(non)Ordinary House
Pomeranian development of 2019 and 2020. Designed for a Polish family living permanently in Belgium, the house is used by the Investors as a base for trips to Poland when they visit relatives.
The presented form of the house, that is, with a thatched roof and a tan board on the facade, fits seamlessly into the rural landscape, or a contemporary recreational plot. It is a kind of fusion of modernity and tradition. A compromise between “yesterday” and “tomorrow.” All right, but you may ask, then what is so (non)Ordinary about this house? If you slightly close your eyes and look more with your eyes, you will see a white light frame that is fused to one, of the gable elevations. It constitutes a kind of skeleton (although I prefer the word CADR), which we can fill in in any way we like, giving the desired character to the whole body of the building.
Thus, if we fill our white frame, for example, with white smooth plaster instead of tan board, and give an anthracite seamed sheet to the roof instead of thatch, we will find that our building has turned into a very modern and minimalist city house. However, if we want to find a kind of balance, we can finish the roof of the house with tiles, and the walls with tile imitating brick….
The number of combinations is unlimited. That’s the (non)Ordinariness of this house, which is actually very ORDINARY in its simple form. If I add to this that it has an area of 100-120 sqm, it turns out that the house will be perfect for both year-round and recreational use. In conclusion, it is the versatility that makes the presented house Ordinary and (non)Ordinary at the same time.
Project Details:
Name of the project: (non)Ordinary House
Investor: Private
Designer: Grzegorz Kłoda
Area: 120 m2
Completion: 2020 r.
Visualizations: Weronika Szalbirak
