Two-story house in Scandinavian style

Strict, laconic architecture with an anthracite facade, light wooden accents, and a complex roof. The house is located in a cottage settlement on a flat plot.

Roof

The roof is a hip type with four slopes. The structure includes:

• Additional level difference: above one part of the house the roof is higher (above the two-story section), and above the adjoining canopy — a single-pitch extension

• Covering: dark gray metal tiles (RAL 7024)

Drainage system

• Eaves: lined with boards matching the facade color

• Ventilation

• Snow guards: tubular, installed around the perimeter of the roof

Facade

• Cladding: vertical boards in anthracite color

• Gables: same vertical boards, with visual separation between floors by a horizontal line

• Corners and trim: boards matching the main facade

• Plinth: open

Canopy / Carport

• A side canopy (carport) is attached to the house — single-pitch construction

• Ceiling of the canopy lined with boards in the facade color

Pile foundation

• Square-section piles, driven with a crawler-mounted pile driver

• Number of piles: 28

• Height of the house above ground: ~50–60 cm

• Pile heads cut flush; wooden tie beams installed on them

Layout and planning

First floor:

• Entrance area with porch and canopy

• Kitchen-living room / common area

• 1 bathroom

• Utility room / storage

• Exit to the terrace — open terrace with wooden posts and flooring, continuing to the canopy/carport

Second floor:

• 3 bedrooms

• Balcony — open, above the first-floor terrace, with wooden horizontal railing

• 1 bathroom

• Hall / corridor — with access to the balcony

Construction stages

• A crawler-mounted pile driver was delivered to the site. Reinforced concrete square piles were driven according to the foundation layout. A wooden tie beam made of planed boards, layered in a package, was installed on the pile heads. Waterproofing was laid between concrete and wood.

• Floor joists of the first floor were installed, insulation of the floor slab applied, and the subfloor laid.

• The frame of the first and second floors was assembled: posts, beams, braces, and inter-floor slab installed. Floor beams and second-floor decking installed.

• Roof installation completed: rafter system, battens, counter-battens, wind and moisture protection, installation of dark gray metal tiles, snow guards, and drainage system.

• Insulation of exterior walls, inter-floor slab, and roof using thermal insulation of the necessary thickness for winter living.

• Vapor barrier installed on the interior side with all joints sealed for airtightness.

• External windproof membrane and facade cladding installed. Windows, entrance, and terrace doors installed; trim and additional elements installed.

• Engineering systems installed: electricity, water supply, sewage, ventilation.

• Internal partitions installed, soundproofing between rooms applied.

• Interior wall and ceiling cladding completed.

Assembly quality is high — all elements are planed, even, with precise gaps.