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Over the past few years, I had the great pleasure of designing a family house for Anna and Paweł Niemiro and their large family. The house is located on a narrow plot in a district designed according to the Garden City concept. The project has received a building permit, and construction will begin soon.

The site conditions dictated the shape of the house’s layout: the most sunlit southern wall lies on the property boundary, meaning it could not have windows. Meanwhile, the longest wall, which could accommodate windows, is located on the northern elevation. This led to the logical solution of extending the eastern and western facades as much as possible and maximizing their glazing. To stay within the allowable building footprint, the central part of the house was narrowed to accommodate only the staircase, which is further illuminated by a skylight.

The house has two entrances: a summer entrance leading directly into the living room and a winter/rainy entrance through the main hall connected to the underground parking.

The external walls and floors of the house are designed in light-colored reinforced concrete, while the staircase, mezzanine with a dining area, and the roof structure are made of a steel-and-wood construction. The steel elements are finished in matte white, while the wood—both structural and for furniture finishes—retains its natural color. All windows and doors are made of bleached wood, as are external structures like the canopy over the entrance and garage driveway. These aesthetic choices reflect my fascination with combining raw concrete with the natural warmth of wood.

The heating and cooling systems for the house were designed in collaboration with Rehau.com, incorporating an energy storage solution. Thermal energy and cooling are stored within the reinforced concrete structure and released as needed, managed by a control system linked to a weather station.

This is the first project in my career where I was given complete creative freedom, for which I am deeply grateful to Anna and Paweł Niemiro.