Kropka Studio

City House

City House
© Maciej Lulko

City House

Klub architekci, Kropka Studio

LOCATION
Kraków , Poland

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
330 m²

YEAR
2022

MANUFACTURERS
Aluprof, Baier

PHOTOGRAPHS
Maciej Lulko

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Gosia Łapaj, Kuba Kowalczyk

“City house” is situated on the outskirts of Kraków, in the dense single-family houses neighborhood, with a great view over the hilly landscape of the Bielańsko – Tyniecki Landscape Park.

City House
© Maciej Lulko
City House
© Maciej Lulko

The investor asked for a modern house that would provide both privacy ( taking into consideration both the actual and future development of the area ) and an airy layout for the young family.

The volume consists of three stories. The underground part with a 2-car garage and technical rooms, the ground floor with a day zone, and the first floor with a sleeping zone.

City House
© Maciej Lulko
City House
© Maciej Lulko

The -1 level is finished with architectural concrete. The walls of this part continue as retaining walls outside the building giving support to the main, wooden, rectangular volume.

It is a slightly overhanging garage ramp and floats over the rocky slope.

City House
© Maciej Lulko
City House
© Maciej Lulko
City House
© Maciej Lulko

The facade of this part is made of wooden battens in an openwork, vertical arrangement which regulates privacy and hides the main entrance walkway.

The upper level has a compact plan with three bedrooms ( including the master bedroom) and a small terrace.

The building is topped with a gabled roof covered with dark-grey ceramic tiles.

City House
© Maciej Lulko
City House
© Maciej Lulko
City House
© Maciej Lulko

The heart of the house is the terrace, which is an integral part of the day zone and is treated as a continuation of the living room.

Full-height sliding windows on both walls of the L-shaped plan open to connect the living room and dining/ cooking space with the semi-open space of the terrace.

From the south side, the terrace is separated by an openwork, folding wall. From the west side, it is framed by a steel lattice covered with wood.

City House
© Maciej Lulko


City House
© Maciej Lulko
City House
© Maciej Lulko
City House
© Maciej Lulko


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First Floor Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
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Site Plan
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