This pristine Polish villa is chiselled like a modernist iceberg

Framed by glossy white fencing, this Krakow home designed by Polish structure studio UCEES is a minimalist villa that nods to the layered type of an iceberg. Titled ‘The Home in White’, the construction is cubic and sculptural, designed to impress the viewer, however not compete with the encompassing structure.

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‘The Home in White’ is situated in Wola Justowska, identified for being one of the vital in style residential districts of Krakow. Playfully referred to as the town’s Beverly Hills, the neighbourhood balances the city with inexperienced house and a woodland park.

The architects needed to mix a contemporary type with environmentally pleasant options. They seemed on the type of the area’s typical city villa as the muse of their design, adopting a flat roof and a uniform white quantity. The constructing developed from there, the architects enjoying with form and texture, and including dynamism to the façade.

The first materials used was concrete. The white cement’s types had been formed by ‘chiselling away’ the archetypal dice’s layers. Additional concrete particulars present in sills, overhangs, and cornices convey visible intrigue to the constructing.

The residence includes an higher flooring that includes a rigorously composed, ‘concave lens-shaped type’, say the architects, and recessed ground-floor terraces. All through the entire constructing, the eye to element is clear, from the carved concrete surfaces to the façade strains and the flooring of the terraces.

The architects had been equally acutely aware of environmental issues. When planning the design, UCEES made positive that each one current timber on the plot had been preserved. The staff additionally emphasised sustainability via materials use, for instance, going for TioCem cement, which removes nitrogen oxides from polluted air.

The ensuing single-family home is a fascinating case research of what occurs when brutalist materialities meet modern issues, leading to an city villa filled with visible intrigue.

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