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Holiday Cottage
Holiday Cottage
Kapuvár, Hungary
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Other Projects by Tóth Project Architecture Office
Holiday Cottage
Kapuvár, Hungary
Project Featured on Apr 09, 2015
Project of the Day on Apr 22, 2015
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2013
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
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It is always a big challenge to design a lake-shore house. As architects we wanted to create something special, and something unique. The location is idyllic, and when we are there we feel a special atmosphere. Closed from the noise of the city and from the external world, the site is an island of quiet.
We imagined a house that is an organic part of its environment, soundly communicating with it. It has a simple form, ground-plan, and materials. Indeed, the building is a matchbox standing on one side, pierced through in the middle. Simplicity appears not only in the form of the building but also in the restricted application of natural and artificial materials. The whole building is made of larch, and free from useless decoration. In addition to the metal sheet roofing and the large glass window, only a horizontal, gradually fuming plank covering, as well as at the storage part a split stack of wood of small texture can be seen. Lifting out from the surrounding gravel, this produces a floating effect.
The plan is characterized by transparency and fineness. It consists of two main units: one of them is a central room for living and dining functions together with a shower-toilet unit. The other is the roofed terrace that opens in two directions, connected to a storage room. The central space has a full glass surface in the direction of the lake; the other internal surfaces are covered with paneled wood, which hides the storage and the kitchen. The building is protected from excessive warming by means of outer fabric roller-blinds. When they are rolled down, the building takes on another life, both in operation and in appearance: the terrace is totally contained and becomes an individual outdoor living-room.
The sitting-meditating place beside the fireplace also serves as a wind-protecting wall. The large landing stage, appearing in almost a steel grey color, together with the rusty plate buttress behind, radiates a special calmness.
We imagined a house that is an organic part of its environment, soundly communicating with it. It has a simple form, ground-plan, and materials. Indeed, the building is a matchbox standing on one side, pierced through in the middle. Simplicity appears not only in the form of the building but also in the restricted application of natural and artificial materials. The whole building is made of larch, and free from useless decoration. In addition to the metal sheet roofing and the large glass window, only a horizontal, gradually fuming plank covering, as well as at the storage part a split stack of wood of small texture can be seen. Lifting out from the surrounding gravel, this produces a floating effect.
The plan is characterized by transparency and fineness. It consists of two main units: one of them is a central room for living and dining functions together with a shower-toilet unit. The other is the roofed terrace that opens in two directions, connected to a storage room. The central space has a full glass surface in the direction of the lake; the other internal surfaces are covered with paneled wood, which hides the storage and the kitchen. The building is protected from excessive warming by means of outer fabric roller-blinds. When they are rolled down, the building takes on another life, both in operation and in appearance: the terrace is totally contained and becomes an individual outdoor living-room.
The sitting-meditating place beside the fireplace also serves as a wind-protecting wall. The large landing stage, appearing in almost a steel grey color, together with the rusty plate buttress behind, radiates a special calmness.
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