architecture d.o.o.: the house behind the wall

the house behind the wall by peter gabrijelčič of architecture d.o.o
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located in the suburbs of slovenia is 'the house behind the wall' that was designed
by peter gabrijelčič of architecture d.o.o, which sits on a narrow parcel of land. on one side, there is a chaotic
settlement; on the other, we find the marshy plain of the barje landscape park, and an
intertwining of meadows, fields and ditches, with a magnificent mountain rising in
the background.

the new longitudinal house is conceived as a wall – a fence forming a secure atrium in
the midst of the existing built environment. it enables its residents intimacy, and at the same
time it offers a compromise with the co-existence of the widely divergent structures in the
same area. the longitudinal wall, 40 metres long, has two functions. it marks the parcel
boundaryof the new house, sets its exterior margin - keeping out of sight the disorderly,
inhabited side of the parcel - and at the same time, on the inside, accommodates a storage
space running along its entire length. between the cabinet/wall and the rest of the house there
runs a corridor illuminated by natural light from a long skylight. alongside the building, there
is a range of functions, such as the entrance, kitchen, living room, bedrooms and workrooms.



the house behind the wall entance
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the house behind the wall - living area
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the house behind the wall - patio
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the house behind the wall
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the house behind the wall
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the house behind the wall
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the house behind the wall - floor plan
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