Nestled between a 16th century church and a wooden barn, the Slovenia-based firm dekleva gregorič architects have designed the Chimney House to both follow the rules of local architecture while marking a typological transformation based on the users' specificity. The architects have used vernacular materials—oiled larch board cladding the outside and oiled oak for the the interior—while innovating on the shape of the home, playing off the prevailing gabled roof typology common to the region. The distinguishing shape further references the neighboring church.

The house draws its name—the Chimney House—partially from the architects choice to use the form of this traditional fixture. The exterior incorporates this typology into the shape of the house. The element rises up between the two gables bringing in light from above and creating a continuous skylight , or perhaps a "chimney of light," into the house. This design solution also allows the architects to opt for fewer windows and openings in the four walls.

Inside, the home's interior is centered around the wood stove and the eponymous, stand-out chimney. For the architects, "the kitchen, with a multifunctional wood stove, plays the vital role in the private and social life of a couple living in the countryside. Stove's centrally positioned chimney determines the concept of the house informing the centrally aligned layout of spaces within the specific cross-section of the house."