H-House | Klochenko Architects

task:

Our clients wanted to  create  a place  to hide  from city  noise  and where they could bring their whole  family and friends together. It was  necessary  to combine the possibility of spending time together and at the  same time create  2 separate  houses  including  some private  space for each of them. Main function  of project  is recreation ,  so it  was also important  to  include following  zones : open outdoor kitchen , BBq area , Sauna 

Location:

The plot is situated  on the bank of Dnipro river facing  the river at the east .There is a significant (9м)  relief gap between  street  and bank levels. It divides the plot   in 2  big spaces- upper and lower. House  situated on the highest terrace  in street level. Other activity zones  are placed   down   the slope  on different height terraces. It allows us to use  the advantages of site relief-   keep some privacy for each functional zone   and keep the view to the river open for each  place. All terraces  are connected by a stepped  trail  going down to the bank. It starts from the house , goes  to the dining terrace with outdoor kitchen , then goes  to the Sauna terrace  and arrives  at the pier at the river bank.

Impressions and values:

Main value   of a house is the possibility to enjoy nature  and the site. Exterior and interior  look and feel  are  quite  simple   in order  to not  take the main  focus from the landscape.  Main interior wall finish  is clay stucco  which brings us a feel  of warmness and connection to traditional  Ukrainian  building craft. Black , nordic  exterior finish strengthens the interior's warm feeling.

Planning:

House  plan has the shape  extended  along the bank  in order  to provide a panoramic river view for all main rooms. It contains a living room and   2 bedroom  blocks:  a primary  suite on the south  and a guest block  on the north side. Living room is placed between those blocks, has a full glass wall facing east and a higher ceiling which makes it look like a continuation of the outdoors.  Living and guest blocks  have access to a huge terrace in front of the house. Primary suite has its private covered terrace on the south.

Construction:

Because of geological specialties of plot  and clients wish to have a heated floor in the whole house we chose Swedish insulated slab as the foundation. House frame is constructed from prefab wood panels, which were placed together on site. For the living area roof  structure composite wood -plywood sloped beams were used. Wool insulation 150 mm is placed between studs. Exterior finish is thermally modified pine planks which have different widths and painted cement board.

Interior:

Main materials for interior finish are clay stucco, ash planks and veneer, concrete -color tiles for floor in most areas.  kitchen and  bathroom areas have accented walls with  olive tiles.  House is filled with wood furniture which has rough unfinished edges. It gives the filling of a crafted, rural house.