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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. A House In The Forest in Vilnius, Lithuania by INBLUMMarch 13th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: INBLUM As if hanging over the historical walls of the ammunition depots, the house is part of the Rasų Quarter located in Pavilniai Regional Park. Here the houses of the archetype traditional silhouette harmoniously merge with the environment. The large showcase windows overlook slopes and valleys of the regional park, filling the interior with gorgeous landscapes.  Image Courtesy © Norbert Tukaj
 Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis It is this landscape that shaped the interior concept supporting the quarter’s architectural idea to merge with the environment, to create an unbroken link between the exterior and interior, and maybe to allow nature’s certain domination over architecture. In that way it was thought to create an interior following the conceived architectural forms. The interior elements are only meant to bring forth and emphasize the existing proportions of the house, which are especially distinctive on the first floor.  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis This two-storey, 96 sq.m house is intended for a young four-person family, its compactness reminding us of the Japanese arrangement of spaces. Therefore, in solving the functional structure of these houses maximum space is given to storage, and utilitarian solutions are aestheticized through minimalist design and materiality. This is why it is sometimes not easy to tell whether you it is a door to another room or closet or it is just a wall finish.  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis The ground floor has bedrooms and a bathroom. The first floor is given to a living room with kitchen. The kitchen element is designed as a separate, lower volume with a ‘roof’ for cosy sitting, reading books and children’s games. This volume alludes to a large stove found in fairy tale forest huts. As the children are still too small, for safety reasons there is no ladder.  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis The outer shell of the interior spaces is white from floor to ceiling so as to frame the environment. Most of solid and decorative elements of the furniture are constructed from CLT pine panels. In this interior natural wood is not a random choice. This is continuity. The concrete structures of the house are painted white so as to preserve the concrete texture. This is tactility.  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis  Image Courtesy © Darius Petrulaitis  Image Courtesy © INBLUM  Image Courtesy © INBLUM
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