Tóth Project Építésziroda Kft.

Holiday Cottage

Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky

HOLIDAY COTTAGE

Tóth Project Architect Office

LOCATION
Kapuvár, Hungary

CATEGORY
Houses

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
László Tóth, László Papp, Frigyes Schalling

AREA
50.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR
2013

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tamás Bujnovszky

It is always a big challenge to design a house of the lake-shore. We wanted to create something special, something unique.

Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky
Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky

The location itself is idyllic, when we are there, we feel a special atmosphere. Being closed from the noise of the city, closed from the external world it is the island of quiet.

We imagined a house which is an organic part of its environment, soundly communicating with it.

Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky
Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky

It has a simple form, ground-plan, materials. Indeed, the building is a matchbox standing on one side of it which is pierced through in the middle.

Simpleness appears not only in the form of the building but also in the moderate application of the restricted assortment of the natural and artificial materials. The whole building is made of larch, free from any useless decoration.

Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky
Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky

In addition to the metal sheet roofing and the large glass surface only a horizontal, gradually fuming plank covering, as well as at the storage part a split stack of wood of small texture can be seen.

Because of lifting out from the surrounding gravel layer it produces a floating effect. The ground-plan layout is characterized by transparency and fineness. It consists of two main units: one of them is a central room for living and dining functions together with a shower-toilet unit. 

Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky
Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky

The other one is the terrace open in two directions but roofed, together with a storage room beside. The central space has a full glass surface in the direction of the lake; the other internal surfaces are covered with panelled wood covering which hides the storages and the kitchen as well.

The building is protected from warming up by means of outer fabric roller-blinds, when they are rolled down the building has another life in operation and in its appearance as well: in such cases the terrace is totally protected so it is an individual outdoor living-room. 

The sitting-meditating place beside the fireplace serves also as a wind-protecting wall.

Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky
Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky

The large landing stage, appearing in almost a steel grey colour, together with the rusty plate buttress behind radiates a special calmness.


Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky
Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky
Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky
Holiday Cottage
© Tamás Bujnovszky


Holiday Cottage
Elevation
Holiday Cottage
Elevation
Holiday Cottage
Elevation


Holiday Cottage
Ground Floor Plan

Tóth Project Építésziroda Kft.
M +36 20 9454539
Tóth Project Építésziroda Kft.
Kapuvár, Esterházy Pál stny. 1, 9330 Hungary