Barn Quartet Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ by Katarzyna Starzyk

Barn Quartet Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ by Katarzyna Starzyk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

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Barn Quartet Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ

by Katarzyna Starzyk

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ụlọ Owu Category

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The Design

About Barn Quartet Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Barn Quartet bụ ụlọ nwere naanị otu ọkwa nke e ji anụ okporo ọtọ ọtọ (volumes) anọ e mere ka ha yie ọba (barns), guzobere n'ala buru ibu nso na Tarnobrzeg, Poland. Anụ okporo ọtọ ọ bụla nwere ọrụ nke ya: otu nku maka ndị nne na nna nwere ọnụ ụlọ ihi ụra na ebe mmega ahụ, otu nku maka ụmụaka na ndị ọbịa nke nwere ebe nchekwa ụgbọala, otu ụlọ ndozi maka obibi, na otu ụlọ mgba anụ ọhịa dịpụrụ iche. Windo buru ibu na-enye ohere ịhụ oke ọhịa pine gbara ya gburugburu, na ihe mkpuchi n'akụkụ ugwu na-enye ohere nbata nke nwere mkpuchi. Nkewa doro anya na ọtụtụ ihe hara nha na-ejikọta oghere ime ụlọ na obi iru ala ya na gburugburu okike.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Barn Quartet Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Barn Quartet Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Barn Quartet Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The villa is formed by four barn inspired volumes, each dedicated to a specific purpose within a single level layout. The parents pavilion includes a master suite and gym, the second wing serves the child and guests with utility rooms and garage, the central pavilion contains living areas with wide glazing, and a detached hunting lodge supports leisure and quiet work. Together they create privacy, comfort and a coherent architectural composition connected to nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: The residence provides a usable area of 422.85 square meters with a building footprint of 571.75 square meters, situated on a plot of 4046 square meters. The layout consists of four barn like volumes: a parents wing with gym, a childrens and guest wing with garage, a central living pavilion and a detached hunting lodge. A north side canopy offers parking for two cars and sheltered access to the home.
Tags: modern barn villa, four barns residence, single level pavilion house, contemporary homestead, luxury family villa, barn style architecture, rural inspired design, landscape integrated house, modern residential design, polish architecture
Production Technology: The villa was developed using four coordinated barn style volumes linked by functional connectors. Exterior walls are planned as double layer structures finished with ceramic tiles, HPL panels or wood. The house uses a heat pump and a mechanical ventilation system with a high efficiency heat exchanger. Design work focused on clarity of functions and coherent spatial composition.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to design a low profile villa that fits local surroundings while organizing complex functions across four volumes. Ensuring privacy between the parents and child wings required careful positioning. Integrating a hunting lodge as a fourth pavilion without disrupting cohesion demanded precise spatial balance. Technical decisions focused on efficiency and spatial clarity.
Research: The project is based on applied research into single level residential layouts and multi volume rural typologies. The objective was to identify how four distinct functional units can create comfort and privacy for a family of three. Analysis focused on zoning, view axes and outdoor transitions. The outcome demonstrates that a four pavilion structure improves usability, clarity and long term comfort.
Inspiration: The villa was inspired by the ambition to create a single level residence composed of four barn style volumes on a generous plot near Tarnobrzeg. The concept sought to balance rural calm with modern comfort while keeping the architecture discreet in scale. The arrangement of the pavilions reflects the need for privacy, functional clarity and strong connections to the pine landscape, creating a home that blends naturally with its surroundings and supports a harmonious daily rhythm.
Project Duration: The project was designed in 2024 for a site near Tarnobrzeg on a plot of more than four thousand square meters. Construction began in 2025 and the villa has already reached the closed shell stage with roof and windows installed. The location and scale of the site influenced the decision to create a single level residence composed of four barn inspired pavilions arranged to frame views and ensure privacy.
Operation Flow: Daily life flows through a central living pavilion with kitchen, dining and lounge areas opening to the landscape. The layout separates parents and child zones for privacy, while the connector hall organizes circulation. A lookout point from the kitchen enables observation of the arrival route. The north side canopy allows dry access to the house and the hunting lodge supports leisure and quiet work.
Patents: Katarzyna Starzyk
Team Members: Katarzyna Starzyk
Image Credits: visualizations and renders Dawid Milecki