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Minimalist facade with contrasting volumes: white concrete, black accents and panoramic glazing

#16949. Minimalist facade with contrasting volumes: white concrete, black accents and panoramic glazing

This is an outstanding example of contemporary architecture with a perfectly balanced composition of volumes. The building's facade represents a masterful combination of various materials and textures — white polished concrete with visible formwork traces and smooth white plastered surfaces. The contrasting black volume projecting from the main body of the building creates a dramatic accent and emphasizes the geometric purity of the structure.

The architectural solution demonstrates minimalist principles at their finest — there are no decorative excesses, while expressiveness is achieved through proportions, light, and shadow. Particularly interesting is the play with cantilevered projections, which give the building a sense of lightness despite the massiveness of the concrete forms. The extensive glazing of the ground floor blurs the boundary between interior and exterior, allowing space to flow freely into the well-maintained garden.

When designing the facade of your own home, you can adopt several techniques from this project: the contrasting combination of materials, playing with protruding volumes to create dynamics, using natural concrete as a decorative element, and organizing panoramic glazing to connect with the landscape. It's also important to note the harmonious combination of architecture with surrounding vegetation — the slender tree trunk in the foreground softens the geometric rigor of the building.

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