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The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage Жылая Архітэктура by Boguslaw Barnas

The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage Жылая Архітэктура by Boguslaw Barnas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн архітэктуры, будынкаў і канструкцый Competition Category.


СрэбраАрхітэктура· 2022

The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage Жылая Архітэктура

by Boguslaw Barnas

Client: BXB Studio Boguslaw Barnas

Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Архітэктура Category

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The Design

About The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage Жылая Архітэктура

Малапольскі карнізны дом - гэта дом, які быў натхнёны польскай драўлянай аркаднай архітэктурай. Пошук рэгіянальных асаблівасцей, характэрных для аднасямейнага жылля, прывёў праекціроўшчыка да выяўлення забытых традыцыйных стрэшных дамоў рэгіёна. Канструкцыя была створана для размяшчэння сямейнага памяшкання з 4 чалавек, размешчанага на незвычайным доўгім і вузкім участку няправільнай формы. Былі падзеленыя цэлых пяць розных узроўняў, юрыдычна падпадаючых пад вызначэнне двухпавярховага будынка.

The Recognition

About the Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award

The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage Жылая Архітэктура — пераможца Срэбнай прэміі A' Design Award, надзвычай прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца дызайнам вышэйшага класа, цудоўным і ўражальным. Срэбныя пераможцы — гэта надзвычай бліскучыя і вельмі творчыя працы, якія ілюструюць выдатную кампетэнтнасць, талент і праніклівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage Жылая Архітэктура — гэта цудоўная, паказальная праца, надзвычай прафесійная і глыбока інавацыйная. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Срэбную прэмію A' Design Award, — вельмі значнае, вартае захаплення вынаходніцтва, якое прыносіць карысць і пашырае межы мастацтва, навукі, дызайну і тэхналогій. The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage Жылая Архітэктура — гэта твор, якому шмат хто зайздросціць, што абуджае жаданні, дорыць пазітыўныя пачуцці і запальвае здзіўленне і захапленне.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage is a house which was inspired by the Polish wooden arcade architecture. The search for regional features characteristic for single-family housing led us to discover forgotten traditional eaves houses of the region. The design was created in order to accommodate a 4-person family space, located on the unusual long and narrow plot of irregular shape. We separate as many as five different levels, legally falling within the definition of a two-storey building.
Dimensions & Packaging
Gutters and drainpipes were discreetly hidden in the roof and inside the outer walls. The garage door was finished with façade cladding which perfectly faced the façade of the house. In the open living area we eliminated traditional load-bearing pillars, replacing them with a steel structure integrated with divisions of window joinery, in order to create an open space, glazed along the entire length of the south elevation.
Tags
arcade architecture, Polish Eaves Cottage, Lanckorona, wooden architecture, cattage, Polish Design, Polish Architecture, architecture
Production Technology
The ground floor, which is modernist and entirely glazed from the south side, was finished with naturally patinating and aging wood, as seen in historical eaves houses. The contrasting, expressive form of the attic was finished with the use of modern material, Ruukki Classic roofing sheet, which defines the precise architectural detail.
Design Challenge
We followed the regulations stipulated in the Local Area and Development Plan, which only allowed for a two-storey building, where the second storey would be an attic, covered by a gable roof. In spite of restrictive regulations, we managed to create an interesting building structure, harmoniously integrated with the landscape. Moreover, the creative use of the topography let us separate as many as five different levels, legally falling within the definition of a two-storey building.
Research
The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage is a designer house, but in the same time it is durable and timeless, as it is firmly rooted in tradition…and in BXB studio we strongly believe that this is the factor which makes it something more than just another modern building.
Inspiration
The search for regional features characteristic for single-family housing led us to discover forgotten traditional eaves houses. An interesting example of such solutions are wooden structure historic houses located in the market square of Lanckorona. Protruding eaves, forming arcades in the frontage of the market square, are characteristic elements of the houses. In mountain areas eaves would follow the topography of the terrain, creating characteristic eaves stairs.
Project Duration
Design preparation works lasted from 2015 to 2017. Construction works started already in 2017 and were finished in 2020. The house was erected in polish village Zabierzów surrounded by forests with picturesquely shaped limestone rocks, springs and caves. The nearby hiking trails lead past old churches, ruins of castles and through landscape parks.
Operation Flow
A ground floor from the entrance is connected with the existing ground level. Then in the living area – kitchen and dining room – the level is slightly sloping, opening the high interiors onto the magnificent view. Further down, directly on the ground level, the living-room space is located. In the central part a multi-step drop is formed. It cuts through the glass pane and is continued outside. The inside part of the drop forms a multi-level auditorium or unusual guest space arrangement.
Patents
BXB studio Boguslaw Barnas
Team Members
Boguslaw Barnas
Bartosz Styrna
Anna Taczalska
Image Credits
Image #1 : Photographer BXB studio, The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage, 2020

Image #2 : Photographer BXB studio The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage, 2020

Image #3 : Photographer Slawek Slusarczyk, The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage, 2020

Image #4 : Photographer Slawek Slusarczyk, The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage, 2020

Image #5 : Photographer Slawek Slusarczyk, The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage, 2020

Video Credit: Unique Vision Studio Rafal Barnas, The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage, 2021

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