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Courtyard House

Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki

COURTYARD HOUSE

INOSTUDIO

ARCHITECTS
INOSTUDIO

MANUFACTURERS
RHEINZINK, REHAU, Eurocolor, Nuxx

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Zbigniew Gieczak, Magdalena Gierczak

AREA
280 m²

INTERIORS
Ajot pracownia projektowa

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Gliwice, Poland

YEAR
2016

Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki

Text description provided by architect.

The plot is located close to the forest but also among dense single family housing. The location of the plot and the view for the forest have given us a direction for shaping the building. We have chosen a rather spacious building with the inside courtyard.

Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki

The ground floor is cut off from the neighbors by the lack of windows in the side walls. However, it is open to the garden and the courtyard.

On the first floor, by taking a piece of the roof and creating two terraces, there is a view to the forest and Gliwice Radio Tower the tallest wooden structure in Europe.

Local planners determined a roof geometry: pitched, symmetrical roof, perpendicular or parallel to the road. The building is compact, simple and minimalistic.

Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki

It gives the impression of being inaccessible due to the small number of windows on the ground floor and lack of roof windows.

The inside of the house is varied in height and shaped according to the function. It has a dark outside shell and white cutouts.

Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki

There is a lot of light in the building, but it is not overexposed because there is plenty of reflected light: an interior well in the form of a courtyard, windows in the terrace and skylights.

Courtyard and terraces on the upper floor are intimate outdoor spaces inside the shell building. Courtyard gives the opportunity to keep an eye on nature and on atmospheric conditions.

Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki

Thanks to it nature has been introduced into the home. Thanks to the courtyard sunlight and terraces in the roof, we have obtained an unusual space and an interesting natural light effect.

There is no need for additional windows in the side walls and roof windows. The terraces on the upper floor are partially sheltered by a roof so that the neighbors can not see anybody there but one can see the surrounding.

Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki

There is a direct entrance from each of the two bedrooms to the terraces. Inside, there is simple, white design and the limited amount of materials, because we wanted the courtyard to be the most important element.

The building has minimalistic details: hidden gutters, no long eaves, no chimneys, simple roof shape, no bay windows, no scattered elements, no roof windows. All these interventions help to achieve its energy efficiency.

Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki


Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki


Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki


Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki
Courtyard House
© Marcin Grabowiecki


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View Scheme
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Height and Light Schemes
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Void Scheme
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Opening Scheme


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Section A-A
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Section 1-1
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Section 2-2


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Front Elevation
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Rear Elevation
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Side Elevation


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Illumination and Contact


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Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Site Plan

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