Patio with House
This family residence is conceived as an open arrangement of 'architectural' and 'natural' elements in which the architectural element is wrapped around the natural one. Together they constitute a united domestic landscape that meets both the private and social needs of its inhabitants. The living quarters, which need a roof as well as walls, close of three sides of the patio. Its fourth side, shaded by a canopy, protrudes into the garden extending it further towards the nearby chestnut woods. The wing of the house parallel to the street contains a two-sided living room, facing both patio and street. The heavy mass of the thick walled house, which is constructed entirely out of ordinary and inexpensive materials, has been slightly elevated above the humid ground. Its architecture is an experiment for a lifestyle that annihilates some of the inconveniences of suburban living on the periphery of Zagreb, while exploiting most of its advantages.
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