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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING A

CLIENT
private

LOCATION
Stenjevec, Zagreb

YEAR
2012-2013

GROSS FLOOR AREA
400.00 m2

The clients (three families) in this project for construction of a residential building in the Padine Street in Zagreb set forth some very specific requirements to the architect, both with regard to the house functionality and design. The design process itself started in the manner that each of the three families stated their personal desires and needs regarding the plan view and functionality of each of the tree apartments. The size of the lot, as well as the regional development plan, determined the maximum floor area and the position of the building on the lot while the rooms’ orientation and the location of the pedestrian entrance and the staircase were determined by the position of the lot with regard to the Padine Street.

The house has been conceived to have three apartments, one on each floor. In the design process, we approached each apartment and each floor in an individual manner in order to meet the requirements and wishes of each family, as if we were designing a family house. That kind of thinking resulted in the design itself which reflected the concept of a family house and not just an apartment building.

All apartments have been conceived in the manner that the living zone stretches along the south facade, while the sleeping zone is north and east-oriented. A green plot of land belongs to the ground floor apartment, which raises its quality of life to that of a family house. In that manner, we have recognized and re-defined the valuable garden area, and the living zone of the apartment is fully oriented to it. The window walls of the living zone can be completely opened thus providing quality communication with the outdoors. The 1st floor apartment is recessed along its south facade with respect to the rest of the house, and in such a way we have created a green roof enabling its tenants close contact with the natural green environment. The attic apartment is somewhat smaller in size which is compensated with a large terrace whose edges have been softened with plantings.

In the exterior design, the emphasis is on the contrast between the smooth, white facade and the recessed parts in dark grey colour which emphasize the facade dynamics and can be perceived as a lack of volume. Randomly laid steel pillars which “support” parts of cantilevered protrusions provide an additional emphasis to the facade. The attic has been designed by using a low, single pitched tin roof with protruding eaves.

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING A

CLIENT
private

LOCATION
Stenjevec, Zagreb

YEAR
2012-2013

GROSS FLOOR AREA
400.00 m2

The clients (three families) in this project for construction of a residential building in the Padine Street in Zagreb set forth some very specific requirements to the architect, both with regard to the house functionality and design. The design process itself started in the manner that each of the three families stated their personal desires and needs regarding the plan view and functionality of each of the tree apartments. The size of the lot, as well as the regional development plan, determined the maximum floor area and the position of the building on the lot while the rooms’ orientation and the location of the pedestrian entrance and the staircase were determined by the position of the lot with regard to the Padine Street.

The house has been conceived to have three apartments, one on each floor. In the design process, we approached each apartment and each floor in an individual manner in order to meet the requirements and wishes of each family, as if we were designing a family house. That kind of thinking resulted in the design itself which reflected the concept of a family house and not just an apartment building.

All apartments have been conceived in the manner that the living zone stretches along the south facade, while the sleeping zone is north and east-oriented. A green plot of land belongs to the ground floor apartment, which raises its quality of life to that of a family house. In that manner, we have recognized and re-defined the valuable garden area, and the living zone of the apartment is fully oriented to it. The window walls of the living zone can be completely opened thus providing quality communication with the outdoors. The 1st floor apartment is recessed along its south facade with respect to the rest of the house, and in such a way we have created a green roof enabling its tenants close contact with the natural green environment. The attic apartment is somewhat smaller in size which is compensated with a large terrace whose edges have been softened with plantings.

In the exterior design, the emphasis is on the contrast between the smooth, white facade and the recessed parts in dark grey colour which emphasize the facade dynamics and can be perceived as a lack of volume. Randomly laid steel pillars which “support” parts of cantilevered protrusions provide an additional emphasis to the facade. The attic has been designed by using a low, single pitched tin roof with protruding eaves.