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House in Marupe by Open AD
A roof terrace can be glimpsed between the metallic grey timber beams that surround a two-storey house near Riga, Latvia.
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House in Marupe was designed by Latvian architects Open AD.
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Doors from the two first-floor bedrooms lead directly onto the screened upper terrace, above an open-plan living area that is visible through a circular roof light.
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A third bedroom, utility rooms and a spa are also provided on the ground floor.
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The floor of the house is finished in black concrete, while timber boards provide an external deck behind the building.
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This building is only the second in Latvia to be featured on Dezeen - see also a sports hall inspired by chunks of amber washed up on the Baltic coast.
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This week on Dezeen we've also published beautiful houses in Japan, Germany and Australia - see all our stories about houses here.
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Photography is by Maris Lagzdins.
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Here's some more information from the architects:
The building was constructed around a growing body compositional center- inner garden.
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It was conceived Stylistics Japanese tsubo garden form of the Japanese garden culture generally been integrated inside the house, as a recreational area.
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Space around the garden was intended to be transparent, thereby fusing, at the same time separating the functions of acquiring and natural feeling to a room.
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During project implementation, unfortunately, the customer refused to inner garden, adding indoor seating area.
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Shape the direction of home was holding against the neighboring streets, parcel boundaries and corners.
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Building a vertical direction followed by the sun span, thus the second floor of the south side places deeper, resulting in direct sunlight.
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On the second floor bedroom has a spacious terrace with a planned green plants.
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Building is finished with a blackish tree, creating a variety of boards in rhythm, but resulting in a seamless whole volume, where the main emphasis put on the form.
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Finishing a different highlight only the entrance area, including the smooth metal door in the plane.
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Emphasizing the building face, the remainder of the plot-driven corner wooden footbridge, situated in an outdoor fireplace.
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From there, the building is perceived in its entirety.
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