Monochrome Home in a Hungarian Town

Hungary

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Monochrome Home in a Hungarian Town

Hungary

Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2011

SIZE

25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

Architect: BAUER Polla ONODI András
(ZOA Építész Iroda)

Architectural Assistant: BOLDIS Betti
Project Manager: CSESZNOK Balázs
Interior Design: Geppetto
Garden Design: POTTYONDY Flóra
Structural Engineer: ERDÉLYI Tamás
Carpenter: VERESS Tamás Edvárd
Smithworks: GRABOVSZKI Miklós

Photos: BUJNOVSZKY TamásThe house
was built in the recently parcelled suburb area of a provincial town,
intersected by vineyards. Designed by Polla Bauer and András Ónodi, this
building with its sharp contour and discrete elegance at the same time stands
out immediately from the neighbourhood.
Intercepted
into the slope the house constitutes a two-storey elevation towards the street,
which becomes one-storey at the back due to the inclination and the gable roof
moved from the centre. The symmetry of the street facade may trigger tension
first, which is relieved by the lean-to of the living-room additively attached
to the building. While this protruding block
ushers by a wall from the front and defines the space of advent, it creates an
intimate leisure area in the back quarter.
The
generous geometrical design is combined with a similarly elegant way of
choosing the materials. The dark sheet metal cover on the roof and the large
format panels cladding the facade provide for a homogeneous impression. These appear as a frame along the roof line and
running downwards along the shorter facade. This strong highlighting is in
stark contrast to the white plaster surfaces. The rigorous tectonics is tamed
by the wooden padding.
The
arrangement of the ground plan is bipolar. The hall and corridor at the
entrance provide for a line of demarcation between the living space of parents
and the two teenage children. The kitchen, dining room and living room are neutral,
common area serving for the core of the family home as one contiguous space. Interiors
are moderate and rational, that correspond obviously to the compact design of
the exterior.
The
interior design reflects also the alternation of grey and white surfaces,
causing the perception of a sort of sterile atmosphere. However monochromacy is
sometimes broken by the warmth of citron yellow furniture, cladding or
paintings. Consistent and deliberate use of colours, extreme details and
carefully selected materials result in a coherent and minimalistic composite
whole that gives the house uniqueness.