A house with a simple form consisting of three, compact, cuboidal blocks is a project by {tag:pracownie}. Located on the slope of the plot and overlooking the Katowice Steel Plant, the building is characterized by minimalism and monochromatic interiors.
TheHouse on the Slope was built in Dąbrowa Górnicza on a plot overlooking the Silesian skyline. The building, with two hundred square meters of floor space, was designed in such a way as not to overwhelm with its scale and form. The requirements of the local zoning plan and the lack of development on neighboring plots allowed the architects a great deal of freedom, and to take advantage of the site's assets.
The house consists of three cuboidal blocks
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three parts forming a compact block
The investors dreamed of a modern building with a simple body - functional and full of light. The starting point for working on the project was the analysis of the possibilities of plot development, the desire to take advantage of the slope of the land and to open the terrace to the panorama of the surrounding landscape. This is how the house was created, consisting of three cuboidal, compact blocks. One of them houses a two-car garage with technical rooms, the second houses the main living area and the third, located on the first floor, houses the guest area.
The residential part is divided into a night zone and a day zone
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two residential zones
The residential part has been divided into two zones - the night zone and the day zone. On the north side, the architects designed a private part with bedrooms, a dressing room and a separate bathroom. In thesouthern, living part, there is a kitchen, a dining room, a living room and an entrance to the upper floor, which is a guest zone. The living room together with the kitchen and dining room form an open space with sixty square meters of floor space.
A characteristic element of the interior is a raw wall of architectural concrete
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monochromatic interiors
The interiors of the house were intended to be monochromatic, finished in cool, contrasting colors of black and white, complemented by the gray of concrete. Wanting to emphasize the space at the entrance to the first floor, the designers enlarged the opening in the ceiling near the stairs and created a glass floor. Thanks to this treatment, the dining room gained additional sunlight. The cantilevered staircase was attached to a monolithic, raw wall of architectural concrete.
