Cichosza Cottages
The epidemic situation redefined our existing model and style of living. It broke the order we are used to. Closed within the four walls of our very comfortable apartments, we now dream of going outside in a sense of security and peace. We dream about a place somewhere “outside the city”, about our asylum, where no one will tell us what and how to do. The answer to the above is the design of Cichosza Cottages. Additionally, the Investor assumed the organic development of this place.
Photography by © Joanna Prokopowicz, Sonia Pasternok
In the future, it may grow and become a haven for others, a place of tranquility, a springboard from everyday life away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The project was created from a sketch connecting three lines. Just that and so much. Three lines marked the body of the building, shaping its functions into form. Photography by © Joanna Prokopowicz, Sonia Pasternok
Two buildings were built. On the one hand, it has a similar external shape. On the other hand, completely different in terms of functionality. Designed and adapted to the needs of two generations of one family. Integrated, however, through a common terrace that is an intergenerational link. ?Architecture doesn’t need any ornaments or unnecessary additions.
Architecture doesn’t have to be fashionable. Architecture should be responsible both for its users and external recipients. By design, architecture should complement the landscape ...