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Casa K
Casa K
Chibed, Romania
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Casa K
Chibed, Romania
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2013
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$50K - 100K
The project for a single family house in Chibed underwent a process governed by special circumstances. The proposal is the product of a prolonged dialogue between client and architect (almost a year).
The ongoing debate fostered the deliberation of the architectural project down to the smallest detail.
The site has a rectangular shape and is divided in two areas by an existing barn. The front area, where the client developed a small business, has a public feature, while the back area which is used for gardening, opens towards the neighbors’ orchards.
The choice to place the house in the old barn’s place was made in order to keep the public feature of the front garden and to create a more intimate garden in the back of the lot. For privacy reasons, the night
areas and day areas of the house were separated, forming a courtyard between the two. This courtyard establishes itself as a convergent space.
Basic geometrical shapes such as the rectangle, the circle and the triangle were used in order to enhance the architectural features, such as structural rigor and geometrical clarity. The fill – void sequence creates
a visual dialogue between the night area – inner courtyard – day area, on the one hand, and the backyard orchard, on the other hand. The limit between the volume enclosing the night area and the front
yard consists of a blank wall, a clear boundary between public and intimate spaces. The living area is more transparent, enabling, through the fill-void sequence, the dialogue between the inner courtyard and
the backyard orchard.
The most widely used material is brick drawing its inspiration from the old barn’s walls. The attic serves as a storage and technical area.
The ongoing debate fostered the deliberation of the architectural project down to the smallest detail.
The site has a rectangular shape and is divided in two areas by an existing barn. The front area, where the client developed a small business, has a public feature, while the back area which is used for gardening, opens towards the neighbors’ orchards.
The choice to place the house in the old barn’s place was made in order to keep the public feature of the front garden and to create a more intimate garden in the back of the lot. For privacy reasons, the night
areas and day areas of the house were separated, forming a courtyard between the two. This courtyard establishes itself as a convergent space.
Basic geometrical shapes such as the rectangle, the circle and the triangle were used in order to enhance the architectural features, such as structural rigor and geometrical clarity. The fill – void sequence creates
a visual dialogue between the night area – inner courtyard – day area, on the one hand, and the backyard orchard, on the other hand. The limit between the volume enclosing the night area and the front
yard consists of a blank wall, a clear boundary between public and intimate spaces. The living area is more transparent, enabling, through the fill-void sequence, the dialogue between the inner courtyard and
the backyard orchard.
The most widely used material is brick drawing its inspiration from the old barn’s walls. The attic serves as a storage and technical area.
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