The Clifftop House / KONTEXTUS construction studio
Textual content material description provided by the architects. The enterprise is positioned in a small village on the North-East coast of lake Balaton, an house with a novel topography. The plot is about atop the extreme limestone cliffs allowing an distinctive view of lake Balaton. The patron requested a updated and naturalistic retreat with a strict connection to the encircling pure panorama, upholding its values and oriented in the direction of the breath-taking views.
In accordance with the patron’s requirements, the underside flooring comprises private options akin to bedrooms with en suite loos, whereas the upper flooring properties the kitchen, lounge, and master bedroom coping with the lake. As a method to receive the proper panorama attainable, the outdoor terrace was raised by half a stage, that’s moreover the place the place the swimming pool is likely to be found.
The first thought was a two-storey house the place the underside flooring appears as ‘a leftover limestone monolith’ on which the pavilion is situated. To achieve this influence on the plot, the terrain was manipulated in such strategy that it was elevated steadily all one of the best ways to the terrace peak. Due to the panorama design the underside flooring seems to be like {{a partially}} buried limestone monolith. The load bearing building utilises numerous completely totally different provides, as the underside flooring is produced from bolstered concrete whereas the upper pavilion is produced from a lightweight metallic building. In consideration of the concept, the underside flooring ‘monolith’ façade is produced from limestone cladding, whereas the pavilion is produced from anodised aluminium cladding. This aluminium façade is barely shiny and reflective, and due to this, is able to replicate the pure panorama which is gorgeous regardless of the season or time of day.
