WHITEWOOD SN HOUSE | Sergey Goncharov

WHITEWOOD SN HOUSE

Author and general contractor: MCORP
Architects: Denis Davydov, Dana Auziak, Anton Derkach

Visualization by Eugene Mironenko

ABOUT PROJECT
Location: Ukraine, Kharkiv | House Area: 310 m² | Project Year: 2022

WHITEWOOD SN HOUSE is a house-reflection of the surrounding world: nature and human life. The main spaces of the house are designed to interest, to allow the eye to linger on the form and think about its inner content. This house is designed for people who value not only functionality and comfort, but also feel the importance of the aesthetic-emotional interchange between home and person.

The alternation of heights in the main room of the house creates a sense of great space, and the curvilinear shape of the house gives dynamics to the whole project. Whitewood cottage complex, where the house is located, is situated in the suburbs of the city of Kharkiv in a birch grove. The plot offers a panoramic view of the colorful hilly landscape. The walls of the mezzanine floor have a mirror surface, which allows you to partially "dissolve" the architecture of the house in the surrounding landscape.​​​​​

The house (310 square meters) contains a large kitchen-living room, a block of master bedrooms, two children's bedrooms, an office, bathrooms, a dressing room, and a garage for two cars. As the project of the house assumes several technical rooms: laundry room, server room, pantry in the kitchen, furnace room.
In general, the layout consists of three blocks: central, residential, and technical. The main block (entrance area and kitchen-living room) is a two-light space of curvilinear shape.

The kitchen, cabinets, and transitways are located in a niche and have no second light, so the view from the mezzanine opens to the dining and sitting area, hiding the rest. There's also access to the operable roof, a place to relax and watch the stars, panoramic views, and a small garden. The entrance area and the entrance to the plot are separated. In this arrangement, the view from the children's that are oriented to the warm south, opens to the birch trees and the garden path, hiding behind the garage area for cars. The backyard features a terrace with a pool and a barbecue area.

​​​​Three basic coatings are used in the facade finishes - facade microcement with imitation concrete in two hues and stainless steel with a mirror polish. Such solutions create a modern and holistic area, where the architecture is inseparable from the natural surroundings.