Dune evokes futuristic imagery, though it harkens back to the minimalism that the Polish studio has used for years. From the perspective of the river, the building appears to be a monolith. The balance and completeness of the space are also achieved through the materials used: white plasters and stone quartz sinter.
The house captures light while providing shelter from the burning sun, allowing residents to be indoors and outdoors without barriers or separations. The design ensures the intimacy of the house’s inhabitants while being open and free from functional architecture – a common approach and a feature of Przemek Olczyk’s projects.
Looking at the house from the river side, the architect placed the bedrooms in the right part; in the middle there is a living room with kitchen and on the left a recreation room. Also noteworthy is a glazed rectangular box placed on the roof of a one-story sprawling body. Like a periscope, it allows to look over the crowns of the surrounding trees. The house has two swimming pools, including an indoor pool and two helipads, a 300-meter running track and a mobile platform that allows free communication with the base of the hill. Many elements of the house are automated, which, combined with innovative technological solutions, directly affects the comfort of the home.
Project name: Dune House
Architect: Mobius Architekci – https://mobius.pl/
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Area: 1,500 ft²
Year: 2022
Photographer: Paweł Ulatowski – http://pawelulatowski.pl/
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