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Summer House

Within Moscow's industrial area, Khachaturian Architects designed a multi-functional recreational pavilion for the warm summer season, made with natural wood, resistant to Russia's climate.

The project is located within the industrial area of Moscow.

The client requested a multi-functional recreational area for the warm summer season, where he can bring his family, invite business partners, gather a large company or work alone in silence and meditation.

Khachaturian Architects, Summer House, Moscow, Russia

This location is chosen to be distant from the road and production noise and to be close to the forest. The primary aim was to limit the visual contact with the factory and open the views to the natural landscape. The whole shape of the pavilion supports this concept, as each of its facades is turned to a particular angle to create an intimate atmosphere inside.

Based on a rectangular terrace, the volume is divided into three spaces. The first one is the open area, facing the factory and organizing the entrance to the pavilion. The center of this space is a tree that shades from the summer sun. The two other spaces are shielded from the factory. One is the covered volume of the pavilion, consisting of more and less open areas to allow functional separation of the internal space, and the other is the open terrace looking at the forest.

The slope of the roof is designed to be a continuation of the facade, maintaining the integrity of the volume. The western facade is fractured diagonally to create a milder shape and transition to the human scale.