On the outskirts of Warsaw, architects from the Ggrupa studio designed a one-story summer house, as they themselves write - a modernist house in a field.
Simplicity, minimalism and moderation. These words best describe the modern, single-story house designed by a team of architects from the Warsaw studio, which already has several projects to its credit that fit the vision of an idyllic cottage in a picturesque natural setting. Their latest project, a building of nearly 130 square meters, is designed for a family with two children.
axonometrics
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Our comprehensive service included architectural design, interior design, as well as supervision and support for the implementation of construction work. The wide range of our work guarantees a stylistically coherent concept and an implementation that faithfully adheres to the investor's assumptions," explain designers from the Ggrupa studio.
A building on a rectangular plan covered with a gable roof is basically a "classic" in thinking about the body of a house. The same is also true in this case - a rectangular building in the style of the still fashionable "modern barn" stands out, however, with a few less obvious solutions.
first floor plan
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The board clad larch façade with a roof covered with trapezoidal galvanized sheeting is joined by a large lap window that brings light to the interior of the tall living room. In the southern wall of the house, thanks to shallow indentations in the body, the architects located two independent terraces, sheltered by the eaves of the roof - one in the living area and the other in the night area.
Lap window providing light to the interior
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The architecture of the house is distinguished by carefully developed details. The unusual sharp end of the roof and hidden gutters give the slope a lightness, the architects explain. - In the interior, wooden ceiling beams have been exposed, as well as steel elements of the house's structure. The mezzanine is accessed by a prefabricated, recycled concrete staircase, made in the 1980s, to which we are giving a second life. Finished with wood and concrete, the modern interior, we arranged with vintage furniture and design icons, there will be MR chairs by Mies van der Rohe, Louis Poulsen Doo-Wop lamps and Bauhaus-style flowerbeds designed by Emile Guyot for Thonet, among others, they add.
modernist dining room interior
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The summer house is intended to be a place where its owners will relax in a natural setting from the hustle and bustle of the city. The heart of the house is the spacious living area, from which you can admire the forest surroundings through large glazings. What's more, by pushing back the sliding windows, the dining room and kitchen combine with an outdoor kitchen ideal for summer days. The night area, on the other hand, has been heavily compressed - three small bedrooms are planned in the house.
kitchen in the house and summer kitchen
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The building is a summer house and will be used occasionally, so we decided to use walls with low thermal inertia (little energy and time will be needed to heat or cool them). It will be built from prefabricated elements made in light timber frame technology, founded on a foundation slab, the architects conclude.
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black limestone was used in the bathroom
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