Our Readers’ Favourites in October

In October, our readers were particularly enthusiastic about the following three contributions: a weekend cottage with a sauna cabin in Czech Republic, a house on piles in southern Sweden and a holiday home in the wildly romantic landscape of Poland.

Charred Wood: Weekend Cottage in the Jizera Mountains

The cottage in Jiřetín pod Bukovou, a village in the Jizera Mountains, has existed since the 1980s but was never completed. Now it has been extensively altered by Mjölk Architekti and complemented with a sauna cabin.

Client: privat
Architecture: Studio Mjölk architekti
Location: Jiřetín pod Bukovou (CZ)

Sleeping Above the Wildlife: House on Piles in Southern Sweden

Sandellsandberg’s aim was to create the illusion of a dissolving house disappearing into nature. However, this illusion is no mere gimmick: it will enable guests to safely spend the night amid wild animals.

Client: Eriksberg Vilt & Natur
Architecture: sandellsandberg arkitekter
Location: Eriksberg, Blekinge (SE)

Ufo in the Woods: Holiday Home by Medusa Group in the Bieszczady Mountains

Weather-resistant structural steel complete with its natural patina determines the façades of a holiday home in the Bieszczady mountains of Poland. The building merged into the wildly romantic landscape offers nature lovers and hunting fans a comfortable place to stay.

Architecture: Medusa Group
Cooperator: Jarosław Przybyłka, Anna Gołyga, Michał Sokołowski, Michał Laskowski
Location: Bieszczady (PL)