KN-1 is a modern house with an industrial feel in Kozyn, Ukraine, designed by Balbek Bureau in 2021.

Description
ABOUT
KN-1 is a private two-story residential building of 480 sq. m. with a complex of ancillary buildings in the town of Kozyn, located 25 km from Kyiv.
Commissioned by a young couple, balbek bureau was asked to design a modern residence that stays in harmony with nature. The architectural project was fully developed and implemented by our team.
CONCEPT
The area, located on the bank of the Kozynka River, has the shape of an elongated trapezoid, which opens up towards the riverbank. To both rationally zone the space and engage with the landscape as much as possible, we proposed to place the main house parallel to the river. The building, located transversely, divides the area into two parts: the official entrance driveway and a private recreation area, extending from the house up to the waterside. The house is formally divided into three blocks, two of which are in constant dynamics: the second floor seems to slide on the surface of the first. To achieve this effect, larger blocks had to be visually lightened. If you look at the building from afar, it can seem that the second floor is afloat, surrounded only by four age-old pines.
An important task was to maintain the connection between the entrance and the private area facing the river. To do this, we connected the blocks of the first floor with a canopy, leaving a passa...