HOUSE FOR A DOCTOR
YEAR: 2019-2020
LOCATION: Dajla, Novigrad, Istra
PROJECT TYPE: Weekend retreat house
SITE AREA: 271m2
HOUSE AREA 65 m2
Architecture and structural engineering, author: Konzola Arhitektura
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Electrical engineering: Instel d.o.o.
HVAC: Fabris inženjering d.o.o.
Geodesy: Arc Geo d.o.o.
General contractor: Šudić d.o.o.
Site supervision: Konzola Arhitektura
Interior elements: Vitalis d.o.o.
Furniture: Casa In d.o.o.
Photo: Koridor27
Video: Dino Santaleza
House for a doctor has been designed and constructed on a plot of 271 m2. The house is situated in Dajla, a residential part of Novigrad. The construction started in winter 2019 and finished in spring 2020. The plot of the house is narrow and oblong. The house is situated on the same position as an old house that has been removed, which defined the building footprint of 50 m2. Investors main claim was to see the sea from the terrace where he can read books and watch the sea. Regarding that, the weekend retreat house had to be easy to maintain and easy to use. The town plan in that part alows only one storey houses (ground floor houses), the solution to solve the main investors claim was to turn the orientation of the house ridge vertical to the sea shore, and use the maximum alowed height to the cornice and ridge with maximum plan defined roof slope, so the volume of ground floor house can accomodate a 15m2 gallery for the rooms and sea view terrace. Since all the houses in surroundings have north orientation and shaded interiors (not sunny), the main concern was to make the sunshine „enter“ in the house, so it can be used not only in summer but through the hole year. Windows positions and dimensions alow sun traces enter in the house through various parts of the day, which are outlined on the east wall and roof ceiling slab. The open interior on the ground floor is formed thanks to a box that accomodates a bathroom on one side, and a linear band of kitchen, fireplace, bench and stairs on other side.
On the gallery there are one box bedroom (2mx2m), small narrow bathroom, and a bedroom with a sea view terrace.
The mechanical room and utility room with laundry is placed in a box 2x2x2 outside the house.
On the plot there are an old fig tree, tall pine tree and olive tree. New plants are hydrangea, salvia, bearberry, rosemary.
Due to the proximity of neighboring houses, two movable wooden walls are used to obtain privacy.