Article source: Peter Kostelov

Russian Wood Patchwork House: “dacha” by Peter Kostelov

Art

Artistic design of the house is a combination of simple layout of the house with clear functioning of it and a facade composed of various shape and color wooden patchworks. Practically all types of trimming are being implemented here.

a) traditional wooden overlapping planks as well as just wooden planks;

b) modern molded board, forged square timber;

c) unconventional trimming for which spade hafts and square timber of various section were implemented;

Exterior View (Images Courtesy Alexey Knyazev)

• Architect: Peter Kostelov
• Name of Project: Volga House
• Location: Alexino village, Konakovsky District, Tverskaya region, Russia
• Plot: Plane plot between forest and Volga river
• Site area: 86 m2
• Photographer: Alexey Knyazev

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