Over the past year, many have been created in Russiaunique buildings for the private segment. The best of them were nominated for the Archiwood award, and we chose the coolest ones that can surprise both externally and internally. Archiwood is an annual all-Russian award for the best architectural objects made of wood. They can be either houses or individual compositions - in decoration, among the design of the urban environment or public buildings. Every year, the organizers of the award review hundreds of objects, and the jury, which includes the editor-in-chief of etk-fashion.com Oksana Kashchenko, selects only the most unusual and advanced. Our portal, by the way, is also an information partner of the award. That is why we had the opportunity to review all the projects and select the ten most interesting ones for the rating of the best. Once again, we draw your attention to the fact that in this article the rating of houses was put by the editors of roomble.com with a focus on the circle of our readers. You can find out the results of the jury's voting and the names of the winners on the official website of the award www.archiwood.ru. 10th place — House on the Planet — This building with a total area of 115 square meters is located in the DNT Planet, Novosibirsk. The following people worked on the construction: Danila Khazov, Anton Semenov, Viktor Sedelnikov, Yuri Mandrikyan and Vitaly Ivanov. The main idea of the project was to create an open space filled with light and warmth. A metal frame, profiled timber, and rail fastenings for the mobility of the walls were used for the construction. The height of the living room ceiling is more than six meters, so the idea was a success.
9th place - Leisure pavilion Zarechye settlementis located in a pine forest, which is reflected in the style of local cottages. The neoclassical leisure pavilion, striving to surpass the surroundings, stretches upwards, and the details of its facade echo the crowns of trees, hiding it among them. The total area of 177 square meters suggests the presence of two blocks - directly leisure and sleeping. The house was worked on by employees of the architectural bureau Manipulazione Internazionale Mikhail Skvortsov, Alexey Klinskikh, Oleg Zhukov, Oleg Poddubny and Tamara Goguadze.
8th place - House with a mezzanine And again pinepine forest, but the shape of the house was chosen in a more classical way. The design bureau "NLO" of Dmitry Mikheikin used an archaic symmetrical form for construction, with a tower roof, which is obligatory for 19th century buildings. The usable area of this house with a mezzanine is 257 square meters.
7th place - Hampton House ArchitectureRoman Leonidov's workshop surprised the public with a house in which, when looking from the outside, you don't expect to see interiors from the 60s inside. The main entrance is not in the center, which has a positive effect on the feeling of coziness in the living room. This building is located in the Moscow region.
6th place - Bathhouse with a residential floor Project fromarchitectural bureau FDstudio clearly demonstrates that even a bathhouse can become a residential building. It was built using timber frame construction technology, attracts with its appearance and the combination of two purposes at once. Wooden half-timbering and natural stone only emphasize the closeness to nature. Location - Sof'ino village, Naro-Fominsky district. Architect - Sergey Timofeev.
5th place - Country house on Dmitrovskoe highwayIn the village of "Stella" architects Sergey Barabadze and Gulya Akhmetshina created a monumental building, in which wood is not just the main material, but the dominant feature. The huge living room with a second light attracts with its simplicity, but at the same time with the charm of an estate for a count who is fond of hunting. Soft sofas, a stone fireplace and trophies on the walls are present. Photos - Evgeny Luchin.
4th place - Pilot Triangular facade at onceattracts attention, but there is much more to see besides it. The roof is designed in such a way that from the other side the house looks much more standard. In the attic there are bedrooms, downstairs there is a living room, the total area is 140 square meters. You can go to Konakovo (Tver region) to admire the building in person. The first project of the Meta House company.
3rd place - Parallel house ArchitecturalRoman Leonidov's workshop decided to play with shapes and volumes in this project to create a unique structure. The spaces interact with each other, the surfaces flow and merge, without interfering with the coziness of the interior layout. This house is also located near Moscow.
2nd place - Ecological settlement "Day"Gilbert" This translates as "Swedish dachas". Sergey Malakhov, Kirill Nikonov and Dmitry Makarenko are creating an entire settlement in which economical wooden houses face the river bank. They resemble ships all year round, but especially in the spring. The buildings are designed in such a way that when the river overflows its banks, it becomes possible to sail up to them by boat. The office in the form of a captain's bridge completes the similarity with the theme of navigation. And nature is always nearby.
1st place - Guest House First place in ourThe project by Fas(t) studio, which also won this year's Archiwood award, took a unique rating. Located in the Moscow region and created by architects Alexander Ryabsky, Ksenia Kharitonova, Kirill Kozlov, Grigory Suzdalev and Yana Tikhonenko, this house looks stylish, despite the fact that the main color of the building is black. A large number of windows, an abundance of wood, a platform with consoles and perpendicular volumes were highly appreciated by the jury, which recognized the combination of non-standard methods as a successful and cool solution.
10 Coolest Wooden Houses of 2016 – etk-fashion.com
