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Hilltop Homestead Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa ngu-Katarzyna Starzyk

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IbhulonziEzokwakha· 2026

Hilltop Homestead Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa

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Iklayenti: APAKASTA Studio of Katarzyna Starzyk

Umnqobi we-Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Esigabeni se-Ezokwakha

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Mayelana ne-Hilltop Homestead Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa

Umbhalo Wencwadi: I-Hilltop Homestead yethula indlu ehlelwe njengama-volumes amabili aphefumulelwe yinqolobane axhunywe ngendlela enegilazi eyakha igceke phakathi kwawo. Isakhiwo sihlela ikhaya libe yizindawo zokuphila, ezokuzijabulisa nezokuphumula. Indawo yokuphila enobude obuphindwe kabili ivuleka ngasengadini futhi ihlangana nezindawo zangaphandle. Ezinye izindawo zihlanganisa i-spa enechibi lokubhukuda kanye namakamelo okuzilibazisa. Izingxenye zendlu zingakwazi ukuguqukela ezidingweni eziguqukayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukwakheka kugcina ubudlelwano obucacile phakathi kwesakhiwo, imisebenzi yansuku zonke kanye nendawo ezungezile, kuyilapho kuqondisa ukunyakaza ngokulandela i-axis yegceke.

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Mayelana ne-Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Hilltop Homestead Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Hilltop Homestead Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Hilltop Homestead Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

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Izici Ezihlukile
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.
Izilinganiso Nokupakisha
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.
Amathegi
Modern barn, homestead, family house, countryside architecture, contemporary barns
Ubuchwepheshe Bokukhiqiza
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.
Inselele Yokudweba
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.
Ucwaningo
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.
Ugqozi
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.
Ubude Bephrojekthi
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.
Ukuhamba Kokusebenza
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.
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Katarzyna Starzyk
Amakhredithi Ezithombe
Visualisations and renders credits: Piotr Packanik

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