Family house D1, Kvintička Street, Zagreb

PROJECT AUTHOR: Roman Vukoja, M.Arch.

LOCATION: Kvintička Street, Zagreb

PROJECT: 2003.

COMPLETED: 2004.

PUBLICATION: 38th ZAGREB SALON, HOUSING category, salon selector Stefano Boeri, Italy,

GLOBUS Magazine ( Issue 705/2004 ) - family house D1, Kvintička Street, Zagreb in the selection of the 20 most beautiful modern houses in Croatia

The building is designed as a detached family house with one residential unit. The house is located in Kvintička Street, on one of the southern slopes of Medvednica, which offers a view of the eastern part of the city of Zagreb. The narrow, elongated plot dictated the shape of the accommodation and the layout of the building. The house was designed as a two-story building with a basement, ground floor and first floor. The basement level contains a garage and ancillary rooms, the ground floor has a living room with a dining room, kitchen and work area, and the entrance is also located on this level. The first floor has a sleeping area with bedrooms and bathrooms.
The idea of interpenetrating full and empty is achieved through the alternating rhythm of terraces and enclosed spaces - indoor and outdoor, which is visible on the facade of the building. Visual communication has also been achieved longitudinally throughout the house. The interpenetration continues in the internal structure of the building vertically, which is readable in cross-section. The gallery located on the first floor between the bedroom, outdoor balcony and indoor bridge establishes communication between the upper floor and the ground floor in the living room area. Natural, indigenous materials such as wood and stone were used. The materials are in correlation with the location and construction tradition in the area of the southern slopes of Medvednica, i.e. the valuable sub-Sljeme zone of the city of Zagreb.