T
he genesis of this house might have a somewhat
peculiar narrative. The possibly reversed but
certainly not unwanted process of conceiving
and designing the space where the foremost sensory role has
the nature itself. Initially, before everything else, there was a
walnut tree, providing perfect natural shade and representing
the first outdoor residing space. Over time, a terrace was
gradually shaped around the tree, and eventually the idea of
building the house emerged.
The sloped terrain with its panoramic view overlooking the
nearby forest and mountainscape together with the position of
the existing terrace were the only determining elements in the
process of designing this country house.
Without any need for flirting with or referring to existing and
traditional in its surrounding, with no need for appropriation
or approval, this was simply about to be a house on a hill, a
terrace extension and enclosed belvedere. The pitched roof,
the compact layout design and the usage of wood in facade
cladding were the only distinctive functional elements of the
region accepted and implemented into the design.
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Jure Živković
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