Zagreb, Šestine - Moderna suvremena vila okružena prirodom

For sale is a house located on the slopes of the northern part of Zagreb in a quiet, dead-end street with several houses, on Šestinski vrh. The building plot is almost regularly rectangular in shape with a slope of the terrain in the north-south and east-west direction, which offers a view of the entire city. The concept emphasizes modern urban living based on the principles of ecological wooden construction, and the combination of modern architecture based on the principles of the Feng Shui school. The house has a rectangular floor plan, geometrically clean lines and a form that was inspired during a stay in a traditional house intended for ceremonies in the Peruvian Amazon. The idea was that such a form emerges on pillars directly from the natural terrain and environment, respecting the location, the natural slope of the terrain, with as little intervention as possible in the existing land and nature. Orientation towards all sides of the world enabled the ideal positioning of the house with protection on the north side, and openness with glass walls and covered terraces towards the south and west, i.e. towards the forest and garden. In summer, it is protected by the crowns of deciduous trees that give it shade, and in winter, the view of the entire city opens up, and sunshine is enabled. The coverage of the terraces resulted from the calculation of insolation in such a way as to obtain the maximum utilization of solar heat throughout the seasons. The construction of the pillars and the first floor slab is reinforced concrete, while the entire remaining construction of the house is made of CLT (cross-laminated timber), which, in addition to excellent load-bearing properties, also has favorable ecological, aesthetic and energy properties, which is why it is mostly left visible in the interior and exterior. The facade cladding is also wooden, treated with the Shou Sugi Ban technique, which originated in Japan in the 18th century and is used to treat wood to make it resistant to all weather conditions and does not need to be maintained, and the result of this technique reveals clean, clear lines and the immeasurable beauty of the texture of wood which is unchangeable. The house is planned with three above-ground floors, respecting the environment as much as possible. The first above-ground floor is a basement with a garage and technical rooms. On the ground floor, as the main floor, there is an entrance area on the east, a kitchen on the southeast, a dining room, a work area and a living room on the southwest, ideally positioned according to Feng Shui principles. In the quieter part of the ground floor there is a bedroom with a bathroom and access to the terrace. The recessed floor is connected to the ground floor by a gallery and internal stairs, and on the gallery there is a space for yoga, meditation and relaxation with a view of the forest and the city. In the quieter part of the floor there is a bedroom with a bathroom. There are two parking-garage spaces provided, one in the garage in the basement and the other on the building plot in the designated place next to the driveway to the garage.