Family house C1, Orehovečki brijeg, Zagreb
PROJECT AUTHOR: Roman Vukoja, M.Arch.
LOCATION: Orehovečki brijeg, Zagreb
PROJECT: 2005.
COMPLETED: 2006.
PUBLICATION: Jutarnji list (article Dom i nekretnine 19.05.2007) - family house C1, Orehovečki brijeg, Zagreb - in the selection of the most beautiful family houses in Croatia in 2007
SINGLE-STOREY FROM THE STREET, MULTI-STOREY FROM THE GARDEN
Written by: B. Stipić
ON THE EVE OF THE “REALISATION” EXHIBITION, WE PRESENT THE CANDIDATES FOR THE AWARDS
The house is a candidate for the architectural award as part of the Realization 2007 exhibition, and is owned by a young couple. The house on Orehovečki brijeg, on one of the southeastern slopes of Medvednica, in a green oasis, is a candidate for this year's architectural awards as part of the Realization of Croatian Architects exhibition. On their trapezoidal plot of about eight hundred square meters, with a gentle slope, the young couple imagined a house that would blend into the landscape, would not stand out from the surrounding buildings with its size, and would be protected from the gaze of passersby. Architect Roman Vukoja designed a house for them that looks like a single-story house from the road, but on the inside of the plot reveals its full height as a multi-storey house. The owners wanted a living room with a dining room and kitchen, a master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, a children's room, and a guest room that should also have a separate bathroom. In addition, they wanted wardrobes, storage rooms, a wine cellar, a fitness room, and other facilities.
The house is set back from the road that borders the plot, while at the same time a large part of the plot has been converted into a private garden, protected from view from the street. By varying the level of the half-floors, the house opens up to the inner, private part of the plot, while it is closed off from the road. A covered carport connects the entrance part of the plot, facing the road, and the eastern part, open to the wooded landscape. The living room is one and a half stories high, the staircase on the half-landing becomes a gallery from which the living room can be seen, and the master bedroom is set back from the rest of the sleeping area by half a story. The facade was supposed to be clad in wood and local stone, but due to the high cost of these materials, the house was eventually plastered. The construction cost about 600 euros per square meter.
