Islavskoe

Private house in the village of Islavskoye, Moscow region. The house is located on a topographically complicated site, on a slope, with a pine forest in the upper part, and a glade in the lower part. The building is placed in the sunny part yet surrounded by tall pines that provide shade and privacy.

The distinctive features of the project are the logic of the spatial narrative and the variability of emotional perception. Owners and guests drive up to the house from the lower road, leave the car, and go up the terraces. In front of the house, on the left side, there is a lounge area with a fire pit.

The project uses an open planning principle when the outer contour of the house forms various functional areas. The first floor of the house is conditionally divided into two blocks: public – with a living room in the center, a dining room, and a kitchen, private – with a master bedroom, a bathroom, and a wardrobe, as well as a sauna. On the second floor, along the perimeter, there are two children's rooms, two guest rooms, and an office, the central part is an open atrium.

Standing on the main terrace, a person sees a sunny meadow; being on the back terrace, a little in the lowland, he is surrounded by a pine forest. On the second floor, one of the terraces overlooks the country road, and the rear terrace faces the forest, allowing you to see the surroundings from the height of the "tree house". It turns out that, being in the same house, the owners and guests get to experience a different perception of space.

In the upper part of the site, there is a house for staff. This facility of a laconic design is made in dark colors so it’s not stand out against the forest context. At the lower part of the road, there is a garage.

The unique location of the house and the design solutions together have made it possible to achieve the effect of several environments differently affecting the psychological and emotional state.