Modern Dacha is a project designed by mode:lina. The idea of finishing the second house in the middle of the woods came from Investors? love for nature and proactive way of spending spare time, as well as the need to create an asylum, standing in contrast to the quick, everyday life of big cities. Although the dacha steers away from traditional representation of a lodge, all design solutions and materials draw direct inspiration from the overpowering proximity of nature. Photography by Patryk Lewi?ski

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After analysing the project?s needs, world?s directions and sightings of nature, the surface of – initially – not that big catalogue home, covered with oblique roof, doubled in scale. The building?s entrance was placed in the link between old and new parts of the house and it encapsulates both a dressing room and a bathroom for guests. Interior corridors, along with the windows, were underlined with plywood frames, which stand out even in the floor?s finishing.
Newly built house?s wing includes a spacious dining room and englassed living room, which were separated from each other with a centrally placed, massive chimney made out of black steel. Big windows, framed with natural plywood allow for experiencing to the fullest the picturesque forest surrounding the house. The terrace encircling the house, after opening the doors, creates a natural extension to the house.

Original placement of the l...