The apartment house “North star” is situated in the centre of Senec and it is a work of Nice Architects practice. Their goal was to design a building to unite surrounded built-up area, to use a nice view, but keep a certain intimacy of the flats because of the close proximity of the road.
From the Architects:
The apartment house “North star” is situated in the centre of Senec. Our goal was to design a building to unite surrounded built-up area, to use a nice view, but keep a certain intimacy of the flats because of the close proximity of the road. The system of covered balconies provides a sufficient intimacy on the exposed street façade, but still we get a lot of natural light into the spaces. The balconie´s walls shaping is based on the movement of the sun. It gives the façade a unique architectural look. This shape creates together a star-like shapes while moving on the road – it reflects a presence of an observatory across the street. A green “zen” atrium gives the building an added value, a space for the rest and peaceful times spent for all inhabitants.
Project: North Star
Designed by Nice Architects
Authors: Tomáš Žá?ek, So?a Pohlová, Igor Žá?ek
Photography: Tomáš Manina, So?a Pohlová
Location: Senec, Slovakia
Website: nicearchitects.sk
