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: Sampling Designers Year: 2020 Photography: Madara KuplāMaterials: Reinforced concrete, aluminum window frames, glazing City: Jūrmala Nation: Latvia House 61 is a single-storey home situated within the pine forests of Jūrmala, Latvia, created by Sampling Architects and finished in 2020. The job checks out the architectural capacity of exposed concrete by reversing the standard building and construction series: insulation is put on the interior, enabling the load-bearing concrete shell to remain completely visible on the outside. Your house is arranged as a series of linear volumes with a little varying heights that represent the internal spatial arrangement. Integrated rainwater rain gutters and lengthened roof airplanes above the entrances stress the sculptural qualities of the structure while keeping practical clarity. Window openings of different percentages and geometries react to both useful interior needs and the surrounding forest landscape. Thoroughly comprehensive building, including specifically prepared formwork joints and ingrained aluminum frames, strengthens the building’s monolithic character while highlighting the tactile qualities of concrete. The task shows a disciplined method to product expression and was recognized as a finalist of the Latvian Architecture Award 2021. The house appears among the pine forests of Jūrmala as a restrained yet intentional architectural item whose identity is shaped by structural clearness. Testing Designers approached the project with the intent of lining up building and construction reasoning with visual expression, permitting the load-bearing product itself to define the structure’s architectural language. Rather than depending on used finishes or decorative layers, the design highlights the physical presence of concrete, producing a monolithic structure that sits silently within the natural landscape while maintaining a strong material character. An essential conceptual move in the job is the turnaround of the common building sequence used in residential architecture. In most buildings, insulation and completing layers hide the structural frame. In Home 61, insulation is placed internally so that the structural concrete shell becomes the outside façade. This choice required a high level of accuracy throughout the style and building process. Comprehensive drawings specified the exact placement of formwork joints and clamps so that the traces of building and construction would contribute deliberately to the visual composition of the structure. Home 61/ Testing Designers 32 House 61/ Testing Designers 33 The massing of your home straight reflects the internal organization of its spaces. The building is composed of several extended volumes organized in a direct sequence, each a little various in height. This expression creates subtle variation in the roofline while preserving the total clearness of the structure. Long, slender roofing airplanes extend above the entrances, forming light horizontal elements that contrast with the strength of the concrete walls. Rainwater gutters are incorporated straight into the structural system, turning a practical requirement into a noticeable architectural element. House 61/ Testing Designers 34 Home 61/ Testing Designers 35 Openings in the façade introduce variation within the otherwise strong concrete envelope. Their placement, dimensions, and types react to both aesthetic considerations and specific interior functions. A number of openings are specified by sloping concrete planes, which add to the distinct appearance of the exterior while increasing the amount of daytime going into the interior. In the cooking area, a north-facing window projects outside to form a little alcove where occupants can sit and observe the landscape.
Interior spatial experiences are likewise shaped by carefully framed views and regulated visual connections. In the living-room, a low and broad opening placed around 1.6 meters above the flooring frames the surrounding pine forest from a seated viewpoint. Along the corridor, a row of slender concrete columns partially blocks views toward the other wing of your home, redirecting attention toward the filtered light moving through the trees outside. Together with carefully embedded aluminum window frames and the intentional omission of elements such as parapet caps and window sills, these details enhance the job’s focus on product authenticity and the sculptural qualities of exposed concrete.
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© Madara Kuplā Task Location Address: Jūrmala, Latvia The place specified is planned for basic reference and might represent a city or country, however it does not identify a precise address.