The Barnhouse, one part of which is made of concrete while another one is assembled from metal, all glass on the first floor, which is one of its main features. That is why we gave the project such a name – GREENHOUSE.
The combination of gallery space and a private house is one of the most interesting tasks for a designer. The main focus of the interior are paintings and icons of the private collection of the owner of the house. The walls are made in soothing colors, a lot of brickwork, for a better presentation of works of art. In the living room, the absence of a sofa indicates that the TV is no longer the main dominant room, here all attention is focused on the long racks along the walls, on which statues and paintings are located. In each room, there is a striving for minimalism, where, if not an object of art, takes attention to itself, then interesting furniture works as a part that you want to consider and study.
The customer came to us to update the interior of a private house near Minsk (Belarus). Add air to it. Despite the fact that the interior was quite fresh, it is morally outdated. We wanted something new, unusual, cozy. At first, it was decided to move the premises of the kitchen and dining room to a new, expandable room, thus increasing the area of the common room. A heavy, bulky concrete staircase was replaced by a lighter, more elegant staircase made of metal, covered with natural wood. As a fencing, non-supporting shrouds are used that penetrate the house on all three floors. The main finishing material was wood: the floor, furniture fronts, walls, and sometimes the ceiling, everywhere we tried to use wood in one form or another. Our architects played on the contrast of warm and cold – cold floor (tiles for concrete, flooring in gray cold colors) are used next to the warm wood on the walls and in furniture. The walls, painted white, served as the backdrop to fill the interior. Minimal presence of bright details can be found in the decor, interior and furniture.
It’s time to test!
We have realized the project of the small country house executed in style, not absolutely typical for us, in the house estate near Raubichi. The modular house which has 68 \”squares\” was successfully located in a picturesque corner of \”Uzgorye\” cooperative. The small SMUGA country house is already constructed and ready for living.
Article source: Architektų biuras G.Natkevičius ir partneriai
The clients are Belarusian businessmen, whose field of activity is related to interior design and curtains. They found the bureau in 2007 and requested to design a family house in Minsk, Belarus. They desired a house which would be designed in a contemporary manner, which was surprising, knowing the eclectic classical style of Belarusian architecture those days.
Based solutions arena stadium and surrounding territory, formed a desire to meet all UEFA requirements for stadiums 4-th category, the desire of the customer was to obtain additional land for commercial use (at least 3000 square meters). It was also an important factor that the building is located outside the city limits, the territory on all sides surrounded by pine plantations, with a flat topography. The result was the decision to have the stadium in a single, coherent volume, with the recommendations of «buttresses» the input of groups combined with the ticket offices. Bionic shape of the building, a new object relates to the natural environment, creating a memorable and iconic object symbol, new platform of urban activity in the bowl of the stadium and at venues around him.