Radailiai

A star-shaped arrangement of gables allows for sweeping views across the surrounding landscape from this house in the village of Radailiai, Lithuania.

The house was designed without prioritising one particular perspective and arranged in such a way that there is a 360-degree overview. The negative space created by this star shape forms small pockets of semi-private outdoor space between the walls of the house. These become terraces protected from elements onto which the living spaces can spill out.

The standing seam roof creates a graphic pattern emphasising the plasticity and multi-directional nature of the roof. This roof sits flush with the gables of the house, and to the south, this metal surface folds around to become a deep reveal for the high-level window.

Rather than being sheltered by the eaves of the roof, the main entrance to the west sits as though cut-out from one of the building’s gables, the top half of which still hangs above.

The plan, roughly arranged around a corridor that curves below the center of the roof above, has bathrooms at its core surrounded by a series of bedrooms to the north. A looser set of living spaces are on the south side of the house.

The exterior is clad in stained oak boards giving the house a pre-weathered look that is in keeping with the surroundings.

Stone off-cuts, sourced from a local stone yard, were used to pave an area in front of the main entrance to the house, creating a distinct pattern with a range of colours and textures. The remaining perimeter is surrounded by wooden decking.

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