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Villa BETULA (Russia)
Category: Best Project of Private Residence
Project
Villa BETULA
Best Project of Private Residence
About the project (provided by the applicant)
This is a 1,500 sq.m two-story custom residence. The house’s distinctive character comes from its minimalist façades in a black-and-white palette (hence the name “Betula,” the Latin name for birch) and a glazed core with an internal patio. The patio serves as the conceptual center of the house, visually dividing its volume into two parts and creating a through-perspective from the main entrance to the garden.
The rotation of axes relative to each other gives the project a sense of openness, visually extending the internal façade into the garden. The windows and glazed walls are varied in form and construction: molded glass windows, panoramic windows and sliding doors, glass blocks, projecting windows, and skylights—all shaping the exterior, which subtly evokes the image of an ocean liner.
Location
Volokolamsky DistrictMoscow Region, Russia
Project design year
2024
Applicant
LATIFUNDIA
LATIFUNDIA Architecture and Design Studio was founded in 2022 in Moscow. Areas of expertise include private residential architecture, private gardens, public spaces, and exhibition design.
Author of the project
Yulia Sergeevna Nechaeva, LATIFUNDIA Studio
Visualization
Andrey V. Zenevich, LATIFUNDIA Studio
Status of the project
Conceptual design
