The house is located within a rather chaotic and mixed-scale development made up of houses, with an average height of 2-3 stories. This context defined its withdrawn and introverted character. The house integrates with the natural topography, with its three terraces descending the landscape, being united by the horizontal line of the roof.

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Architects: Drozdov & Partners

Location: Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Architects In Charge: Yana Bryukhovetskaya, Oleg Drozdov, Katerina Yolkina, Sergey Kostyanoy, Vitaliy Pravik

Area: 448.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Andrey Avdeenko

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From the architect. The house is located within a rather chaotic and mixed-scale development made up of houses, with an average height of 2-3 stories. This context defined its withdrawn and introverted character. The house integrates with the natural topography, with its three terraces descending the landscape, being united by the horizontal line of the roof.
© Andrey Avdeenko

© Andrey Avdeenko

The sloping terrain causes the gradual increase of the volume, unfolding the entire narrative of the house. Starting from the entrance and low minor premises on the street level, the scale grows bigger in bedrooms and reaches its apex in the spacious living room. The central hall is the core axis that unites all the indoor premises. The overhead openin...