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OSLW House

OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov

OSLW House

Replus Bureau

ARCHITECTS
Replus Bureau

PROGRAM / USE / BUILDING FUNCTION
Residential

MANUFACTURERS
Andreu World, Focus, Vibia, Artemide, Doxis, Deltalight, Flos, Seves Glass Glock, Seves Glass Glock,
Tooy, The Artceram, The Artceram, Tres, Wever & Ducre

INTERIOR DESIGNER
Marta Yavna

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Aleksandr Suvorov

LEAD ARCHITECT
Dmytro Sorokevych

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Replus Bureau, Igor Vintonyak

ARCHITECTS
Vasylyna Harbar, Serhii Shtohun, Mykhailo Chyzhovskyy, Marta Yavna

CUSTOM WOODWORKING
Black & Wood Workshop

TEXTILE
FireFly Creative Tailor Studio

LIGHTS
Urhomelab

PHOTOGRAPHS
Andriy Bezuglov

AREA
220 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Leópolis, Ukraine

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This is a suburban two-story house in a forest area near the city. Location is its key feature.

OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov

You can't see the road, there's no noise, there's a forest around, big pine trees, and nearby there's an old picturesque recreation center with the forest lake that everyone knows under the name "Lviv’s Switzerland".

This prompted us to get inspired by the Swiss approach. The focus was on the fact that this is a house for vacations without refined aesthetics, which does not involve permanent residence.

The site's shape is inconvenient, the relief is complex, and there are many trees.

OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov

The main goal was to successfully integrate the architecture into the natural environment and preserve the surrounding vegetation.

We expanded the old one-story cottage into a two-story house with an additional basement level. There are two bedrooms upstairs.

The main space on the first floor includes a rest area, a kitchen, and a terrace. In the basement, there is a guest room and a boiler room.

OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov

There are many details: stairs, built-in windows, shadow seams, smart home technologies, natural stone, burnt wood, and paths.

The highlight is a large gazebo that opens onto the main lawn. There is also a swimming pool, a parking area with two entrances, and a vegetable garden with raised beds.

OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov

Replus Bureau implemented the entire complex of works with full-cycle project management, various specialist consultations, selection of contractors, tenders, construction supervising, etc.

We preserved the spirit of the place by using all local materials and solutions: concrete, cement, crushed stone, local stone from the village of Demnya, recycled tiles from old houses of the Austrian period on the fences, Ukrainian metal, wood, facade lined with Carpathian larch, pine pergolas, Ukrainian oak floor, oak veneer furniture, Ukrainian pine windows.

OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov

The facade and roof are sheathed with burnt boards. The paths, at first glance, are simple. However, in reality, all concrete slabs are custom. They have built-in lighting, drainage, etc.

The pool is covered by a removable terrace, and the house is closed by shutters.

Everything is thought out so that it closes like a box. This allows, in particular, to reduce heat loss.

OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov

The interior is minimalistic and monochrome. The countertop in the kitchen is custom-made from local stone. This is the author's technology of the master.

The bathroom has a stone wall with glass blocks from the local factory. The washbasin performs the function of a towel dryer. 

We made a custom stainless steel sink with a stand and mirror, and the entire structure is heated.

OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov

The most outstanding achievement is the metal stairwell. It was possible to make it extremely elegant due to the skinny rod.

Both children and older parents of the customer say that they are ultra comfortable and pleasant to go down and up.

OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov

The round solid, frameless window with a three-layer triplex is the largest possible size. The soul of this house is in complex knots. This project reflects well the philosophy of Replus Bureau.


OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov
OSLW House
© Andriy Bezuglov


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