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Dacha’s Origami: An All-White Summer Home in Russia With No Windows and No Doors

10/08/2012
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  • Origami Dachas by Peter Kostelov
    <a href="http://www.kostelov.ru">Peter Kostelov</a> designed this all-white Dacha's Origami summer home, which makes the most of every drop of Russia's infrequent summertime sunshine. Kostelov had only one chance to consult with the client through the Dachniy Otvet television program before construction, and they only asked that he not build a basketball court. Running with this freedom, the designer created a sustainable timber structure with no doors or windows that takes advantage of solar-heated water.
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  • Origami Dachas by Peter Kostelov
    Russian designer peter Kostelov had a lot of freedom with the Dacha's Origami summer home
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  • Origami Dachas by Peter Kostelov
    The structure is made of sustainably-sourced timber and has zero windows or doors
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  • Origami Dachas by Peter Kostelov
    This home was designed for a sporty, sun-loving family
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  • Origami Dachas by Peter Kostelov
    The cubicle home is open to nature but also protected from it
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  • Origami Dachas by Peter Kostelov
    Solar batteries heat the water
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  • Origami Dachas by Peter Kostelov
    There are all kinds of hidden compartments and spaces that make this an intriguing yet minimalist piece of architecture
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Origami Dachas by Peter Kostelov

Peter Kostelov designed this all-white Dacha's Origami summer home, which makes the most of every drop of Russia's infrequent summertime sunshine. Kostelov had only one chance to consult with the client through the Dachniy Otvet television program before construction, and they only asked that he not build a basketball court. Running with this freedom, the designer created a sustainable timber structure with no doors or windows that takes advantage of solar-heated water.

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