How a Russian House Facade Should Look to Make It into ArchDaily
Every year the architecture magazine ArchDaily publishes about a thousand private homes from around the world, of which only five or six are projects from Russia. And in 2020 there was just one house in all.
Let's take a look at the projects of recent years that have made it through such a demanding selection.
Leisure house in Tyumen. Architects A61architects, YYdesign. 2020.
The main goal of the project was to create a secluded space, more sheltered from the road and more open toward the forest. The result is a complex roof silhouette with a horizontal composition. The house is finished in timber cladding with masonry inserts. To the north the house looks single-story, with a minimum of windows, rather ascetic. To the south it is a two-story, richly detailed building with a beautiful view of the forest.
Karelian House. Architects Drozdov & Partners. 2017.
A «two-in one» house. And not just because it was built for twin sisters, but because it combines the functions of both a home and a workshop. It is really two houses with a workshop and garage in the middle. Although the parts are of different heights, they are united under a single roof in the spirit of the Karelian tradition of residential architecture.
The «Kino» House. Architects Le Atelier. 2018.
A house of complex volumes on a steep slope surrounded by old pines. The angular, sharp parts of the house are finished in charred board, while the smooth curves of the facade are finished in light wood. The main principle the architects followed was to minimize their interference with nature: not felling trees, not digging too far into the hillside, not disturbing the harmony. The house is barely visible from the road and fully visible only from the forest side.
The Bridge House. BIO-Architects. 2018.
The project grew out of the client's unexpected wish to build a second, additional house on the property. The entire load-bearing structure is made of wood and looks like the supports of a bridge, with a passage on both sides for moving freely between the two banks.
Manor house in Suzdal. Architects FORM Bureau. 2019.
The house stands in the very center of the city of Suzdal, on the bank of the river. The restoration was undertaken to preserve the history of the mansion that once stood here and to blend it smoothly into the city landscape.
The building's modern, minimalist terrace contrasts with the traditional detailing without clashing with it, instead enhancing it.
House in Tarusa. Architectural bureau PROJECT905. 2018.
A cottage for a family of artists in Tarusa. A successful project that combines traditional and modern solutions.
The foundation of the house and terraces is reinforced concrete. On that concrete base sits a wooden frame of glued laminated timber with thermal insulation.
As a nod to the old Russian dacha, one of the client's wishes, the facades are clad in aged pine boards.
House in Roshino. Architects AB CHVOYA. 2018.
A long, narrow house on the edge of the village, next to the forest. It is reminiscent of a container-house project. Its position and size were dictated by the desire to preserve all the flora and fauna of the site. The facade is clad in charred wooden boards.
