{"id":143,"date":"2017-05-27T12:46:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T12:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ninakozin.com\/brajkovici\/?p=143"},"modified":"2017-05-27T13:55:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T13:55:42","slug":"architectural-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ninakozin.com\/brajkovici\/architectural-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural background"},"content":{"rendered":"

The more I learn about architecture, the more complex the field seems. It has so many layers \u2013 history, locus, building regulations, visions, ideas, aesthetic norms, economics and finances, cultural beliefs, interests of every kind, (geo)political amongst them, (psychological) issues of the people involved. The list goes on and on. That makes architecture so interesting on one hand and so exhausting on the other.<\/p>\n

I am amazed how this tiny house manages to stimulate imagination of each individual in such a way that everyone comes up with a completely unique solution. I guess because it\u2019s small enough to let each person express their ideas and taste according to the individual experiences and beliefs without having them shaped by some commonly accepted concepts around living spaces.<\/p>\n

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So what is my version of what makes sense in the given situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I remember the life here, it was so beautiful because it was so simple. The majority of time was spent outside living and breathing nature in all its ever-changing glory. That was the spirit I was after.<\/p>\n

The house\u00a0itself is gorgeous and adding something new to it, which would match its beauty, proved to be a difficult task. Going through all the versions of additions we discovered that nothing we add will do it justice, so we decided not to add anything at all to the existing volume. Moreover, we decided to only keep the elements that are truly worth keeping and remove everything else. The storage on the east end of the building with its insufficient height wasn’t usable so it had to go.<\/p>\n

We were left with 35 m2<\/sup> nett floor area – how can we expand it to fit normal contemporary needs if we are not going to add anything to the house?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s separate the program units and make rooms in the garden!<\/p>\n

So that was the initial idea: the house keeps its outer appearance while being used as the living room (A). The kitchen will be placed outside on the east side of the house (B), the bedroom (C) and bathroom (D) each become a separate unit in the garden. I believe\u00a0that opens up the possibility for the people to truly experience the beauty of every moment in a day while being connected to nature.<\/p>\n

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Then bureaucracy enters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2015: The plot we started with had 230 m2<\/sup>. In total.<\/p>\n

2016: Through all the paperwork that we needed to gather to be able to renovate this 60 m2 house legally<\/em> (yes, there will be a separate post on that) the plot first grew to 251 m2<\/sup>, then to 275 m2<\/sup> \u2013 you have to love Croatian bureaucracy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

2017: Acquired the neighbouring plot to raise the grand total to 562 m2<\/sup> of surface we can play with.<\/p>\n

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While the basis\u00a0for the renovation of this tiny house changed sooooo many times, the ideas of course changed with them.<\/p>\n

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What is the current situation, what’s the plan?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are keeping the idea of creating separate units for different programs and spreading them out on the plot.<\/p>\n

In phase 1 we will renovate the house that remains the central character in the play and convert it into the living room of the premises.<\/p>\n

The newly acquired north garden will be the main entrance with some parking space. We would like to use part of the plot for a tent area, outside living area with an open fireplace and a ping-pong table, all of that combined with permaculture garden plots and art spaces.<\/p>\n

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The private garden south of the house will host an outside leisure spot that converts into a cosy outdoor bed at night, a couple of deckchairs, an outdoor shower and lots of green bushes between different points of interest to create even more intimate spaces.<\/p>\n

In the next phases we hope to continue with bedrooms and a bathroom placed somewhere in the garden. Ideas grow all the time.<\/p>\n

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Yes, I know \u2013 I am gifted for getting myself into somewhat demanding situations; thank god I’m stubborn enough to finish what I’ve started \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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