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Hilltop Homestead دنده: د یو کورنۍ کور by Katarzyna Starzyk

Hilltop Homestead دنده: د یو کورنۍ کور by Katarzyna Starzyk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 د برونز A' Design Award جایزه in د معمارۍ، ودانۍ او جوړښت ډیزاین Competition Category.


برونزمعماري· 2026

Hilltop Homestead دنده: د یو کورنۍ کور

by Katarzyna Starzyk

Client: APAKASTA Studio of Katarzyna Starzyk

د برونز A' Design Award جایزه Winner in معماري Category

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The Design

About Hilltop Homestead دنده: د یو کورنۍ کور

د غونډۍ پر سر کور د دوو د بټ (barn) څخه الهام اخیستل شویو حجمونو په بڼه ترتیب شوی کور وړاندې کوي چې د یوې ښیښه‌ییز دهلیز په واسطه سره تړل شوي دي او د دواړو ترمنځ یو انګړ جوړوي. پلان کور د اوسیدو، تفریح او آرام لپاره سیمو ته تنظیموي. د دوه‌چنده لوړوالي لرونکی د اوسیدو ساحه د باغ په لور خلاصیږي او له بهرنیو فضاګانو سره نښلي. اضافي ساحې د حوض لرونکی سپا او د تفریح لپاره خونې شاملوي. د کور ځینې برخې کیدای شي د وخت په تیریدو سره د بدلیدونکو اړتیاوو سره سمون ومومي. جوړښت د ودانۍ، ورځنیو فعالیتونو او شاوخوا منظرې ترمنځ روښانه اړیکه ساتي، په داسې حال کې چې د انګړ د محور په اوږدو کې حرکت لارښود کوي.

The Recognition

About the د برونز A' Design Award جایزه

Hilltop Homestead دنده: د یو کورنۍ کور د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه ډېره ویاړلې پېژندنه چې غوره ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي چې په خلاقیت، هوښیارۍ او زیرکتیا ځانګړي دي. د برونز ګټونکي ډېر ماهر او په حیرانوونکي ډول خلاقي آثار دي چې د خپلو ډیزاینرانو پراخ تجربه، تخیل او چارواکتیا تاییدوي. له Hilltop Homestead دنده: د یو کورنۍ کور څخه تمه کېږي چې یو ډېر ارزښتناک، ستایل شوی او ګران شی وي چې په پام وړ ډول مسلکي او نوښتګر دی. دا د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین په هنر، ساینس، ډیزاین او ټیکنالوژۍ کې غوره کړنلارې یو ځای کوي او د جزیاتو ته د پاملرنې له امله غوره دی. Hilltop Homestead دنده: د یو کورنۍ کور اړتیاوې په ښکلي ډول پوره کوي، هیلو ته رسېږي، احساسات ځانته ملګري کوي او لیوالتیا راپاروي.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The project consists of two barn style volumes connected by a glazed link, forming a private internal courtyard at the heart of the homestead. The 510 square meter layout includes an 8 meter high living area, a children’s wing with a recreational attic, a private parents’ attic suite, a spa zone, a courtyard pool and an extensive garage system. One volume is designed for future adaptation into a fully independent 90 square meter apartment, ensuring long term flexibility.
Dimensions & Packaging
The homestead provides a total floor area of 487.01 square meters and a footprint of 555.53 square meters, situated on a spacious plot of 10 517 square meters. It is composed of two barn-style volumes linked by a glazed connector, featuring an inner courtyard with a swimming pool, a spa zone, a double garage and a freestanding three-car garage. The layout also allows one building to be transformed into a fully independent 90 square meter apartment, ensuring long-term adaptability.
Tags
Modern barn, homestead, family house, countryside architecture, contemporary barns
Production Technology
The design was developed through a functional division into two modern barn style buildings connected by a glazed link. The concept emphasizes spacious interiors, large glazing, covered terraces and a protected courtyard with a pool and spa zone. The planning strategy allows future conversion of one volume into a standalone 90 square meter apartment. The project focuses on spatial clarity, flexibility and coherent organization of external and internal areas.
Design Challenge
The main challenge was to fit a 510 square meter program into a clear layout that follows the natural elevation of the site. Dividing the design into two volumes linked by glazing enabled efficient functional planning and a homestead character. Ensuring future adaptability led to the option of creating a 90 square meter independent apartment while maintaining coherent outdoor spaces and a strong visual axis.
Research
The project explores how modern barn architecture can organize the living space of a large family on a spacious, elevated rural plot. The design examines functional zoning, the use of separate volumes connected transparently, and the creation of a private courtyard as the organizing element of the homestead. The flexibility to convert one building into an independent apartment further supports long term usability. The research focuses on achieving clarity, comfort, and adaptability while maintaining the typology of a contemporary countryside residence.
Inspiration
The design was inspired by the ambition to create a contemporary homestead for a family with three children on a large, elevated plot in Radwankow Krolewski. The site’s spacious, natural setting led to the concept of two modern barn style buildings forming a functional and harmonious whole. The aim was to reinterpret the rural atmosphere through clear zoning, generous spaces and a strong relationship with the surrounding landscape.
Project Duration
Design work was completed in 2024, while the construction of the house began in 2025. The project is located in Radwankow Krolewski, Poland, on a spacious plot positioned on a natural elevation, which strongly influenced the arrangement of the homestead and the organization of its functional zones.
Operation Flow
Circulation is organized along a visual axis leading to a tree integrated into the terrace roof, establishing spatial hierarchy. A glazed connector links the two volumes while maintaining their independence. Outdoor areas including the terrace, courtyard, pool and spa extend the living space and form a continuous sequence of functions. Clear zoning separates parents areas and children areas, while a covered passage enables sheltered movement between the garages and the house.
Patents
Copyrights belong to APAKASTA (APA Katarzyna Starzyk)
Team Members
Katarzyna Starzyk
Image Credits
Visualisations and renders credits: Piotr Packanik

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