Broken House

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Project by: KWK Promes
Location: Katowice, Poland
Program: Single family house

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Broken House (KWK Promes)

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	Broken House © KWK Promes View project image
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	Construction principle of the ramp without landings © KWK Promes View project image
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	First floor plan © KWK Promes View project image
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Architect's statement

The building is located on the outskirts of Katowice, near a forest, on land deteriorated by 4th category mining damage, where tectonic faults are a possibility. Hence the connotation of uplifted layers of soil, interwoven with one another, which was the inspiration for the form of the house. Its structural design comprises rectangular solids contrasting with the ribbon-like structure which winds around them after it emerges from the ground. It is the leitmotif of the building, combining a variety of functions: starting with the swimming pool to the living room with a fireplace and then to the bedroom upstairs. A noteworthy feature of the ramp is elimination Such a solution was achieved by bending the surface of the course, which made it possible to keep its outer edges straight, without bends typical for such structures.