The project of a student of the Faculty of Architecture at the Wroclaw University of Technology was awarded in a national competition entitled. "Rhythm of Light." The jury appreciated her concept of a "sprawling - pulsating house", which is also the subject of an engineering thesis done under the direction of Dr. Marta Rusnak.
The competition was organized by the Polish Lighting Industry Association in cooperation with the Soma Agency and Silesian studios: Goczołowie Architekci Studio Autorskie and Pracownia OVO Grąbczewscy Architekci, as well as under the auspices of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Faculty of Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, concerned the design of a house in line with Bauhaus ideas. The main criteria of the competition were functionality, simplicity and seriality. Participants were also to present an architectural detail or design detail, in the creation of which light played a key role.
Modules of wooden construction are mounted in a reinforced concrete frame
© Anna Szefer
an estate in harmony with nature
Anna Szefer, who received an honorable mention, designed a house that conforms to the movement of the sun and responds to its dawn through the use of sliding-rotating façade panels. The project envisages the creation of a model estate, adapting to the spatial and landscape conditions of the plot. The creation of intimate spaces consisting of arrangements of eight to ten houses in a single unit promotes neighborly contacts and integration. The author reduced the area of residential plots in favor of common spaces forming a park. In this area she designed high isolation greenery and recreational greenery, which residents will be able to adopt to their own needs. In addition, it is possible to convert a selected residential house into a space for community purposes such as recreation and storage.
Sliding and rotating panels control the amount of light
© Anna Szefer
modular house
Referring to the ideas of the Bauhaus, the student created a functional object that responds to the contemporary, dynamically changing needs of its inhabitants. The concept is to create a modular house with a wooden structure, which gives the possibility of configuration and expansion at any stage of use. One module is a space of six meters by eight meters. All modules are prefabricated, transported to the site and assembled directly into a pre-created frame. The openwork, dark, reinforced concrete frame refers to the design and technological solutions of the modernism era. Its design allows the installation of rotating-sliding louvers and horizontal beams that form the terrace canopy. The sliding panels are equipped with LED strips powered by photovoltaic batteries.
The house can be easily expanded
© Anna Szefer
Series solutions allow to create a number of combinations of house construction. This gives the possibility to create single-family and semi-detached housing, both single-story and two-story. The basic module is designed for people living alone and couples, who can easily buy another element if the family grows. Multigenerational families, on the other hand, can opt for stacked modules, plus a winter garden. As the author emphasizes, the most important idea of her design is that the building can be transformed to suit the needs of its users, and allow for easy expansion and modification, all while respecting the environment.
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illustrations provided courtesy of Anna Szefer
