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Edge House
Contemporary Krakow Residential Development, Poland ? design by Mobius Architekci
12 Nov 2016
Edge House in Krakow
Design: Mobius Architekci
Contemporary House in Krakow

Edge House is an attempt at designing a contemporary urban house in a mountain environment, where the local law requires traditional form.

The plan of a single-family house localized nearby the centre of Cracow.

8 meters high limestone crag, the remainder of an old stone pit, creates the character of the parcel, which is additionally emphasized by a very interesting panoramic view on the hills surrounding the city.

The parcel consists of three levels: the level of green terraces created by means of the building?s project, the arms which create it, parcel where the building?s ground floor is located and parcel below the scarp, where the rest of the garden is.
On the ground where the building was built, very restrictive regulations have to be obliged, which determine aesthetics and parameters of newly built constructions, i.a. minimal roof pitch angle of 37 degrees, obligatory eaves etc., which were both obstacles and inspirations in the phase of creating the concept.

A three storey, single family house was designed with total space of 860 m2. The house was meant to be modern, but not deprived of connections to traditional forms. It was meant to be a hybrid of traditional building, built in accordan...