Seeking contact with nature, the opportunity to feel it and even touch it without leaving home - these are the dreams of many of us, longing for greenery, the smell of the forest when we open the window and the crunch of a broken twig under a moose's foot. When a trip to a city park is not enough, perhaps a house among the trees will satisfy our needs?
Many tales of rabbits, mice and birds showed that these animals inhabited the inside of a tree trunk. The rounded walls posed no problem for them. Everything could be neatly organized. In the past, these images ignited children's imagination, dreams of their own dwelling inside the tree were dreamt. The {tag:Studio} show that such a house came out of the realm of fantasy into reality.
Although the house was not hollowed out inside a giant trunk, but it very much resembles it. Investors wanted to open the house to the surrounding Kampinos National Park, but at the same time wanted to maintain privacy. The architects made it possible to fulfill these desires, through large glazing, but also by placing trees inside the building. The forest was brought inside. This was achieved by creating an atrium, with tall pine trees growing out of the central part.
Circle Wood - a circularbody of the house
The lump was made in reinforced concrete construction, clad with panels of Okume wood, which comes from West Africa. It originally has a slightly pinkish color, which darkens over time under the influence of weather conditions. The house was designed on a circular plan - hence the association with a trunk with holes carved into it.
I thought of the building as a large piece of trunk, in which I began to cut out pockets of rooms and intimate, semi-private balconies. Thanks to them, users can feel free and intimate, communing with nature and the building's architecture , " explains the idea of the project by its author, Przemek Olczyk of Warsaw-based Przemek Olczyk Mobius Architects.
Circle Wood
© Mobius Architekci
The stairs inside the building correspond to the shape of its form. They wrap around like a ribbon, leading to the next floor. Some rooms look as if they are more heavily grooved than others. The architects manipulated the accessibility of views inside the house in this way. The windows facing the bedrooms are not as large as those in the living room, for example. Residents can enjoy privacy where it is really desired.
The space can be reminiscent of the interior of a museum - with sizable glazing, bright light streaming in through it, but most importantly, framed, exposed views of the interior seen from the outside. Walking past one can have the impression of looking at an exhibition.
The house looks like a thick trunk rising from between a sandy-forestlandscape. Its simple form and minimalist means of expression allow it to blend in with its surroundings.
