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Hilltop Homestead ایک خاندانی گھر by Katarzyna Starzyk

Hilltop Homestead ایک خاندانی گھر by Katarzyna Starzyk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award کانسی انعام in فنِ تعمیر، عمارت اور ڈھانچہ ڈیزائن Competition Category.


کانسیفنِ تعمیر· 2026

Hilltop Homestead ایک خاندانی گھر

by Katarzyna Starzyk

Client: APAKASTA Studio of Katarzyna Starzyk

A' Design Award کانسی انعام Winner in فنِ تعمیر Category

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The Design

About Hilltop Homestead ایک خاندانی گھر

ہل ٹاپ ہوم اسٹیڈ ایک ایسا گھر پیش کرتا ہے جو دو بارن سے متاثر حجموں کی صورت میں ترتیب دیا گیا ہے، جنہیں ایک شیشے دار راہداری آپس میں جوڑتی ہے جو ان کے درمیان ایک صحن تشکیل دیتی ہے۔ نقشہ گھر کو رہائش، تفریح اور آرام کے زونز میں منظم کرتا ہے۔ دوہری بلندی والا رہائشی حصہ باغ کی طرف کھلتا ہے اور بیرونی جگہوں سے جڑتا ہے۔ اضافی حصوں میں پول کے ساتھ ایک اسپا اور تفریح کے لیے کمرے شامل ہیں۔ گھر کے کچھ حصے وقت کے ساتھ بدلتی ضروریات کے مطابق ڈھل سکتے ہیں۔ یہ ترتیب عمارت، روزمرہ سرگرمیوں اور اردگرد کے منظرنامے کے درمیان ایک واضح تعلق برقرار رکھتی ہے، جبکہ صحن کے محور کے ساتھ ساتھ حرکت کی رہنمائی کرتی ہے۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award کانسی انعام

Hilltop Homestead ایک خاندانی گھر A' Design Award کانسی انعام کا فاتح ہے، جو ان ممتاز ڈیزائنز کو دیا جانے والا انتہائی باوقار اعتراف ہے جو تخلیقی صلاحیت، چالاکی اور ذہانت سے پہچانے جاتے ہیں۔ کانسی کے فاتحین نہایت ماہرانہ اور حیرت انگیز طور پر تخلیقی نمونے ہیں جو اپنے ڈیزائنرز کے وسیع تجربے، تخیل اور ذہانت کی تصدیق کرتے ہیں۔ Hilltop Homestead ایک خاندانی گھر سے توقع کی جاتی ہے کہ وہ ایک نہایت قدر کی جانے والی، سراہی جانے والی اور عزیز شے ہوگا جو قابل ذکر حد تک پیشہ ورانہ اور جدید ہے۔ A' Design Award کانسی انعام جیتنے والا یہ ڈیزائن فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن اور ٹیکنالوجی میں بہترین طریقوں کو شامل کرتا ہے اور تفصیلات پر توجہ میں ممتاز ہے۔ Hilltop Homestead ایک خاندانی گھر ضروریات کو خوبصورتی سے پورا کرتا، خواہشات کو چھوتا، جذبات کو مسحور کرتا اور تجسس کو اپیل کرتا ہے۔

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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