House MJ is a split-level home with a concrete garage dug snuggly into the hill where the driveway meets the property. The garage has a cantilevered green roof, which extends to shelter the cars and the garage door from the elements. From here, the occupant can walk up the side of the hill to the main house. The home is designed around an open floor plan with all of the bedrooms breaking off from the main living room. Other the entry foyer, the home has no corridors.
With a difficult sloping site, and views to the north-west, Kombinat had faced a significant challenge in trying to provide as much natural light as possible into the living area of the house. Therefore, clerestory windows and two mono-pitched roofs were designed to allow for mid-morning sun to penetrate the living and kitchen area.
Per the owner’s request, House MJ was designed using a prefabricated wood frame. This structure was then clad with vertical strips of larch wood. The cladding system is simple and elegant and provides the home with golden brown warmth as it blends into the surrounding forest.
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Overlooking the Slovenian town of Novo Mesto House MJ, designed by Slovenian architects Kombinat, appears to cascade down the rolling landscape. This single family home is a progressive piece of residential art for an area of Europe that is often rooted
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With a difficult sloping site, and views to the north-west, Kombinat had difficulty in trying to provide as much natural light into the living area of the house. Therefore, clerestory windows and two mono-pitched roofs were designed to allow for sun to
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The home is designed with an open floor plan with all of the bedrooms breaking off from the main living room. Outside of the entry foyer, no corridors are designed into the home.
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In order to save room, full height bookcases and storage walls were designed to provide a lot of storage in a small footprint.
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A modern galley kitchen opens up to the living room providing for a seamless and open space for entertaining.
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House MJ is a split-level home with a concrete garage dug snugly into the hill where the driveway meets the property. The garage has a cantilevered green roof, which extends to shelter the cars and the garage door from the elements.
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A large north window wall provides for great soft daylight into the living spaces of the home, but more importantly it provides amazing views of the city below in the valley.
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The garage is detached from the living area of the house and the occupant must walk up the side of the hill to the main house. What a great way to stay in shape.
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This structure was then clad with vertical strips of larch wood. The cladding system is simple and elegant and provides the home with golden brown warmth as it blends into the surrounding forest.
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With the warm color of the larch wood being reflected when the home is lit at night, the home shines on the hillside as a great new addition to this Slovenian town.
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