A single-family building of the {tag:pracownie} project is under construction in Kliszów near Mielec. Its architectural form combines tradition and modernity. The house consists of two blocks - a modern barn and a cuboid housing a living room and a covered terrace, which together form a semi-open atrium, providing light to the interiors.
The architectural form of the Kliszow house consists of a classic modern barn, covered by a simple gable roof with a 45-degree pitch designed in the form of an eaveless roof. In the south-eastern part, perpendicular to the main body, a cuboid is added for a living room and a covered terrace exposed to the surrounding landscape. Through the composition of individual blocks and parts of the building, a semi-open atrium is created in the central area. The atrium brings the house closer to the surrounding nature, illuminates the living areas and introduces carefully designed greenery into the interiors. The outbuilding, including the garage, was designed by the architects in the form of a cuboid with a plunging roof hidden behind attics. The structure connects to the residential building by means of a canopy over the main entrance.
The house consists of a modern barn and a cuboid
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The roofing is galvanized sheet metal in a standing seam joint system, painted in graphite color. The exterior walls of the main body are finished with hand-molded clinker tiles in a natural brick-red color with additions of dark plaster, in niches and window bands in the color of window frames.
The building was designed to be low-energy with well-insulated exterior walls and triple-glazed windows with thick profiles. In addition, the architects provided for recuperation and a heat pump for central heating.
The cuboid houses a living room and a covered terrace
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Dobrawa Bies: What is the reason for such a shape of the building, what were the inspirations and design assumptions?
MEEKO Architects: The starting point for the project was primarily the context. The house is located in a rural area with scattered buildings. The design assumption was to refer to the rural architecture found in the immediate vicinity of the plot in question, and to weave in modern architectural solutions in the form of juxtaposing the main body of the house with a cuboid outbuilding and garage. Additional touches of modernity include hidden eaves and large glazing in the living area.
The house was intended to fit into the rural landscape and be set back from the public road
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Dobrawa: What materials were used and how did their selection influence the design?
MEEKO Architects: The finishing materials used for the project were carefully selected, as the house was to fit in not only conceptually, but also materially. Hence the choice of a traditional material for the facade in the form of hand-formed clinker tiles, which by their structure strongly allude to archetypal farmhouses. For the roofing, a classic standing seam metal sheet painted in dark gray was chosen. To calm the color scheme, the window and door woodwork is also in the same color. Additional additions are niches between the windows finished with thin-coat plaster in the color of the woodwork.
Dobrawa: What requirements did the investor set for you?
MEEKO Architects: The requirements set by the investor were clear. We were to design a house that would fit into the rural landscape and be removed from the public road as much as possible. The house was to have separate living, as well as night and utility/garage areas. All of this was to be accommodated within a certain usable area.
Covered terrace with a view of the surrounding nature
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Dobrawa: What posed the greatest design difficulties, and what are you most satisfied with?
MEEKO Architects: One of the biggest design problems was integrating the house into the plot. Despite the fact that it was very large, many aspects were taken into account. Another issue was the zoning of the building. The design challenge was to compose the layout of the house so that it met the investor's requirements and referred to the immediate surroundings, where we had defined directions of view openings, as well as reference to the exposure to the world sides. As a result of the analysis and numerous conceptual variants, we arrived at a layout with a semi-atrium, where we designed low greenery and an ornamental tree. It can be said that, in principle, we are satisfied with the whole project, but when it comes to this semi-atrium it is the most :)
Dobrawa: Thank you for the interview!
