House by Robert Konieczny hailed as world's best by Wallpaper magazine
A house nick-named "Konieczny's Ark", designed by renowned architect Robert Konieczny, has received the title of best new private house from prestigious design magazine Wallpaper.
This unique building is located on a picturesque hill in Brenna, in the Beskid Mountains (southern Poland).
"What can I say. The Ark is the best private house in the world according to Wallpaper! Two months ago (I received) a similar award for the Przelomy Dialogue Centre at the World Architecture Festival. This must be a dream:):):)", Konieczny wrote on one of the social networking websites.
Konieczny’s Ark is an unusual, one-storey house built in Brenna near Cieszyn (southern Poland) on one of the steep slopes of the Beskid Mountains. It is made of concrete and heavily glazed. Its simplicity is contradicted by the innovative structure on which the building rests. Due to the steepness of the slope, designers from Konieczny’s KWK Promes design studio decided to treat the house like a bridge, allowing rainwater to flow harmlessly underneath.
"The house took the form of a typical barn supported by three thin walls, but because of its shape and the water flowing underneath, it resembles an ark", states the design's description.
The Ark is inhabited by its creator. Konieczny has said in interviews that sometimes people come by and peek inside with interest; some lucky ones are given a tour of the house.
The Ark has won awards at Polish and international competitions. Some other works by Konieczny have also gained recognition, for example the Przelomy Dialogue Centre in Szczecin received the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2016. (PAP)
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