Built space

Rilak's House

Principal author

Dejan Mitov

Co-authors (team members)

Jelena Mitov, Krsto Radovanović

Architecture office

Modelart Arhitekti

Collaborators (team members)

Vladimir Bosančić, Aleksandra Pavlović, Milan Atanasković, Vladimir Mijović

Project year

2015

Location

Alibunar, Serbia

Client

Rilak family

Budget

150.000 euros

Build surface area

150m2

Project description

Rilak family residence in Alibunar, Serbia, was designed as a vacation house, fully equipped for longer stay for a family of four. Functionally, the house consists of ground floor and attic. The ground floor is dominated by spacious living area, including living room, dining area and kitchen, connected with a terrace facing the courtyard. In addition, there is a bedroom with a separate entrance and a bathroom. On the attic there are three bedrooms, connected with the gallery space. The investors’ wish was that the entire family can spend more time together, resulting in open ground floor, where the living room and dining room together constitute the main gathering area. The geometry of the house is inspired by the traditional house in Vojvodina, placed longitudinally along the street front, thereby achieving “openness” of the house to the backyard. The investors’ desire was to connect the house and the yard into a harmonious and inseparable whole, which was achieved through a 9 m long portal, which dominates the south, courtyard side of the house. By opening the glass portals, living room extends to a terrace area. This portal also enables good illumination of the house and views of the garden. The slightly reflective black facade brick, combined with a dark tile as a roof cover, gives the house a monolithic look, partly “broken” with yellow details and glass surfaces. Reflective bricks make different effects during the day, depending on the brightness and viewing angle. As a contrast to dark outer appearance, the interior of the house is significantly brighter, thanks to its bright tones and large glass surfaces. The open part of the living room with the gallery provides additional daylight, which was also one of the demands of investors.

Text description of the author

Our work is based on constant research and experimentation through all phases of the project. We consider architecture as the process that does not end with the realization/construction, but continues throughout the life of the facility and interacting with users. That’s why we focus on relationships with clients and users of space, so the social dimension of architecture plays an important role in our work. Our approach to architecture is workshop-like, each project is a special challenge, and the ultimate goal is providing the innovative and unique solutions that deviate from the standard forms and conventional designs. We do not shy away from the constraints; we transform them into a design tool! The specificity of our study is a research, design and presentation of space through architectural scale models, which allow easier understanding of space and defining the strategy work. In addition to research models, which are an integral part of the design process, we also create scale models of existing projects or completed structures in order of presentation. We approach each scale model with care, thoroughly analyzing the needs and purposes of the model, which further defines its production technique, the degree of detail, size and so on. In our work we are constantly exploring different techniques through experimentation with form and using different materials. Activities of our studio are extended by participation in workshops, exhibitions, festivals, and other events in the field of architecture and design. Studio is founded by Dejan Mitov, Jelena Mitov and Krsto Radovanovic in 2009, while studying at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad.

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