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House with a Capsule

This is a project by KWK Promes and it is located at Ruda Śląska, Poland. Project's program: Private house. There are fourteen images for House with a Capsule.

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Project details

Project name: House with a Capsule
Location: Ruda Śląska, Poland
Program: Private house
Area: Site Area: 972 m2 • Usable Floor Area: 102 m2
Year: Design: 2001 • Construction: 2002-2004
More details: Volume: 338 m3
Client: Elwira Konieczna • Stanislaw Konieczny • Wanda Frigerio
Project by: KWK Promes
Team: Principal Designer: Robert Konieczny
Others: Structural Engineering: Marian Goczol

Project images

Designer's statement

The building is situated in an industrial area of Poland. It’s been designed for an indigent family, which appreciates its functionality, as well as low maintenance and construction cost.

The plan of this bungalow is based on a square, where internal and external spaces are combined. The capsule containing all technological elements — bathroom, kitchen, pantry and an alternative source of heating in the form of a fireplace, is situated in the central part of the house. By each entrance there is a net used as wood storage. It acts like a screen changing its appearance depending on amount of wood inside.