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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Black Rock in Bielsko-Biała, Poland by MUS ARCHITECTSDecember 3rd, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: MUS ARCHITECTS Idea The main idea was to create something different and original. Not just a single-family house, but an abstract form. We wanted to create a building that refers to the mountainous area, a house that seems to be a result of tectonics and not design processes. This thought was the starting point of the project and the frame that kept the space composition in check. Therefore, we tried to design and implement the concept of a space by escaping the standards associated with single-family houses. We wanted this house to emeryt like an erratic boulder embedded in a mountain slope, not an architectural form with walls, windows and a roof.  In the south, the house opens up to the garden. The most important rooms were situated in the southern part of the plot. They open to the sun, garden and the view, Image Courtesy © Tomasz Zakrzewski
 3 levels ‐ In the south, the house opens up to the garden, the sun and the view of the mountains, Image Courtesy © Tomasz Zakrzewski Form “Black Rock” originates from the topography of mountainous terrains. “The Rock” is not a cuboid, a cube or a classic house with a gable roof. It is an abstract multifaceted solid without obvious division into walls and a roof In the south, the house opens up to the garden, the sun and the view of the Beskids (mountains). The southern wall is high and includes openings such as glazing, terrace and loggia, which provide the panoramic view. The northern facade mostly consists of a roof slope falling to the plot border – the house’s wall is low and closed here.  Entrance zone, Image Courtesy © Tomasz Zakrzewski  The southern wall is high and includes openings such as glazing, terrace and loggia, which provide the panoramic view, Image Courtesy © Tomasz Zakrzewski Structure, Form, Material The plot is situated on the slope of the mountain. It has a clear decline both in the south and east. The initial plan of the house was adjusted to the slope so that the entire ground floor sits on the ground surface. Based on the natural terrain, the horizontal floor plan was broken half way through. As a result, the entrance zone with a garage and supplementary rooms is on a different level from the living room, kitchen and dining room. A half-floor has been created so the entire living area is directly connected with the terrace and garden.  Architecture and the landscape. The northern facade mostly consists of a roof slope falling to the plot border the house’s wall is low and closed here. Supplementary rooms are at the northern side, Image Courtesy © Tomasz Zakrzewski  View from the road. The northern facade mostly consists of a roof slope falling to the plot border ‐ the house’s wall is low and closed here, Image Courtesy © Tomasz Zakrzewski This design process led to the division of floors in the night part of the house (first floor) and as a consequence we created the multi-pitched roof, whose refractions follow the faults resulting from the house’s functional layout in the actual area. Thus, the form of the roof and the body result from the functional design objectives being adapted to the landscape. The building’s geometry was built into the topography of the mountain, highly impacting the house’s structure and its final dynamic form.  Aerial view from the north ‐ house and the mountains. Black Rock and the landscape, Image Courtesy © Tomasz Zakrzewski  Detail, Image Courtesy © Tomasz Zakrzewski There is a strong relationship between the building and the surrounding landscape. The external character of the house is formed by its multi-layered form as well as by the material which was used as a packaging of the function. The homogeneous and raw black shell conceals internal spaces and levels. Sharp, jagged boulder, black slate or basalt lump sticking out of the mountain slope, instead of a classic suburban house. The entire creative process was based on the original idea. It became the genesis of the project and was brought through the entire design and construction process, until the end – the implementation of the “Black Rock”.  Terrace, Image Courtesy © MUS ARCHITECTS  Dinning room view from the terrace, Image Courtesy © Tomasz Zakrzewski  Image Courtesy © Tomasz Zakrzewski  Image Courtesy © MUS ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © MUS ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © MUS ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © MUS ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © MUS ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © MUS ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © MUS ARCHITECTS
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Tags: Bielsko-Biała, Poland Categories: Apartments, Family house, House, Residential |
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