A photo of a house made of hardwood at dawn.

Architecture Firm: Devyni architektai
Firm Location: Kareiviu st. 19-176, Vilnius, Lithuania
Completion Year: 2020
Gross Built Area: 380 m2
Project location: Ozkiniu k., Kaltanenai, Lithuania
Lead Architects: Arunas Skrolis, Jurgita Liubartaite, Akvile Stonyte, Goda Serpytyte
Photo credits: Leonas Garbaciauskas

This homestead was built for a person who wants to get away from the city and discover who he really is.
This homestead was built for a person who wants to get away from the city and discover who he really is.
The buildings are dispersed across the existing topography in the sizable region surrounded by lakes and forests without doing any harm to it.
The buildings are dispersed across the existing topography in the sizable region surrounded by lakes and forests without doing any harm to it.
Here, you can stop for a moment to connect with nature, adjust your personal needs, and do so.
Here, you can stop for a moment to connect with nature, adjust your personal needs, and do so.
Curved paths connect the main house, outdoor kitchen, grandparents' home, outbuilding, and sauna to create a local network for habitation.
Curved paths connect the main house, outdoor kitchen, grandparents’ home, outbuilding, and sauna to create a local network for habitation.
The arrangement of the structures allows people to live both inside and outside.
The arrangement of the structures allows people to live both inside and outside.
Building took place gradually, carefully considering each step, without haste, and with consideration for the surrounding environment.
The building took place gradually, carefully considering each step, without haste, and with consideration for the surrounding environment.
For the interior's completion, contemporary solutions were used.
For the interior’s completion, contemporary solutions were used.
Just what you need to feel at ease in nature, nothing crazy.
Just what you need to feel at ease in nature, nothing crazy.
The natural light that pours through makes the living area bright.
The natural light that pours through makes the living area bright.
All of the structures were connected by natural materials like wood, stone, plaster, and earthy colors.
The structures were connected by natural materials like wood, stone, plaster, and earthy colors.
From the roof to the flooring, which is highly intricate, you can see the wooden design.
From the roof to the flooring, which is highly intricate, you can see the wooden design.
The wooden design on the island counter is really distinctive.
The wooden design on the island counter is really distinctive.
The environment is pervaded by an external natural aura.
The environment is pervaded by an external natural aura.
The wooden structure of the kitchen's cabinetry matches the appliances that are used.
The wooden structure of the kitchen’s cabinetry matches the appliances that are used.
The upper floor bedroom has a straightforward yet pleasant atmosphere.
The upper floor bedroom has a straightforward yet pleasant atmosphere.
The white painted ceiling and natural light give it a lively feeling.
The white-painted ceiling and natural light give it a lively feeling.
The main bedroom is roomy and was built with wooden structures.
The main bedroom is roomy and was built with wooden structures.
The cabinetry blends in with the hardwood floors.
The cabinetry blends in with the hardwood floors.
The space was made pleasant and light by the all-white painted walls.
The space was made pleasant and light by the all-white painted walls.
The bathroom's construction combines cement and wood.
The bathroom’s construction combines cement and wood.
It has light that effectively lights the space.
It has a light that effectively lights the space.
Two coupled sinks with a large mirror and a wooden frame.
Two coupled sinks with a large mirror and a wooden frame.
During construction, natural larch facades and roof shingles started to change color, further blending with the surrounding environment.
During construction, natural larch facades and roof shingles started to change color, further blending with the surrounding environment.
It offers a patio with a barbecue and outdoor dining.
It offers a patio with a barbecue and outdoor dining.
The road that leads to the lake and contains little boats is a portion of the outdoor space.
The road that leads to the lake and contains little boats is a portion of the outdoor space.

This homestead is created for an individual, who wants to escape from the city, to find his inner self. Here it is possible to take a moment to connect and listen to nature, and change your personal needs. In the large area surrounded by forests and lakes, the buildings are spread across the existing terrain without harming it.

The main house, outdoor kitchen, grandparents’ house, outbuilding, and sauna are connected with curved paths, which form a local network for living. This formation of buildings gives the opportunity to live outdoors as much as indoors. The building process was slow, thinking about each detail, without any hurry and with respect to the surrounding nature.

Natural larch facades and roof shingles began to change the shade during the construction process, thus further merging into the natural context. Even before the interiors were done, all the buildings looked as if they belong there. Modern solutions were chosen to complete the interior.

Natural wood, plaster, stone, and earthly tones were the connection among all the buildings. No eccentric details – just what you need to feel comfortable in nature. Avatar is an architecture that allows you to become yourself for even a short while.

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