Oleg Volosovskiy

Oleg Volosovskiy (Ukrainian: Олег Вадимович Волосовський; born 26 January 1971) is a Ukrainian architect, designer, scenographer, and lecturer. He is the founder of loft buro.

Early life Oleg Volosovskiy was born in Kyiv, Ukraine on 26 January 1971. His father was originally an electronic engineer, and later he started working in jewelry. His grandfather was a lighting architect responsible for the gas-discharge illumination of Khreshchatyk Street in Kyiv.

In 1994, he graduated from the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture with a degree in Architectural Design.

Later, he added props and costumes for circus performers as a separate work area. An important stage was his work as a production designer at the Roman Viktyuk Theater.

The studio is known for working in the colonial loft style first used in their projects, exemplified by the Hayloft and East-West apartments, Enjoy the Silence chalet, Marokana, Chi, and Ugli restaurants.

In 2023, loft buro projects were included in the book UkraineRising (published by gestalten & Lucia Bondar), which presents the achievements of 70 Ukrainian creatives in various industries. The studio's works are published in international publications: Elle, ArchDaily, designboom, Frame Awards, SBID, Restaurant & Bar Design Awards.

After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the studio began working on social projects, including modular housing for IDPs and housing modules for home improvement.