The weekend house in Krnica will be intended for winter and summer vacations for a family of four. On a location that is distinctly steep and is cut in two by a ravine with a stream, the client wants to build a house for simple living, which will allow contact with nature and where the sound of the nearby stream will be heard.

 

On the existing plot, there is currently an existing house with a stone plinth -  already a ruin. We will preserve its stones and transform them into a new wall, forming a barrier to the road on the west side of the building. The underground part of the house is designed as a base – a dug-in pedestal visible only from the eastern direction, which opens towards the stream.

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There will be only four supporting elements above the pedestal - a stone wall, a wooden shed, a service concrete block, and a steel, load-bearing cabinet. They will exclusively carry the entire roof element with full gables. All windows facing SE on the ground floor are sliding and allow full opening. In this way, in the summer it will be possible to completely connect the exterior and interior of the building and thereby increase the living area. The basement has a bedroom, a dressing room, and a larger bathroom with a sauna, overlooking the stream, the attic is merely a sleeping area with a small bathroom.

 

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Location: Zgornje Gorje, Slovenia

Project date: 2021

Site area: 1140 m2

Gross building area: 155 m2

Total floor area: 186 m2

Type: residential

Client: private

 

Project team: SVET VMES: Jure Hrovat, mia; Ana Kreč, mia; Katja Paternoster, mia; Amadej Mravlak, student​