S-house, Ukraine by KO+KO Architects

The starting plan was to create a holiday home for a young couple and their two children. The main challenge for KO+KO architects was to make transformation to the house using the most advanced technology construction, without losing the warmth and inside comfort, that’s why they decided to create a wooden frame. Thus, there was a radical solution to create a concrete sarcophagus, on the facade resembling a Latin letter “S” hence the name of the house.

The house is located on a long, narrow area, 35 meters wide and 65 meters in length, on a hill, facing east, revealing a magnificent panorama of the river Dnieper.

The arrangement of the rooms is divided into two parts whose areas of night and day areas. Lounge, kitchen and dining room enjoys plenty of sunshine and magnificent views of the Dnieper. The façade is fully glazed making it possible to enjoy more sunshine during the morning.