2024-05-02T07:27:59-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150251377/wooden-boat-cottages-float-on-poland-landscape Sean Joyner 2021-02-23T11:25:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/eaed4ea9676294ea3296fd1b41f50d96.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Designed by Poland-based Karpiel Steindel Architecture, a series of modest cottages situate themselves within the Polish landscape, with a mountain backdrop to the north, and panoramic views to the south.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f9f20b44530f9652643e653ebd82ed61.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f9f20b44530f9652643e653ebd82ed61.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/29520f3bf409f4868925a70f8d8d8e9a.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/29520f3bf409f4868925a70f8d8d8e9a.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The homes resemble mountain huts and have been dubbed "The Boats," for their boat-like form and use of aged wood intended to imitate raw planks.<br></p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/66018cec5d25bc22308724c5c56b6bbe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/66018cec5d25bc22308724c5c56b6bbe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Set at different points on a hill, each cottage capitalizes on its position, with two forming an exaggerated A-frame geometry and two others resembling a more traditional cottage vernacular.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d6e0bb4a5b33a1302793c5f4c2daf2c5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d6e0bb4a5b33a1302793c5f4c2daf2c5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a0/a07b5c4154b88aa87cf085a5a7cec918.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a0/a07b5c4154b88aa87cf085a5a7cec918.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Large glass walls compliment the blackened wood paneling and skylights allow natural light into the main spaces. Two of the structures host a large viewing deck where residents can lounge and enjoy the outdoors.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f1948d9507ef98444d58b25898b4e6e2.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f1948d9507ef98444d58b25898b4e6e2.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure>