Contemporary Weekend House - House R by Bevk Perovi?

Contemporary Weekend House – House R by Bevk Perovi?

House R by Bevk Perovic

House R is a weekend house, located near Bohinj lake. This house is designed based on Slovenian Alpine architecture – steep pitched roofs and dark wooden cladding. The project tries to deal with this notion of temporary occupancy by merging the traditional model of the house with that of a ‘container’ – the new alpine wooden house looks, when unoccupied, like a large wooden box – a hay storage or a barn, devoid of windows and doors. Its elevation comprises of series of larch-wood panels, all done in pre-patinated silver gray stain that slide to ‘reveal’ the house as it becomes occupied on weekends or during holiday season.

Slatted Wooden Facade House R by Bevk Perovic

The construction of the house is in concrete which is then clad in the homogenous vertical-slatted wooden facade consisting out of large size fixed and sliding panels that cover all openings. Under the slatted wooden ‘coating’ is a contemporary, ascetic interior with open-plan living / dining room area opening towards surrounding landscape via a large covered terrace in hand-polished terazzo.

Open Living Plan House R by Bevk Perovic

The steep stairs, leading to the cellar area with utility space and sauna, and to the first¸ floor attic containing bedrooms, traverse and separate living from dining area on the ground floor. The windows in the bedroom areas, with their seemingly random placing are in fact ‘frames’, capturing different views – therefore the inhabitants can see their garden or the access path to the house, as well as the sky, directly from their beds.