Duplex House
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The new building is planned on an elevated site and on the edge of the village along a generous green space. The rural surroundings with a hilly landscape and the edge of the forest, as well as the proximity to the village and the town, form the context. The starting point for the architectural design is the examination of the location, as an intermediate space between village and countryside, and the geography with its gently sloping terrain. It is the existing fragility that needs to be absorbed and anchored at the same time. The structure is positioned in the middle of the plot and, together with four concrete elements arranged in a criss-cross pattern, the architecture is intended to express clarity and stability. A timber construction is clamped between the concrete elements. An interplay between closed and open façades completes the architectural idea of fragile and solid, light and heavy. Taken as a whole, the design contrasts lead to a sense of calm and naturalness.