House on one level
Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl

House on one level

RS+ Robert Skitek as Architects

The house was built in a partially invested area on a plot of land with a slight western slope. The main wish of the investors was that, despite the declivity of the plot and a fairly large size, all rooms in the house should be on the same level with west view and without any steps. We designed a build located parallel to the road, covering almost the entire width of the plot. The western part of the plot is designated as a garden. Both longer elevations were covered with characteristic raw reinforced concrete frames to calm the composition of the whole. They also separate intimate zones of gardens and terraces.

photo_credit Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl
Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl
photo_credit Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl
Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl

Due to the differences in the terrain levels, the western part of the garden within the frame contour has been lowered, creating a kind of cascade with the terrace. Only a cube with a sleeping area extends beyond the frame on the west side. The living room with a dining area is located in the central part of the house by the patio, which also opens on to the kitchen, slightly separating it. In the south wing is a children’s zone and in the northern wing is technical zone.

photo_credit Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl
Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl
photo_credit Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl
Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl

The building is surrounded by contrasting light frames and elevations are finished with dark fiber-cement panels. The side spaces connecting the building with the frames are filled with stainless steel mesh, which is to be covered with climbing plants in the future. On a similar principle, we designed the front fence referring to the characteristic element of the white frame contrasted with the dark filling.

photo_credit Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl
Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl
photo_credit Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl
Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl

Studio: RS+ Robert Skitek http://rsplus.pl/

Investor: private
Location: Żory

Project: 2018

Year of realization: 2020

Area: 298,7 m2

Author: arch. Robert Skitek, arch. Jarosław Zieliński

Collaboration in interior: arch. Martyna Lenart-Zygmunt, arch. Joanna Kujda, arch. Patrycja Fersztorowska, arch. wnętrz Ewa Kalisz

Construcion: Lechprojekt: Marta Weszke, Leszek Weszke, Piotr Weszke

Sanitary installations: DOMiWENT Wentylacja Kanalizacja: Damian Siwek

Electrical installations: ELPRO: Marcin Mikołajczyk

Landscape architecture: Ogrody Drama

Pictrues: Tomasz Zakrzewski http://archifolio.pl/

photo_credit Tomasz Zakrzewski / archifolio.pl
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