Do you like to relax with friends in the great outdoors?company, but your country house cannot accommodate everyone? Architects can easily help you solve this problem! Today you will witness a wonderful transformation of a house on the banks of the Volga River, which can accommodate up to 30 people! Customer requirements sometimes present a real challenge for architects. And now: a family of entrepreneurs (young parents with a daughter) turned to the architectural bureau of Lena Gordina with a request to transform a five-walled log house into a country abode for active recreation with a large group of friends of 30 people. How did the craftsmen cope with this difficult task? Take a look - and see for yourself. Lena Gordina The architectural bureau of Lena Gordina has been specializing in the creation of private and public interiors, designing houses in Moscow and beyond for over 15 years. Elena's firm also has successful experience working with foreign projects (in Germany, Greece). The credo of the bureau of Lena Gordina: progressive architecture, modern design. lenagordina.ru It should be said that initially the house was a five-walled log house, surrounded on all sides by extensions. The architects decided to demolish these extensions to the ground and expand the building, making its contours almost rectangular. All this contributed to increasing the energy efficiency of the house.
One of the customer's wishes wasto place a large table on the summer terrace as close to the kitchen as possible - for the convenience of serving guests. There was also a request to leave the oven near the kitchen, so that it would be convenient to bake bread.
The lighting in the house is the most technologically advanced -based on LEDs. However, the rooms also have a lot of natural light, and on the second floor there is additional lighting thanks to the balcony, which is located directly above the living room on the first floor.
The orientation of the house is carefully thought outrooms and windows in relation to the sun, taking into account the change in its height above the horizon at different times of the year. Consequently, all public areas and the bedroom face south. The flat roof smoothly turns into a deep slope and, thanks to the aerodynamic shape of the roof, can withstand strong gusts of wind and loads from snow masses.
Energy efficiency is achieved through:
- Small (compact) area of the external surface of the building;
- Aerodynamic form of the building;
- Orientation of the main premises to the south;
- Use of special materials for load-bearing enclosures;
- low thermal conductivity of the building;
- Use of environmentally friendly finishing materials;
- LED artificial lighting;
- Integrated elements of the "smart house" system, regulating artificial lighting and shading depending on the time of day;
- Timers to save energy.
The project budget is $150,000.
