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By the Way House in Central Poland
Contemporary Real Estate Development, Poland design by KWK Promes Architects
post updated 24 March 2024
Design: KWK Promes
Location: Central Poland
By the Way House
photo © Jarosêaw Syrek
29 Jul 2018
By the Way House
The investor had his own vision of the interior arrangement with the living area on the first floor. Additionally, he wanted to place a house in the middle of the plot, far away from the river, where a marina was supposed to be.
KWK Promes decided to wrap functions arranged by the client and connect: entry, house and marina. It brought us to the idea of the ribbon, which was stretched across the entire area. First, from the entry as a road, then twisted and shaping ceilings and walls of the house, wrapping the interior. Next, the ribbon was unrolled as a pier connecting the raised living room with the garden level. Then wriggling – the ribbon ran towards the river. So the road pierced the house. The garage with a glass wall interfered the living space.
photos © Jarosêaw Syrek
Polish architect Robert Konieczny of KWK promes presents his latest residence, the ‘by the way house.’ the house is situated on an isolated swath of land overlooking the river. access from the road above and the pier below called for a prominent driveway that negotiates the topography. Konieczny uses this driveway as a tectonic element which peels up from the land and wraps the building, making up the ceiling, roof and walls.
photos © Olo Studio
When KWK promes began the project in 2008, Konieczny’s client insisted that the house have the exact organization of his current apartment. Although Konieczny suggested it could be done better, the client was not willing to take the risk. ‘It got worse.’ The designer explains, ‘he showed me a catalogue with some terrible examples of architecture saying that his house should look like this.’ After some debate the client was unmoved: ‘Robert, I want you to do it and make it look like this.’
photos © Olo Studio
The volume is wrapped by this membrane in one direction — visually closing off the interior from either side while offering sweeping views toward the river. The imbricated ribbon lends to a ‘fifth facade’ as when viewed from above at the top of the hill. When viewed from the ground level, one can see the material distinction between the wrapping membrane made of light concrete and the interior walls of wood.
The view outward toward the river is obstructed on the ground level due to the orchard on the site. Once the viewer ascends the gradual ramp which peels up to the first floor, the view becomes clear and unobstructed.
photos © Jarosêaw Syrek
Contemporary Residence in Central Poland – Property Information
Location: Central Poland
Author: Robert Konieczny – KWK Promes, Robert Konieczny
Collaboration: Katarzyna Furgalińska, Izabela Kaczmarczyk, Dorota Żurek, Piotr Tokarski, Magdalena Adamczak, Aleksandra Stolecka
Interior design: Robert Konieczny – KWK Promes
Landscape architecture: Robert Konieczny – KWK Promes
Structural engineering: Zbigniew Błaszczak, Krzysztof Hibner
General contractor: local contractor
Client: private
Site area: 7136 sqm
Gross covered area: 242 sqm
Usable floor area: 598,9 sqm
Total area: 697 sqm
Volume: 1814,8 m3
Design: 2008
Construction: 2010-2016
Publications: MARK Magazine 05/06.2017, MARK Magazine 02/03 2013
photo © Olo Studio
Exhibitions:
05/06.2017 – Robert Konieczny – Tailored-made Spaces in the Gallery of Architecture Brno
11/12.2011 – Logic of Space, Nowy Sącz
photo © Jarosêaw Syrek
Photography: Jarosêaw Syrek
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