Over the past year, manyunique buildings for the private segment. The best of them were nominated for the "Archwood" award, and we chose the coolest, which can surprise both externally and from the inside. "Archwood" is the annual all-Russian award for the best architectural objects made of wood. They can be both houses and 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 Kashenko, 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 view all projects and select the top ten most interesting for the rating of the best. Once again, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that in this article, the rating of houses was put down by the editors of roomble.com with a reference to 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", the city of Novosibirsk. Worked on the construction: Danila Khazov, Anton Semyonov, Viktor Sedelnikov, Yuri Mandrikyan and Vitaly Ivanov. The main idea of the project was the desire to create an open space filled with light and warmth. For construction, a metal frame, profiled timber was used, and rail fasteners were used for the mobility of the walls. The ceiling height of the living room is more than six meters, so the idea was a success. 
9th place - Leisure pavilion Settlement Zarechyeis located in a pine forest, which is reflected in the style of local cottages. The neoclassical leisure pavilion, striving to surpass its surroundings, stretches upward, and the details of its facade echo with the crowns of trees, hiding it among them. The total area of 177 square meters assumes the presence of two blocks - directly leisure and sleeping. Employees of the architectural bureau Manipulazione Internazionale Mikhail Skvortsov, Alexey Klinskikh, Oleg Zhukov Oleg Poddubny and Tamara Goguadze worked on the house. 
8th place - House with a mezzanine And again a pine forest,but the shape of the house is chosen in a more classical way. The UFO design bureau of Dmitry Mikheikin used an archaic symmetrical shape for the construction, with a terem roof, which is obligatory for buildings of the 19th century. The usable area of this house with a mezzanine is 257 square meters. 
7th place - Hampton House Architectural WorkshopRoman Leonidova surprised the public with a house in which, when you look from the outside, you do not expect to see the interiors of the 60s inside. The main entrance is located off-center, which has a positive effect on the feeling of comfort 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 the technology of timber frame construction, it attracts with its appearance and the combination of two purposes at once. Wooden half-timbered houses and natural stone only emphasize the closeness to nature. Location - the village of Sof'ino, Naro-Fominsk district. Architect - Sergey Timofeev. 
5th place - Country house on Dmitrovskoe highway BIn the village of Stella, architects Sergei Barabadze and Gulya Akhmetshina created a monumental building, in which wood is not just the main material, but a forming dominant. A huge living room with a second light attracts with 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 immediatelyattracts attention, but apart from it there is something to see. The roof is designed in such a way that on the other hand the house looks much more standard. In the attic - bedrooms, downstairs - living room, total area - 140 square meters. You can go to Konakovo (Tver region) to admire the building live. The first project of the Meta House company. 
3rd place - Parallel house Architectural workshopIn this project, Romana Leonidova decided to play with shapes and volumes in order to get a unique structure. Spaces interact with each other, surfaces flow and merge, without interfering in the least with the comfort of the interior layout. This house is also located not far from Moscow. 
2nd place - Ecological Settlement "Day Gilbert"This translates as "Swedish cottages". Sergey Malakhov, Kirill Nikonov and Dmitry Makarenko are creating a whole settlement in which economical wooden houses face the river bank. They resemble ships all year round, but especially in spring. The buildings are designed in such a way that when the river overflows the banks, it becomes possible to reach 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 close by. 
1st place - Guest House First place in ourA kind of rating was taken by the project of the Fas (t) studio, which won the Archwood award this year. Located in the Moscow region and designed 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. 
The 10 steepest wooden houses of 2016 - etk-fashion.com
