Today we will show you a completely unique notnot only for Russia, but also for the whole world, a house. After all, it is built entirely of glass, despite the fact that its architecture is traditional - half-timbered. Unique engineering technologies are also used here. Today we decided to tell you about the only all-glass house in Russia, made using a unique technology. Karen Manko, architect Graduated from the Voronezh Civil Engineering Institute. Worked at VGSPI, ASCLMK, Architectural and Construction Center of Light Metal Structures as a chief architect of projects, after which he took up private practice - designing estates, private residences, public facilities. karenman.ru
— The structure of this house isclassic half-timbered house. However, the desire to create two completely glass facades opening the interior space of the house to the edge of the forest did not allow us to use the blind areas typical of half-timbered houses. In our project, their role is played by double-glazed windows. That is, the glazing became a structural element and a stiffening rib, and not just an enclosing structure. It is worth noting that glazing is usually not a structural element. Here it performs two functions - structural and enclosing. The glazing project was carried out in individual work with Russian and German engineers.
There are two people living in this house - a man and a woman.And since their estate already has several residential buildings, in this project we were not burdened with the implementation of the main functions of a country house. The owners wanted to make this house a kind of diamond, a free space, a kind of reflection of their own images.
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The space of the house is divided into two levels:the first floor is the women's area, the second is the men's. On the building's ties there is a bridge where these two meet. This is a kind of "Bridge of Love" along which you can cross to the sunset zone, admire nature and go to your floors to meet again later. A huge fireplace pierces this bridge as a symbol of the fire of love. Here, of course, there is a philosophical subtext - after all, life is constant meetings and partings.
The whole house is built on the interaction of openspaces - personal and common. The entire interior volume of the building is filled with air and light. This was achieved to the greatest extent thanks to the huge skylights (glass roof), the area of which is 80 square meters.
The color scheme itself is implemented quite simply - white panels, black timber and a few bright elements of furniture and lighting in red.
Natural lighting is given priority in this project.one of the leading roles. Its main essence was to realize the thermal properties to the maximum. That is, to let the sun in so that the building would not overheat and would be constantly filled with light. Many accompanying facts, such as the shadow from the edge of the forest, the movement of the sun and the presence of a skylight, could contribute to the overheating of the building, turning the house into a large greenhouse.
However, this is not the only problem that had to be solved. In this project, we identified three main functions of lighting - thermal, diffuse and the function of maximizing daylight hours.
Artificial lighting elements have also becomepart of the sculptural component of the essentially ascetic interior. The ceiling chandeliers, which are 2.5 meters in size, practically hold the space. There are also airport-level wave lamps.
The lighting solution was originally conceived ascomplementary and drawing. This is expressed in the following way: artificial lighting is implemented not only in the interior, but also in the exterior, which allowed to visually highlight the graphics of the facades. That is, the lines of the cornices, reflected in various elements, solved the Suprematist picture of the facades themselves. The external concrete pylons, already separated from the walls, "torn away" even more due to the lighting.
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One of the functions of artificial lighting wasin the need to provide heating for vertical water drains. Metal halide provided powerful infrared radiation, which dried out the cornices and they were always dry. Also, part of the artificial lighting illuminates the tree crowns behind the house. Thus, when the lighting inside the house is turned off, the illumination of the forest allows you to see it through the house. Of course, the viewer must be outside at this time, ideally walking along specially provided transport routes.
The transparent optical effect of the façade was also emphasized by artificial lighting.
Most of the interior fillingdesigned according to the author's sketches. The first of such objects, which is worth mentioning, is the staircase. It is a very painstaking and unique engineering work with a large number of experimental moves. Structurally, the staircase consists of console independent glass steps with uniform LED backlighting, which has a shade range of 6,000,000 colors, all control is carried out by means of a remote control.
The elements of the staircase railing are alsopart of the bridge structure. This staircase is essentially a sculptural object, a lighting element and the only coloristic light-dynamic object in the interior, because everything else is monochrome. It creates a chromotherapeutic effect, while remaining a light and color design sculpture.
The second significant object, which is the staircase,in fact, it flows over — this is the glass bridge itself, part of the structure of which became the fencing of the second light and the sunset zone. The slopes of the fencing of this bridge do not correspond to the slope of the roof. We were looking for the right angle based on the desire to create light-optical elements of reflection of the skylight, design details of the chandelier and significant art objects. The starting point was the main plot-important locations on the bridge. In simple terms, we wanted to create a refraction of light and a whole palette of reflections that can only be seen from certain points of the bridge.
Another important object designed withzero, is located in the sunset zone, plays the role of a sculpture and a functional object - this is the so-called waterfall bar, also known as a humidifier. In this 13-meter structure, water falls from above, flows under the table, works like a waterfall along the footrests, and then returns to the accumulator and goes in a circle again. The plane of the structure itself is implemented in the stealth style with chopped matte-mirror panels. The slope of the structure allows the water to evaporate and thus humidify the room. There is also space for bottles here. During evaporation, the zone cools down, creating a natural refrigerator for wine, which is always at a temperature of 16 degrees.
A sixteen-meter fireplace in partnership withFocus was also manufactured individually. All double-glazed windows and the heating system were manufactured according to the author's design. In this house it was not possible to use standard methods of organizing heating. It was necessary to integrate the entire engineering system.
A customized system was also developedventilation. It is carried out through the door and through automated upper vents, which are automatically folded back. Thanks to this system, the need for air conditioning is reduced to zero. This development took into account the movement of the sun, the location of the glazing, as well as the breeze from the forest area.
This house has two kitchens: a technical one, where a hired worker works, and a spherical creation from the Sheer company.
Sheer allows you to cater eventsfor 15-20 people. The layout of this kitchen is connected with the veranda space and the barbecue area, that is, it is a single space where you can hold festive events.
The living room is an atriuma space that is also connected to the kitchen, the multimedia area and the open hallway. The dining table by EMMA Mobile is reminiscent of a black glossy salmon, whose belly seems to rip open when the chairs are pulled out.
In the women's area, the bedroom exists as a single unitspace with a bathroom and an office. There is also an exit to the veranda, where under the individually designed ceilings surrounded by trees there is a hydromassage bath, which can be safely used even in winter.
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The internal bathroom area is separated from the sleeping area by an airy screen from Zanotta.
In the men's office we installed a desk withconveyor belt, made in the early 20th century. The TV stand from Reflex rotates and can work in two directions - towards the office and the bedroom. The bed from EMMA Mobile was originally a single bed, but together with the company's designers we designed a double version.
The men's bedroom also combines severalspaces — the bedroom itself, an office, a multimedia area, a fireplace area and a bathroom. The German Hoesch bathtub itself was presented at the exhibition as a prototype and we developed it into a fully functional object. Hoesch is a huge glass cube with a chaise longue inside. It also has a built-in hydromassage system, and water flows from a “floor lamp”. The sink, like all the plumbing elements in this bathroom, is also glass. The purpose of this solution is quite obvious — we tried to create the maximum number of refractions and reflections that work in both natural and artificial light.
