Mountain House 1/2/3S

A wooden mountain house is a morphological archetype of the slow architecture; traditional in its idea and the use of local building materials, while remaining visually contemporary. It’s a perfect balance. The design of the Mountain house was directly influenced by the traditional architecture of this region – a specific geographic position on the intersection of three cultural ranges: Pannonian, Dinaric and Mediterranean, with the presence of Alpine influence along the north-western boundary stretching from the hills of Zagorje to the mountain region of Gorski Kotar.

Slow down. Even slower. Take a breath and enjoy. Enjoy the fresh air, the conversations with your loved ones and the sounds of nature.

In the frantic speed of our daily lives, “slowness” should be appreciated. This is the basic maxim of the “slow” movement arising in the 80ties with the idea of “slow food” based on the preservation of traditional and regional cuisine. The idea is later developed through terms “slow cities”, “slow living”, “slow design”, and “slow architecture”. As Carl Honoré states in his book “Praise for Slowness”: “It is a cultural revolution against the notion that faster is always better. Doing everything as well as possible, instead of as fast as possible. It’s about quality over quantity.”

The Mountain house is designed in three sizes which can serve both the needs of families as well as larger tourist groups seeking an active nature escape: GK 1S (up to five people), GK 2S (4 to 9 people), GK 3S (6 to 13 people).

The positive environmental relationship is directly visible from the use of wood as a building material – the Mountain house bearing structure is made up of a wooden framework filled with quality self-supportive mineral wool, treated with natural preservatives. A dry-build wooden construction has multiple advantages over the classic modes of building: the construction process is faster and wood, being a natural material, is capable of “breathing” and has remarkable electrostatic and antiallergenic properties. The outside of the house is executed in a ventilated facade with a wooden plating, and the wooden theme is also present in the interior in terms of bleached oak panels.

HOUSE 1S
ENCLOSED SPACE AREA: 51.52 M2
COVERED OPEN SPACE AREA: 12.62 M2
NUMBER OF BEDS: 1 KING SIZE + 1 ADDITIONAL KING SIZE ON THE GALLERY
NUMBER OF GUESTS: UP TO 5
PROJECT: 2019
HOUSE 2S
ENCLOSED SPACE AREA: 113.60 M2
COVERED OPEN SPACE AREA: 21.50 M2
NUMBER OF BEDS: 2 KING SIZE + 4 PALLETS ON THE GALLERY
NUMBER OF GUESTS: 4-9
PROJECT: 2019
HOUSE 3S
ENCLOSED SPACE AREA: 170.34 M2
COVERED OPEN SPACE AREA: 21.68 M2
NUMBER OF BEDS: 3 KING SIZE + 6 PALLETS ON THE GALLERY
NUMBER OF GUESTS: 6-13
PROJECT: 2019
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GORSKA KUCA 1S-top
GORSKA KUCA 1S PRESJEK-wireframe