How to make 1 650 from 500 square meters: an example from the Moscow region

Today we are talking about a new workshop projectza bor: reconstruction of a typical country house. Read more about how the architects increased the area threefold and designed a real modern mansion with 62 rooms in this article The client approached the za bor bureau with a ready-made house - a "box" with an area of 500 sq. m. During the discussion, it quickly became clear that this was not enough to satisfy all the wishes of the owner, and in principle, he wanted something completely different. Arseniy Borisenko and Petr Zaytsev got to work and turned a typical private house into a work of architectural art with an area of 1,650 square meters. Arseniy Borisenko and Petr Zaytsev, architects of the za bor bureau The za bor architectural bureau was founded in 2003 by Arseniy Borisenko and Petr Zaytsev. Both were born and raised in Moscow, studied at the Moscow Architectural Institute. While still in college, they began to work on private projects, and later worked in several architectural studios. Over the years of the bureau's existence, dozens of projects have been implemented, including apartments, private houses, a cottage village and many offices. Among the clients are large businessmen and industrialists, the companies Castrol BP, Badoo, Inter RAO UES, the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, etc. www.zabor.net This project was a large-scale reconstruction of a standard house: the architects increased the area almost three times and added new volumes and expressive geometry to the building. The new parts are finished with light ceramic tiles, while for the "old" they chose a contrasting finish of larch plank.The reconstruction has fundamentally changed not onlythe appearance of the house, but also its functionality. The new part is a monolithic frame filled with foam blocks and bricks. In the center, a single space about 16 meters high is organized, penetrating all three floors and covered from above by a large skylight with an area of about 25 sq. m. The non-trivial design of the house requiredarchitects of non-trivial engineering solutions. Thus, for this project, a special system of drains and water drainage was developed, distributing them not outside, but inside the building - in special cavities. Also, non-standard window openings required special attention: a rotary laser was used to mark the axis of the glass units.As for the layout of the house, in generalIt houses 62 rooms, including a cinema, a swimming pool, offices, a separate wardrobe for winter clothes, a salt "cave", a library, children's rooms, including a room for infants, a winter garden, guest bedrooms and bathrooms, a playroom and other rooms for any kind of leisure for the owner and guests. There are also open spaces: for example, a terrace on the second floor and a "courtyard" underneath it, which it closes off from the weather. The kitchen, living room and dining room are combined into oneopen space. Its layout is standard for large rooms, it also includes a fireplace area with comfortable chairs and a small bar area. Arseniy Borisenko and Petr Zaitsev, architects:— Our experience shows that it is often much more pleasant to receive friends in a less formal setting than a traditional banquet. In addition, many modern people like to work at such counters. The entire space of the kitchen-living room-dining roomThe design is done in calm colors, the furniture is selected to match. The architects justify this color scheme by the fact that even if the house is very impressive, a person in it should first of all relax, which means the interior should be visually pleasant and, most importantly, calm. This one was no exception: the furnishings turned out to be very clean, simple and mostly in a neutral color scheme. It is worth noting that the interior is not devoid oflocal bright accents, such as, for example, these white and green chairs on the second floor. Against the general neutral background, such color spots look very fresh and at the same time appropriate. The master bedroom is kept as simple as possible.and functional, with a set of the most necessary furniture. Such a minimalist environment is explained by the fact that the owner will presumably not spend too much time in it - mostly just sleeping. The color scheme continues the general philosophy of the house: light and calm, it sets the mood for rest and helps to relax.Arseniy Borisenko and Petr Zaitsev, architects —The customer had many wishes and requests. In this project, we tried to create a variety of zones in the house - this is probably the most diverse house we have designed. In total, it has more than 60 rooms, including an office with a winter garden, a refrigerator for clothes, a salt "cave" and others.The following were used in this interior: