This private house in the Moscow Region is an example of contemporary architecture integrated into its natural setting. The building is carefully placed on the existing plot and preserves most of the trees.
The position of the house follows its functional programme. The volume divides the plot into four courtyards. The formal entrance court on the main north-east façade welcomes visitors; the nature court opens picturesque views from the spacious living room. The inner recreation court brings together the spaces for relaxation, with terraces of the dining room, the banya and the SPA complex. The fourth, service court hides logistics and staff rooms. The result is a private, carefully thought-out environment for living.
The visual concept is built on a dialogue between architecture and nature. The long, strict horizontal lines of the house work together with the natural rhythm of vertical birch trunks. Natural finishes — light dolomite, smooth on the projecting horizontals of the terraces and textured on the main façade planes — give the volume a noble monumentality.