Przemek Olczyk Mobius Architekci has completed a circle wood house in a pine forest of Poland. The forest conceals its secrets. 

Following this philosophy, a project of a house bathed in nature was created. It captivated the investor, an art lover and collector, who appreciated its features alluding to gallery spaces.

Th house is located in the vast, sandy plot which is densely covered with pine forest and the site has created a unique setting for the house located in Izabelin. 

It was created in the thicket of the forest, and out of respect for it. The house is not overwhelming in size, yet may well impress with its scale from the outside. It is all thanks to an overhanging oval frame that encloses the garage and the open spa area in a harmonious circle. 

Covering an area of 400 square meters, the house was built from a reinforced concrete structure and was clad with panels of Okume wood, derived from West Africa. 

This exotic wood - elegant and knotless - perfectly blends the building into the forest surroundings. Thanks to the materials, colours and oval form, the building organically blend into the natural landscape of the forest.

"I thought of the house as a big piece of a tree trunk. Designing through reduction looked like hewing pockets of rooms and cosy, semi-private, glazed alcoves into the wood," said Przemek Olczyk from the Warsaw office of Przemek Olczyk Mobius Architekci. 

"Consequently, users can feel as if they are continuously strolling through the trees. It is full of glazing that blurs the boundaries. The plot offers the freedom, or rather intimacy of communing with nature and architecture," added Przemek Olczyk.

However, the investor, who appreciates privacy, did not wish to hide away from the beauty of the surroundings enveloped by the Kampinos National Park. 

The answer to these seemingly impossible design assumptions was an atrium, soaring high into the sky, located in the central part of the spared pine trees. The atrium pleasantly and harmoniously seeps nature into the interior of the house, full of daylight, natural materials and spacious glazing.

The space inside is reminiscent of a private art gallery, sensitive to the beauty of nature designed in harmony with nature. A strong feature affecting the perception of the interior is the sculptural ribbon of stairs, which in itself is an artistic element of the building's architecture. 

The other rooms are characterised by a sophisticated play with natural materials. The sandy landscape with tall grasses and pine trees overgrowing the area creates a background that changes with time.

The alcoves cut out in the huge trunk allow for clear zoning of individual functions, ensuring a sense of privacy and contact with the surrounding nature.

The house is characterised by restraint to detail, which emphasises the elegance of the materials and its simplicity. Direct contact with nature means that the house changes depending on the surrounding aura - weather, time of day and year.

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

Roof plan

Section

Project facts

Architects: Przemysław Olczyk Mobius Architekci

Completion: 2020

Location: Poland 

Size: 400 sqm.

All images © Paweł Ulatowski

All drawings © Przemek Olczyk Mobius Architekci

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