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Residential House - Split, Croatia
Situated along the exclusive Marjan forested peninsula in the city of Split, Croatia, this 630 square-meter (6,800 square-foot) house overlooks the Adriatic coast through a wooded garden. With other residences on three sides, and a regulation that mandates construction at least 3 meters from the land plot boundary, the need for privacy and efficiency of space was paramount, along with a desire to create views and a sense of openness that reached beyond the confines of the site. The design and organization of both the exterior and interior spaces developed from these concerns, as well as the client’s desire to build a traditional Dalmatian-style second home that blends fluidly with modern elements.
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Site Plan |
The entrance to the property is via an existing lower tiered car port off the main road, concealing the house from passing traffic, and additionally, screening incidental noise from the suburban street. A walkway to the house leads along the yard perimeter past the elevated infinity pool to the main front and side entrances. An optional entrance via a subterranean tunnel is wheelchair accessible and leads directly to the lowest level side entrance to the home where a lift is installed, providing private access to each floor.
Along with vertical circulation via central stairs, the house has also been designed so that helping staff can move throughout the space unobtrusively.
A strategically placed dumbwaiter elevator joins each floor to the kitchens, for an easy distribution of food, cocktails, etc.
Basement Floor Plan |
The basement mid-ground level is home to the fitness and leisure areas. In this highly functional and practical space, it incorporates the traditional “konoba" fireplace & grill, bar, a temperature controlled wine room, home theatre, Turkish bath with steam room, a gym and indoor lap pool with ship windows that offer a playful view onto the waterline of the outdoor pool.
Ground Floor Plan |
The succession through the house begins at the ground floor level into a southern light-filled living area overlooking sea views, the typical Mediterranean-style deck with pergola and swimming pool below. The ceiling-height seamless sliding panel windows, fully glazed with solar filters, link the enclosed spaces with the verdant outdoors, creating the sense of an exterior living room. The kitchen and double height dining area take advantage of these same views, allowing the sea to become a presence in this airy floor plan.
1st Floor Plan |
The view to the sea is dramatically revealed as one moves upward to the first floor, where three guest rooms and one helper's apartment reside and a balcony reaches to the horizon.
2nd Floor Plan |
The second level master suite is the pinnacle of privacy, consisting of a spacious living room with balcony, walk-in closets, and a spa-like bath area with a Jacuzzi and steam shower. A long greenhouse roof garden adjoins the master suite, and serves as a contemplative space, as well as an optional breakfast “loggia”.
Roof Plan
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A central skylight on the roof focuses the sunlight through the openings in the center of each floor, permeating the house like an invisible silo. On this sloped roof, solar panels are hidden on the inside slope, facing the sun from every angle.
Throughout this house there is an obvious dialogue between the open and closed spaces, blurring the lines between the two.
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