Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska of Poco Design studio, created a design for a year-round summer house in Dębki. The interior, full of natural materials and harmonious details, referring to the Baltic nature, is an oasis of peace and a place where every inch of space has its meaning. Discover how this small but stylish cottage became the perfect place for regeneration and contact with nature.
The decor of the cottage is inspired by the surrounding coastal nature
Photo: Yassen Hristov Styling: Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska
Big changes
The 75-square-meter bungalow housesa living area and a night area. The first floor features a functional vestibule, a living room with kitchen and dining area, and a guest toilet. On the other hand, three bedrooms and a bathroom were located on the first floor. As a result, according to the investors' wishes, the whole family can relax here. To achieve this, the designers had to move literally all the partition walls provided for in the development project, as well as redistribute the installations.
The cottage has three bedrooms
Photo: Yassen Hristov Styling: Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska
- The compact space provided us with challenges. Isolating all functions while maintaining ergonomics, proportion and aesthetics was particularly difficult here, since every centimeter mattered. Any discrepancy between the design and implementation in such a small space would cause collisions. A carefully prepared design therefore had to be equally precisely executed," Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska stresses.
Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska
Photo: Yassen Hristov Styling: Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska
Modern solutions
The house is equipped with a smart home system. Investors can use it to control lighting, heating, as well as the alarm system. Thanks to this, the owners have full control over the building even if they are away from it. This is because the solutions used here allow remote access and monitoring of the house from almost any corner of the world. In addition, they also provide more efficient management of energy or light.
The house is equipped with a smart home system
Photo: Yassen Hristov Styling: Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska
From the Baltic landscape
The most important aspect of the project was to create a relaxing atmosphere.
- This seaside retreat was to be used to soothe and regenerate in close contact with the surrounding nature. Therefore, we tried to create interiors that are an extension of the seaside landscape," says the architect.
Subdued colors introduce a soothing atmosphere
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Thus, in all corners of the cottage there are references to the Baltic nature. The color and texture of sand are introduced by decorative plasters, with which the walls and ceilings in most rooms were covered. The slab of Patagonia quartzite, placed behind the fireplace, evokes associations with the drawings created on the beach by the returning waves. On the floor in the lobby and bathroom we can admire mosaics of irregular circles, associated with sand and pebbles. On the other hand, hand-formed tiles with leaf relief were laid in the restroom.
Throughout the house one will find references to nature
Photo: Yassen Hristov Styling: Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska
Natural serenity
Similar solutions can also be found on the first floor. The tiles in the bathroom resemble bamboo, while the walls in the shower area are finished with waterproof wallpaper with a heron motif. The whole is complemented by shades of water, bleached linen and patinated wood. This calm color palette has been subtly broken with gold faucets. It is worth mentioning that the shower set has a soft spray option, which not only reduces water consumption, but also turns the bathroom into a real home spa.
The shower area was finished with waterproof wallpaper with a heron motif
Photo: Yassen Hristov Styling: Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska
Real wood
In these references to nature, there could of course be no lack of wood. The stump tables were hand-carved to order, and the black ones were also tanned. The cottage is also full of built-in furniture.
- I wanted their fronts to be created from real boards. Here the carpentry shop from the Coast, KRAVI Design, did a great job. Some of the fronts are tanned, some are stained to match the unique shade of the floor," Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska points out.
Black stump tables were created from tanned wood
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Soft lines
It is worth noting the forms used. The shapes of many pieces of furniture are irregular or rounded. The round table designed by Iwona Kosicka is supported by a base resembling a pillar arranged with flat pebbles. The flexible line and natural material are also introduced by the dining chairs. The handmade white lamp suspended above the table also stands out with its intriguing form. The organic threads of the design are also reflected in the shapes of Oskar Zięta's mirrors, made using his proprietary fidu method.
The cottage features, among others, works by Oskar Zięta
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Ambitious designs
The architect challenged herself by introducing several solutions to the interior that were difficult to implement. One of them was a st aircasebalustrade recessed into the steps.
-I wanted itto be a single sheet of glass, with no joints or visible fasteners. To make the balustrade stable at the same time, the corresponding parts of the staircase had to be deeply milled. With great effort, however, I managed to find a company that undertook this task," the designer reports.
The stair balustrade is recessed into the steps
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The avant-garde form of the fireplace also turned out to be not easy.
- I was extremely anxious for a hanging model of Joan Gaspar's design to appear here, with the combustion chamber rounded on the sides and located symmetrically against the wall. However, the developer envisioned a side-connected ordinary goat. We had to extensively redesign the flue and add a pipe that allowed the fireplace to be connected to the wall instead of the ceiling," recalls the designer.
The architect wanted to install a fireplace with a rounded form
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Artistic atmosphere
- Paintings by Gdansk-based artist Magdalena Jankowska were a natural choice for me. Her paintings are filled with love for the sea, and the colors, light and temperature of the paintings transport us to a world full of sunshine," describes the architect.
The staircase is decorated with one of the paintings
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The diptych of trees is a reference to the woods leading to Debka beach. In the second painting , on the other hand , we see sand, water and seagulls. The art here is not an addition to the interior, but a leitmotif, giving the whole arrangement character.
- It performs very important tasks here. It sensitizes the viewer, allows him to stop for a moment and harmoniously merge with the seaside environment," notes designer Poco Design.
The diptych depicting trees refers to the nearby forests
Photo: Yassen Hristov Styling: Patrycja Suszek-Rączkowska
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