A garden of lawn and paved path, a rose bed along the stone wall, the extended volume of the house to the right and the pool beside the pavilion to the left.

Project

Boras House

Ljubuški · Extension and reconstruction · 2021

An existing house extended by a volume that reads as its continuation rather than an addition, with a landscaped parterre, a pool and a garden pavilion.

Location
Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type
Extension and reconstruction
Status
Concept design
Year
2021
Services
Concept design, Extension, Reconstruction, Landscape design

The extension and reconstruction of the Boras family house grew out of a need to enlarge the existing building, refresh its architectural expression and tie the house more closely to its immediate surroundings. The brief covered new accommodation added to the house, the reconstruction and formal reconciliation of the parts that remained, and the landscaping of the parterre and the existing outbuildings on the plot.

The view from under the pergola across the pool towards the pavilion, with garden furniture and a glass balustrade.

The pool under the pergola

The street façade above the stone garden wall, with the extended ground floor, a balcony and a covered terrace.
The street façade

The concept was developed in continuous collaboration with the client, settling functional needs, the relationship between new and existing spaces, and the eventual character of the house. Particular care went into making the added volume read as a natural continuation of the existing architecture rather than a separate appendage: proportions, openings and materials are shaped so that old and new parts read as one whole.

The gable end of the house above the stone retaining wall, with the covered entrance and lawn in the foreground.
The gable end
The approach to the house through the trees and a low hedge, with the pergola beside the living room and the pavilion to the right.
The approach through the garden

Materials were chosen for durability, easy maintenance and an understated, contemporary expression. The tones visually calm and bind the existing house together, while the treatment of the façade surfaces marks the new phase of its life. The outdoor surfaces had equal attention: landscaping the parterre, the approach and the relationship to the outbuildings forms a clearer and more usable exterior.

The plot from above
The plot from above

The final scheme keeps the identity of the existing family house and adapts it to how the family now lives. A carefully measured extension, the reconstruction and the landscaping join what was already there to the new architectural layer in one contemporary, functional whole.

Plan

Ground-floor plan

Status
Concept design
Type
Extension and reconstruction
Year
2021

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