Ameh Arsitektur · 2023

Double Barn Rumah

by Katarzyna Starzyk

A' Design Award Ameh 2023 in Arsitektur
CLIENT: A.P.A. Katarzyna Starzyk
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About Double Barn Rumah

Double Barn adolah rumah kontemporer nan taralatak di pinggiran kota Warsaw, dirancang untuak kaluarga baampek urang. Tantangannyo adolah mambuek rancangan rumah nan modean tapi takadak lapuak dek wakatu, marujuak ka arsitektur tradisional Mazovia sarato manyasuaikan jo konteks alam. Supayo indak manaklukkan parumahan kaluarga tunggal di sakitarang jo ukurannyo, rumah ko dibagi manjadi duo blok nan tasambungan. Dari dalam rumah, utamonyo tampak unsur-unsur terang dari papan HPL, nan mambuek nyo raso nyaman. Pado wakatu nan samo, fasad galap nan terbuat dari ubin grafit mambaur rumah ko ka lingkungannyo.

About the A' Design Award Ameh

Double Barn Rumah adolah pamenang A' Design Award Ameh, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan kelas partamo, mangaguikan jo cumelang. Pamenang Ameh adolah ciptaan nan sangaik inovatif, bapandangan jauah jo baka-kilauan mamikaik nan mancaminkan bakaik, kabijaksanaan jo kahebatan parancangnyo. Double Barn Rumah dipaokan manjadi panemuan nan sangaik dipuji, panetap kacenderungan jo monumental nan mambari nilai nan alun pernah ado. Rancangan nan manang Ameh iko adolah proyek nan mangaguikan jo dihargai nan maluaskan batas seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi. Double Barn Rumah malahiakan karinduan nan kuek, mambangkikkan gairah, mandorong kreativitas jo mamikaik kito.

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Unique Properties: The functional layout of the building has been divided into two interconnected blocks so that the size of the building does not disturb the landscape of small single-family houses. From the outside, both parts give the impression of two separate buildings. The graphite facade made of hand-formed brick refers to the dark pine trunks that grow in the area. The impression of the massiveness of the dark body is minimized by recesses finished with light wood-like boards.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total floor: 351,61m2, Foot print: 272,82m2, Site area: 1373m2
Tags: Home, barn-house, modern barn, residence, detached house, Polish architecture
Production Technology: The facades were finished with graphite hand-formed tiles, while the recesses and arcades were covered with HPL boards in a shade of light wood. Thanks to such a procedure, mainly bright elements are visible from the inside of the house, which contributes to the impression of coziness. At the same time, the dark facades blend the house into the surroundings, giving priority to nature. To expose the rafters inside the house, the roof was insulated with PIR boards laid on the rafters. Gutters and downpipes have been discreetly hidden in the roof and inside the exterior walls.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to shape the architecture in such a way that it would not overwhelm the surrounding small single-family housing with its size. Hence the idea of dividing the house into two blocks and referring to the traditional buildings of Mazovia. It is a modern approach to a traditional design.
Research: Double Barn is a designer house, but at the same time durable and timeless, because it is firmly rooted in local tradition and adapted to the context of nature.
Inspiration: The house for a family of four is located on the suburbs of Warsaw, surrounded by scattered single-family housing. The area is sparsely urbanized and the neighboring buildings are very diverse without a predominant style. A question arose, what is the regional architecture of Mazovia and how to find it in this environment? The aim was to settle the project in the context of the region, respecting its tradition, but in a modern version.
Project Duration: Design work lasted from 2018 to 2019. Construction work began in 2019 and was completed in 2022. The house was built in the Polish village of Komorow Wies, surrounded by forests, meadows and a river.
Operation Flow: From the street, the building has few windows, thanks to which it provides intimacy to the residents. The main entrance leads through a glass hall overlooking the garden to a two-story living room. Large windows are oriented to the south-west side of the plot. Stairs lead to the parents' area with a hobby room and a master bedroom. Then, through the passage, to the second block containing the children's zone (rooms, bathroom, hobby room), which has been clearly separated from the parents' zone.
Patents: A.P.A. Katarzyna Starzyk
Image Credits: Photo credit: Piotr Krajewski