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Exposed Trusses Create Artistic Composition within Brick Country Home

Located near Rostov-on-Don, Russia, the country home by Chado Architects exposes its structural elements as part of the overall artistic composition. This includes not only the exposed trusses and brick walls but also a dry stonewall and a double sided fireplace that services both the interior and exterior spaces.
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The exposed trusses create a complex spatial play as they travel from the furthest exterior reach of the roofs overhang all the way through the home stopping just short of the main facade.

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While the trusses do not extend out the front of the building, a wall of dry stone continues the aesthetic of exposed construction elements.
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The dry stone wall keeps its shape via wire caging and large wood planks on the ends.
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There is something very visceral about the combination of smooth rock and linear brick.
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This same smooth verses hard edged shows up at the back of the house on the side of the fireplace chimney wall where all the firewood is stored.
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The chimney wall is centered on the home adding symmetry to the exposed trusses above.
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Continuing the symmetry is the backyard pool.
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Even in the winter with the landscaping covered in a blanket of snow, the symmetry is unmistakable.
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Although the wings on either side of the social zone are equal in size, one holds just the master suite while the other holds two children’s bedrooms.
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Even the inside of the home is laid out with a symmetrical design, although the white cabinetry in the kitchen is not balanced with anything on the living room wall.
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The white finish on the kitchen cabinetry creates a visual connection with the white trusses overhead.
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Although the brick walls and wood floor are tonally deep, the wall of glazings, white painted trusses and light upholstery keep the space from feeling too dark.
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The hallway leading to the master suite behind the living room leaves the brick behind in favor of drywall, this too, keeps the home from feeling too dark.
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The hallway wall acts as a gallery wall for the living room.
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The “Y” shaped hallway travels up to the front of the home and cuts past the social zone where it travels past a guest bedroom and back down to the two children’s bedrooms on the other side, at the foot of the social zone it has a leg that leads to the front door.
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The master bedroom is open to the pool terrace on one side and opens to a walk through closet on the other.
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On the other side of the walk through closet is a ensuite complete with a stand alone contemporary soaking tub and a separate shower.
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The shower is covered from floor to ceiling with striated tiles for a calm, Zen like atmosphere.
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On the opposite side of the house, directly across from the master ensuite is a children’s playroom with doors on either side that lead to the children’s bedrooms on one side and the children’s washroom on the other.
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While symmetry can often feel static, Chado gave the Country House a fluid and organic floor plan that is totally enhanced by the exposed structural elements.
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Chado Architects
Photography by Inna Kablukova

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