The house is based on block systems and made of three materials - corten steel, ceramics, and glass. The unification of constructive elements is a functional decision to make it easier to build. Because of corten steel parts with columns between the exterior seem sliced like a chocolate bar. Even the same colored.
Despite quite heavy materials, the building looks floating. This was achieved through special bottom apertures - the ‘legs’ on which the house stands on. The same mirrored apertures function like windows on the higher part of the second floor.A simple clean-lined Japanese approach to architecture was finished with art.
From the street, the facade is closed. The first-glance association is an industrial building, but it’s deceptive. The inner part is transparent and open because of the glass walls which open up a panoramic view. The transparency is well-planned. Some of the glass windows were arranged in such a way to point on art objects.
- Architect: Makhno Studio
- Words: Qianqian