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BA-006 · Architecture

SS Mountain House

Front elevation of the two-storey house: stone-clad ground floor, white rendered upper floor, central entrance and a path flanked by planters; black and white.
No.
BA-006
Location
Sinop
Typology
Mountain and village house
Status
Built
Imagery
Photography

A mountain and village house for a family in Sinop: stone walls in keeping with local buildings, modern balconies upstairs and a cantilevered glass terrace reaching towards the best of the view.

Low-angle corner view of stone walling, white render and a deep eave against a cloudy sky; black and white.
Local stone wall and the upper-floor balconies.
Rear facade with a stone-clad base, windows and a white rendered upper floor; black and white.

SS House was designed around a single family and its needs. It brings traditional and modern architecture together: stone walls that sit comfortably alongside local buildings, and contemporary balcony extensions on the upper floor.

Living room with a stone feature wall, two armchairs before the window, a pendant lamp and curtains; black and white.
Living room with its stone wall.
Kitchen with white cabinets, a stone wall and two stools by the window; black and white.

Drawings

The ground floor is arranged for two siblings, the upper floor for the family's elders and their guests. Upstairs, the core sits at the centre, with corridors on either side leading to rooms planned for privacy. A single kitchen serves both living rooms, so two groups can be received in separate rooms without seeing one another.

Drone view of the house within green countryside, its garden and surrounding fields.
The house and its plot from the air.

A cantilevered glass viewing terrace projects from the upper floor towards the finest part of the landscape. Windows follow traditional proportions and are centred on the building's axes. In the back garden, a steel pergola and swing take a modern approach while keeping the traditional pergola form and roof shape.

The house seen across the lawn, with a stone garden wall and trees under a cloudy sky; black and white.