JRKVC's lakeside house optimises small footprint with hidden attic areas
Ladders lead to sleeping platforms accommodated beneath the hipped roof of this simple Slovakian lake house, which local studio JRKVC designed without any corridors to utilise the available space (+ slideshow).
The small property was created by architect Peter Jurkovi?'s studio for a family of five who wanted a refuge that they could escape to from their busy lives in the nearby Slovakian capital, Bratislava.
The house is located on an island in the Danube river, which has a lake at its centre flanked by holiday properties that form part of the village of Vojka nad Dunajom.
Jurkovi?, whose previous projects include a house near Bratislava with an entirely glazed gable wall, wanted to create a holiday home that facilitates a simple countryside lifestyle.
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The bungalow's main space is an open-plan central living area that looks out towards the lake through large glazed folding doors.
Functional elements including the kitchen counter, a fireplace and built-in storage are arranged around the edges of the room, leaving the floor free for furniture including the dining table and chairs.
"We had a maximum footprint of 65 square metres so the idea was to use it in the most efficient way," Jurkovi? told Dezeen. "With that in mind, I tried to propose a layout with no spare spaces such as corridors."
Partitions at either end separate the living space from the bedrooms and bathrooms...
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