Increasingly, in the world of architecture there are projects inscribed in the surroundings, implemented with respect for the existing terrain and nature. This is also the case with the latest house, designed by Marcin Tomaszewski of the REFORM Architekt studio. RE: ON THE ROCK HOUSE is an object divided by the rock located on the plot - many blocks, combined into one house.
the most important element of the plot is the rock formation
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house inscribed in the surroundings
A house united with nature and hidden in its surroundings is a dream of many, and there are countless ideas on how to fit a block into the existing terrain. Recent Polish realizations are, for example: A house blended into the forest by Z3Z Architects, a corten house inscribed into the morphology of the plot by medusa group, an unusual, invisible building sunk into a hilly landscape by Adrian Kasperski, or Green Line by Mobius Architects, which cuts into the slope of the plot.
The 650-square-meter house is located on an unusual site
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The RE:ON THE ROCK HOUSE project is not Marcin Tomaszewski's first concept that takes advantage of the shape of the plot. So far, the architect has designed a one-story house for seniors inscribed in the terrain, JOSHUA TREE HOUSE, overlapping the rocky wall of the plot RE: HOUSE IN THE ROCK, or hiding in the forest thanks to its dark facade RE: DARK HOUSE.
Marcin Tomaszewski sought to take advantage of the site's design potential
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careful observation of nature
The 650-square-meter RE: ON THE ROCK HOUSE is located on an unusual site, the most important element of which is a huge rock formation. It is this rock, that was treated by the architect, as a material that is a key element for the creation of the entire project. As a result, the house is formed by many blocks preceded by large boulders.
The house was divided into individual blocks
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To say that I start designing by seeing the site is a matter of course. This is the key stage of design. In my work, I approach what nature has created with great respect. It is the house that is supposed to fit into the environment, not the other way around. I don't cut out, I don't exaggerate. In RE: ON THE ROCK HOUSE it was the same, even though I was warned that it was a forest area with large boulders. Removing them would have been a big mistake. I didn't want that. I wanted to preserve this wildness of nature. Let's not interfere, let's not destroy. Let's use the potential - that was my idea from the very beginning," says Marcin Tomaszewski.
An important element of the project is large glazing
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many blocks, one house
Tomaszewski's new project is a non-obvious proposal. The house with a wood-clad facade, divided into individual buildings with large glazing preceded and overlaid on the rocks, despite the differences in the form of the blocks, creates a coherent concept.
Calming the whole mass is a monolithic facade
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This is a building that consists of many masses, many buildings, seemingly independently existing, but actually interconnected inside. The individual buildings, like boxes, give the impression of separate elements. Calming the whole mass is the view from the back of the house, preserving the continuity of the building line, but with diversified fragments," concludes the architect.
