Urban planning
The project of a settlement comprising six small houses for sale was commissioned by a developer company. While working on it, we received from the investor development conditions specifying roof pitch, maximum eaves height, direction of the ridge relative to the road (in the residential part), minimum size of plots, etc. Looking for inspiration, we paid attention to buildings in small settlements, villages and towns in this part of Wielkopolska. Most often they consist of a residential building and two or three farm buildings. Of course, we are aware that the living area of these houses used to have a completely different function than it does today, and the space behind them was used as a farm yard. However, the most important thing for us was the picturesqueness of the buildings, which consisted of several structures of different scales, often built with different materials.
Referring to this pattern, we proposed two types of buildings. The first consists of two, the second of three blocks. This solution allowed us to separate the private zones of the houses from each other. Each time, the external rest zone is located on the south-eastern side of the plot and is separated from the neighbouring one by one of the house segments. The plots are separated from the common space by low hedges and walls made of gabions, i.e. steel baskets filled with stones. Gates and wickets are made of steel elements and wood. Between the pavements of the public area and the roadway we have designed a green belt, where trees will grow.
Single-storey house / Lump
The body of the house was divided into three parts connected by glass connectors. Each of them has been assigned a different group of functions. The first segment, located closest to the street, is intended for technical rooms and a garage, the second serves as the living zone with a kitchen, living room, dining room, etc., while the third is the night part with bedrooms for the residents. The individual blocks have been arranged in such a way as to create a small patio between them, accessible from the living part of the house and from the last room of the private part.
Materials
The materials used on the facades of the house are brick and titanium-zinc sheet metal in graphite colour. The same colour is used for the aluminium joinery filling the window openings, the arrangement of which gives the building a contemporary feel.
The house has a floor area of 176 m2. The living area can additionally include a 14 m2 mezzanine.
Facades
