FIGR.020 CONCRETE HOUSE
Reduce. Refine. Resolve.
The project is conceived as a disciplined exploration of restraint, material clarity and performance. At its core is a commitment to doing less, but doing it better, reducing the building to a limited palette of three materials, each pushed with intent and precision. Raw precast concrete forms the primary language, operating simultaneously as structure, enclosure and interior finish, eliminating unnecessary layers and establishing a cohesive, robust system.
The building is low in scale and grounded in its landscape, where the weight and permanence of concrete is balanced by a softened, planted setting. Construction is driven by repetition and prefabrication, enabling efficiency, consistency and cost control without compromising architectural quality. This approach allows the project to achieve a high level of performance through simplicity, minimising systems while maximising spatial and environmental outcomes.
“An architecture of restraint, where less becomes deliberate.”
A central pool anchors the plan, acting as both an organising device and a climatic moderator. It draws light deep into the building, tempers the surrounding environment and establishes a calm, reflective centre to the project. Spaces are intentionally pulled inward, creating a sense of intimacy and retreat, with controlled openings that frame light, landscape and sky.
"Spaces drawn inward, shaped by calm and control."
“Structure, skin and interior resolved as one.”
The result is a building defined by clarity and discipline, where structure, material and space are resolved as one. It is an architecture of fewer moves, executed with precision, delivering a considered, enduring outcome grounded in sustainability and restraint.
CREDITS.
PROJECT TEAM
Adi Atic, Michael Artemenko
ARTIST IMPRESSION
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