The highest value of the plot is a wonderful view stretching out. The idea was for the house to become its framework that crops it. The most appropriate building turned out to be a fully open on mountain landscape one-storey building, which gives the same view to all of the interiors.

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Architects: KWK Promes

Location: Kraków, Poland

Architect In Charge: Robert Konieczny

Area: 138.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Olo Studio , Jakub Certowicz , Courtesy of Robert Konieczny

Authorial Collaboration: ?ukasz Marciniak

Collaboration: Marcin Harnasz, Aneta ?wie?ak

Structural Engineering: Kornel Szyndler
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From the architect. The highest value of the plot is a wonderful view stretching out. The idea was for the house to become its framework that crops it. The most appropriate building turned out to be a fully open on mountain landscape one-storey building, which gives the same view to all of the interiors.Because of the plot being located in an absolute wilderness a problem of security came out. The solution turned out to be "twisting" the building so as only its one corner touches the ground and the rest is hang over the edge of the hill. With this solution, part of the ground floor where the bedrooms were located was pul...