A new build two-storey family home stands amongst dense pine trees on the outskirts of
Warsaw. Open ground floor plan with a living room, dining, kitchen area and separated
level with bedrooms for four members of the family were required by the client in the initial
brief.
Located in the middle of the woods, house was designed to recall a stone that has been
thrown and left intact. A faceted shape of the building, higher towards the main access
road and lower to “the garden” is a result of the long study between program and the
volume and creates strong relationship with the nature.
A wooden box-like structure is set into the entrance of the house, leading into the ground
floor. On the south side, the living room opens out to deep-set sliding doors, forming a
wooden terrace. Spacious and mostly white interior features unusually high ceilings. Each
room accommodates variety of different spatial qualities of the home’s external sculptural
form. The windows are of different sizes and appear randomly positioned, each framing a
different views of the surrounding trees.
Used materials are modest and compliment carefully studied volume of the building.
Range of smooth facing gray bricks was chosen to create monolithic character of the
house. Trees constantly cast shadows onto surface adding an extra layer to the facades
finish. Roof is cladded with natural gray titanium zinc steel completing the whole process
of consolidating.
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