraging tidiness while maximizing functionality—a win for both kids and parents.Achieving aesthetic balance was equally important. We wanted the staircase to feel like part of a magical treehouse or adventure hideout—not a utilitarian fixture. So we carefully selected materials that echo the rest of the room: warm woods, soft matte lacquers, and natural tones that complement the overall palette. The handles are subtly integrated, and the lines of the drawers follow the visual rhythm of the architecture.Behind the beauty lies rigorous engineering. Every element is load-tested and produced by experienced craftsmen under strict quality control. We follow EU child safety standards not as a minimum requirement but as a starting point. Safety and aesthetics are not separate priorities—they are fused in every decision we make. That’s what allows our designs to feel both dreamlike and trustworthy.
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- Unique Properties
- This space is designed for two little adventurers, where every detail is tailored for movement, play, and rest. The unique two-level structure combines cozy sleeping areas below with a spacious play zone above, optimizing space. The climb is both safe and functional, with built-in storage drawers in the steps. A sports corner with a climbing wall and Swedish ladder encourages activity, while a soft-mat relaxation area creates the perfect balance between energy and comfort.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The total area of the room is 18.48m2. The ceiling height is 2950 mm. The two-storey structure is 3305 long (with stairs, stairs - 655), the depth of the second floor is 1100. Both beds are 1700 by 900. The wardrobe with shelves is 1860, and the TV cabinet is 1760. The sports area is 1420 long.
- Tags
- Children's, kid's room, bedroom, play space
- Production Technology
- We produce children's furniture using innovative technologies and environmentally friendly materials. The process involves 3D design, precision milling on CNC machines to create complex shapes and perfect fit of parts. Painting is carried out with environmentally friendly water-dispersion paints: the surface is sanded, primed, painted with pneumatic spraying and dried in chambers. Additionally, a protective varnish is applied. We use high-quality fittings and adjustable elements so that the furniture ‘grows’ with the child. Each product undergoes quality control for compliance with safety standards.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge in developing the project was to combine safety, functionality and aesthetics. The creative task was to create structures that support children's activity while maintaining comfort. Social expectations for child development, production capabilities, and safety standards were influential. The use of modern technologies and materials allowed us to create a high-quality, durable space adapted to the needs of growing children.
- Research
- The study of the design of children's spaces is aimed at creating a comfortable and safe environment that promotes child development. An analysis of children's behaviour, parental surveys and consultations with experts helped identify key needs: convenient storage, multifunctional furniture and sports elements. The results confirmed that the right zoning builds independence, and thoughtful design improves the quality of life for families.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for this project came from the children themselves – their endless energy, curiosity, and thirst for discovery. The goal was to create a space where they could play freely, develop, and rest in comfort and safety. The combination of sports elements, smart storage solutions, and a cozy atmosphere made the room not just functional but a true environment for growth, new adventures, and cherished childhood memories.
- Project Duration
- The project began with the development of the design project on 6 July and ended with the installation of the furniture on site on 15 October in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Operation Flow
- In the morning, your child wakes up in their cosy bed, and everything they need to get the day off to a great start is right there. Thanks to the convenient storage, clothes, toys and books are easy to find, which helps to build independence.
In the afternoon, the room turns into a space for play and active leisure. The child climbs up a safe staircase with built-in drawers, which not only saves space, but also makes the process of climbing interesting and educational. The upper level is an area for imaginative games, reading or quiet solitude. - Team Members
- Designer: Lyudmila Oreshkina
Project manager: Anastasia Dzhunko
Head of the studio: Victoria Zubkova
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