How the facades of Russian houses should look to be featured in ArchDaily
Every year the architectural magazine Archdaily publishes about a thousand private homes from around the world, of which only 5-6 projects from Russia. And in 2020 it was only one house at all.
Let's take a look at the projects of recent years that have passed such a demanding selection.
Leisure house in Tyumen. Architects A61architects, YYdesign. 2020 year.
The main aim of the project was to create a secluded space, more protected from the roadway and more open from the forest. The result is a complex silhouette of the roof with a horizontal composition. The house is finished with timber cladding with masonry inserts. To the north the house looks one-story, with a minimum of windows, rather ascetic. To the south, it's a two-story, richly detailed building with a beautiful view of the forest.
Karelian House. Architects Drozdov & partners. 2017 year.
The «two-in one» house. And not just because it was built for two twin sisters. But because it combines the functions of both home and workshop for work. Actually it's two houses and a workshop with a garage in the middle. Though all the parts have different height, they are united by one roof in the spirit of Karelian traditions of residential architecture.
House «Kino». Architects Le Atelier. 2018 year.
House of complex volume on a steep slope surrounded by old pines. The angular, sharp parts of the house are finished in charred board. And the smooth curves of the façade are finished in light wood. The main principle that the architects —followed was to minimize interference in nature: not felling trees, not digging too far into the hillside, not disturbing the harmony. The house is hardly visible from the road, only fully visible from the forest side.
The Bridge House. BIO-Architects. 2018 year.
The project was born out of the client's unexpected desire to build another, additional house on the property. The whole load-bearing structure of the house is made of wood and looks like the supports of a bridge, and a passage is organized on both sides for free movement between the two banks.
Manor house in Suzdal. Architects FORM Bureau. 2019 year.
The house is located in the very center of the city of Suzdal on the bank of the river. The restoration was undertaken in order to preserve the history of the mansion that existed here and to add it smoothly into the landscape of the city.
The modern minimalist terrace of the building contrasts with the traditional decoration without clashing with it, enhancing it.
House in Tarusa. Architectural bureau PROJECT905. 2018 year.
The cottage for a family of artists in Tarusa. A successful project that combines traditional and modern solutions.
The foundation of the house and terraces of reinforced concrete. On the base of reinforced concrete there is a wooden frame of glued beam with thermal insulation.
As a reference to an old Russian dacha, one of the client's wishes, the facades are clad in aged pine boards.
House in Roshino. Architects AB CHVOYA. 2018 year.
Long and narrow house on the outskirts of the village, next to the forest. Reminiscent of the container house project. Its position and size were determined by the desire to preserve all the flora and fauna of the site. The façade is clad in charred wooden boards.
