Double Barn Ilé by Katarzyna Starzyk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
WúràÌkọ́lé· 2023
Double Barn Ilé
Client: A.P.A. Katarzyna Starzyk
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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About Double Barn Ilé
Double Barn jẹ́ ilé ìgbàlódé tó wà ní agbègbè àárín ìlú Warsaw, tí a ṣe àpẹẹrẹ rẹ̀ fún ìdílé ẹni mẹ́rin. Iṣòro náà ni láti ṣẹ̀dá àpẹẹrẹ ilé ti òde òní, síbẹ̀ tí kò ní àkókò pàtó, tó ń tọ́ka sí àyàwòrán ilé ìbílẹ̀ ti Mazovia tí ó sì bá àyíká ẹ̀dá mu. Láti má ṣe borí àwọn ilé ìdílé kan tó yí i ká pẹ̀lú ìwọ̀n rẹ̀, a pín ilé náà sí búlọ́ọ̀kù méjì tó so mọ́ ara wọn. Láti inú ilé náà, àwọn ẹ̀yà tó ń tàn ti àwọn pákó HPL ni a máa ń rí, èyí tó mú kó ní ìtura. Ní àkókò kannáà, àwọn ojúlé dúdú tí a fi àwọn táílì gíráfáìtì ṣe ń dàpọ̀ mọ́ ilé náà sínú àyíká rẹ̀.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award
Double Barn Ilé jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele àkọ́kọ́, tó jẹ́ ìyanu tó sì yàtọ̀. Àwọn olùborí Wúrà jẹ́ àwọn ẹ̀dá tó ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun gidigidi, tó ní ojú-ìwòye tó jìnnà tó sì ń tàn yòò tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ọgbọ́n, òye àti ìjáfáfá àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Double Barn Ilé yóò jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tí a yìn gidigidi, tó ń gbé ìtẹ̀sí kalẹ̀ tó sì jẹ́ ìrántí tó ń mú iye tí a kò rí rí wá. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àkànṣe tó yani lẹ́nu tí a bọ̀wọ̀ fún tó ṣe anfàní gidigidi tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Double Barn Ilé ń dá ìmọ̀lára ìfẹ́ tó lágbára sílẹ̀, ń jí ìtara, ń gbé ìṣẹ̀dá lárugẹ tó sì ń fà wá mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- 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
- Team Members
- Katarzyna Starzyk
- Image Credits
- Photo credit: Piotr Krajewski
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