The Modern Brick Exterior Of This House Stands Out From The Forest And Landscaped Gardens It’s Surrounded By

January 10, 2021
Surrounded by forest, the 'BST House', which also has a guest house, features a facade of hand-formed brick.

33bY Architecture has designed a modern brick house in the Ukrainian city of Bucha.

Surrounded by forest, the ‘BST House’, which also has a guest house, features a facade of hand-formed brick.

Surrounded by forest, the 'BST House', which also has a guest house, features a facade of hand-formed brick.
A modern brick home with black window frames.

Complementing and contrasting the brown brick are the black steel window frames, panels, and balcony railing.

Complementing and contrasting the brown brick of this home are the black steel window frames, panels, and balcony railing.
Complementing and contrasting the brown brick of this home are the black steel window frames, panels, and balcony railing.

Apart from the tall trees of the surrounding forest, the home also has expansive landscaping designed by Alex Zinevich, and includes more than 500 different plant species.

There’s also a long rectangular swimming pool with a deck furnished with sun loungers on one side, and a path on the other.

This modern brick house has a long rectangular swimming pool with a deck furnished with sun loungers on one side, and a path on the other.
This modern brick house has a long rectangular swimming pool with a deck furnished with sun loungers.

Low gabion walls define the edge of the pool deck and provide a separation from a lower path.

Low gabion walls define the edge of a pool deck and provide a separation from a lower path.

Another water element has been added to the landscape design in the form of a natural pond with a waterfall.

The landscape design of this modern brick house includes a natural pond with a waterfall.
Photography by Oleg Stelmah | Architecture Firm: 33bY Architecture | Lead Architects: Ivan Yunakov, Andrey Karpov, Yaroslav Katrich | Landscape design: Alex Zinevich