Hermit House

2024 Author: David Durham | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 02:26

This year, "Drevolution", like the rest of the world, moved to a new format: instead of art objects, young architects composed a completely pragmatic, though not devoid of lyrics, individual project. The customer, who is also a future hermit, is the CEO of the Forumhouse platform, Alexei Kuteinikov, who bought land in the remote Moscow region about a year ago. The owner decided to supplement the main house, which has already been built, with a structure for solitude and meditation. The place for him was picked up on the move: at the far point of the site, at two ravines with a river and a stream, surrounded by a forest, from which moose sometimes come out. Alexey's creative search was supported by the brand of roofing materials "Ondulin", which was looking for an opportunity to work with architects on original roofing projects. And "Drevolyutsiya", headed by its permanent inspirer Nikolai Belousov, was invited to organize and lead this search, since the hermit's house seemed to be made of wood.

The terms of reference included the following mandatory conditions: use the Ondulin roof and wooden structures, preserve the landscape, do not exceed an area of 20 m², inside to place a space for physical exercises and minimal amenities - so that you can wash your hands and warm a cup of tea, because there are no plans to pull communications here.

Having received 42 applications from 80 individual and team participants, the organizers of the competition decided to structure the evaluation process, dividing it into three stages. At the first stage, the architects themselves voted and all works that received at least one vote moved to the second stage. As a result, only one job failed, which offered a ready-to-live house.

Then the traditional jury of "Drevolyutsiya" joined: Kirill Alexandrov, Sergey Antonov, Alexey Bavykin, Anatoly Golubovsky, Elena Gonzalez, Totan Kuzembaev, Nikolay Lyzlov, Sergey Skuratov, Tatiana Tsareva. 19 entries were awarded, seven of which became finalists. The jury established a special prize to support young people financially, and by a majority vote awarded it to Anvar Garipov for the "House for watching icicles" project.

Further, with confidence, supported by the opinion of 69 architects, the jury recommended the final designs to the customer. Alexey, on the basis of all the data and online negotiations with the authors, made the final decision, which coincided with the opinion of the jury. A house designed by Anvar Garipov will begin to build in the summer. "Drevolyutsia" plans to continue the story and realize several more houses on its own.

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Anvar Garipov. Winner

The “House for Observing Icicles” is made of rough unedged planks and represents an almost cubic volume set on stone boulders. A house is not just a shelter, but rather a prism or a magic box that refracts, complements and accentuates the surrounding natural phenomena - the sun's rays, a forest pattern, icicles, stars, clouds.

The small volume accommodates a series of spatial experiences. The entrance part is a "porch", darkish and long, makes you change the direction of movement, reduces the speed of your step and prepares you to enter the house. Further, there is a meditation hall, empty and free, from where you can watch the growth of icicles and look at the forest, which is woven into the rhythm of the openings. There is an alcove hidden behind the curtain, in which you can see the stars.

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  1/4 House for watching icicles. General form. Anvar Garipov

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  2/4 House for watching icicles. Hall Anvar Garipov

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  3/4 House for watching icicles. Corridor Anvar Garipov

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  4/4 House for watching icicles. Bed Anvar Garipov

Further, the finalists are in descending order of the number of votes.

Sozonych / Anton Purenkov and Evgeny Karmanov

At the heart of the house is a pyramid of needs. The first level is the entrance and release from unnecessary things, things are stored here and water supply tanks are hidden. The second level is preparation for elevation, the place is for sleep, food, warmth and shelter. There is a sofa here, and next to the fireplace there is a storage compartment for firewood and outdoor shoes. There is a cooking zone on the fireplace lid. The chimney heats the third level, the art studio, a space for creativity, contemplation and communication. If you wish, you can also arrange a party for six people here. The last, upper level is intended for self-knowledge and elevation: yoga, meditation and stargazing. The upper level fence has an opening that is easy to look into while sitting.

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  1/5 Tower. The Hermit's Way. Sozonych / Anton Purenkov and Evgeny Karmanov

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  2/5 Tower. The Hermit's Way. Sozonych / Anton Purenkov and Evgeny Karmanov

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  3/5 Explosion diagram. Tower. The Hermit's Way. Sozonych / Anton Purenkov and Evgeny Karmanov

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  4/5 Explosion diagram. Tower. The Hermit's Way. Sozonych / Anton Purenkov and Evgeny Karmanov

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  5/5 Tower. The Hermit's Way. Sozonych / Anton Purenkov and Evgeny Karmanov

Denis Gavrilin

There is a secret inside a small and seemingly simple gable house: a square room with its own gable roof. The architecture is built on the dialogue of these two shells: external and internal. The one outside is green and vertical. The color and rhythm of the boards, turning into the rhythm of the tiles, masks the house, the shape of the building is calm and modest. The shell is made of plywood and painted red. It is sublimely pointed and, being square, is self-centered. By its structure, it resembles a wardrobe turned inside out: drawers are hidden in the floor, and some walls turn out to be window shutters. The hermit can close all the boxes and shutters and concentrate on himself. Or vice versa, use drawers as furniture, open windows, admire nature and go about your daily activities. The secrecy of the inner space, its apparent independence from the outer space, make hermitage a mystery.

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  1/9 House for the Hermit Denis Gavrilin

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  2/9 House for the Hermit Denis Gavrilin

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  3/9 House for the Hermit Denis Gavrilin

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  4/9 House for the Hermit Denis Gavrilin

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  5/9 House for the Hermit Denis Gavrilin

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  6/9 House for the Hermit Denis Gavrilin

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  7/9 House for the Hermit Denis Gavrilin

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  8/9 House for the Hermit Denis Gavrilin

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  9/9 House for the Hermit Denis Gavrilin

Nastasya Ivanova and Arthur Hopkins

The closet is a place from childhood that kept many secrets: there you could hide and watch the bustle of the house through a crack, parents hid gifts there, it was believed that there you could find another door that no one but you would see. The authors wanted to bring a sense of the game, in which the hermit sheds the burden of adulthood and becomes a boy or girl who are just curious about what will happen next. It turned out a place with an entrance through a closet, where you can be alone, and leaving everything unnecessary and grown-up, crawl through the skylight into your own almost secret world, where you can do whatever you want.

The house is located above the closet, in the mezzanine you can sleep, look at the stars and feed the birds through a special round window like on an old ship. Downstairs it is convenient to do gymnastics in front of the window, move the table on wheels to sit in the center of the room, drink tea and not let anyone in. Sitting on a chair, you can look out the window, read a book, or write it. And be yourself. The eighth rule of the game of hide and seek: you should hide at the top, because no one is looking up.

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  1/7 House for the hermit Nastasya Ivanova and Arthur Hopkins

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  2/7 House for the hermit Nastasya Ivanova and Arthur Hopkins

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  3/7 House for the hermit Nastasya Ivanova and Arthur Hopkins

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  4/7 House for the hermit Nastasya Ivanova and Arthur Hopkins

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  5/7 House for the hermit Nastasya Ivanova and Arthur Hopkins

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  6/7 House for the hermit Nastasya Ivanova and Arthur Hopkins

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  7/7 House for the hermit Nastasya Ivanova and Arthur Hopkins

Alexander Koshka and Anna Bychkova

This house rotates and gives the owner the right to choose the view from the window, turn the house into the shade, focus on the sun creeping over the horizon, or follow the same elk, remaining unnoticed. The dimensions of the house are deliberately small; only one hermit is comfortable here. Inside there is a small oven and a wardrobe with two compartments: the larger one is for storing the sleeping mattress, folding table and chair, and the smaller one is for books and other items. The rest of the space is intended for meditation and relaxation in front of a panoramic window.

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  House for a hermit Alexander Koshka and Anna Bychkova

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  House for a hermit Alexander Koshka and Anna Bychkova

Egor Egorychev and Irina Novikova

The house is raised above the ground in order to minimize the impact on the environment and give the hermit a feeling of weightlessness. To enhance the effect, a huge stained-glass window is oriented towards a steep ravine. The railings of the spiral staircase, mimicking the branches and trunks of trees, gradually stretching and growing, hide the terrace and move to the facade. Having not yet overcome the threshold of the house, the hermit plunges into an atmosphere of solitude and security.

Inside there are four functional areas: an entrance hall with storage areas, an office with a library, a main yoga space and a mezzanine for sleeping. An unusual impression is created by the curved surface of the roof - all the rafters are straight, but with a different angle of inclination. This solution allowed not only to create a bright interior, but also to demonstrate the ductility of the roofing material to twisting and bending. Like a ship, the house floats above the ground, the roof is curved like a sail, and the support of the stairs has become a flagpole. The raised flag is a way to announce to the world that the hermit has found refuge.

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  1/7 Foreshortening 1. House of the Hermit Egor Egorychev and Irina Novikova

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  2/7 View 2. Hermit House Egor Egorychev and Irina Novikova

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  3/7 Axonometry. Hermit House Egor Egorychev and Irina Novikova

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  4/7 Explosion diagram. Hermit House Egor Egorychev and Irina Novikova

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  5/7 Plans. Hermit House Egor Egorychev and Irina Novikova

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  6/7 Cuts. Hermit House Egor Egorychev and Irina Novikova

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  7/7 Facades. Hermit House Egor Egorychev and Irina Novikova

NTML architects / Maria Lyashko and Nikita Timonin

It was important to emphasize the privacy and connection with nature in the project. The double-height volume of the residential part with a pitched roof is compact and functional. It is designed to transform a modest room into a panoramic viewing platform. On the ground floor there is a main room with a small work space, a bathroom and a hallway, on the mezzanine there is a bedroom. A large window lets in enough light into the house, while allowing the tenant to enjoy the views of the surrounding forest. In summer, sliding doors connect the space of the room with the summer terrace.

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  1/6 Hermit House NTML architects / Maria Lyashko and Nikita Timonin

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  2/6 Hermit House NTML architects / Maria Lyashko and Nikita Timonin

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  3/6 Hermit House NTML architects / Maria Lyashko and Nikita Timonin

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  4/6 Interior. Hermit House NTML architects / Maria Lyashko and Nikita Timonin

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  5/6 Section. Hermit House NTML architects / Maria Lyashko and Nikita Timonin

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  6/6 Facades. Hermit House NTML architects / Maria Lyashko and Nikita Timonin

The jury noted 12 more objects, they can be viewed below.

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  1/12 "Exit to the balcony" Daniil Narinsky

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  2/12 "Pavilion for one person" Kirill Berezhnov

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  3/12 Hermit House PAP design / Krupin Ivan, Sergey Grigoriev

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  4/12 Hermit House Alexander Nikolaev

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  5/12 Wing of anxious reflections AB Rokot / Gottlieb Ilya, Alekseytseva Elena, Karmazina Daria, Kucherov Nikolay

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  6/12 Leshy AM "RIVER" / Gagin Nikolay, Gorshkova Sophia, Khalidullina Alina

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  7/12 3333 Crimean Natasha and Chikaev Daniil

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  8/12 Hermit House Itsikson Ekaterina

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  9/12 Mimicry Natalya Papaduka

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  10/12 House-door Alexey Kolesov

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  11/12 House of the Hermit Karaganov Alexander and Glebov Oleg

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  12/12 Your corner Creative association KLIN / Philip Angelina, Sitnikova Ekaterina