Private Residence — Masuria, Poland · 2023

Monolith House

A house conceived as a quiet contrast to its landscape — designed with restraint, composed in black and white, and settled calmly within the greenery to create stillness, privacy, and permanence.

The form is intentionally simple — clean horizontal volumes, softened by natural textures, deep shadows, and carefully framed views toward the forest. Rather than relying on expressive gestures, the project focuses on proportion, atmosphere, and materiality to create a sense of understated luxury.

Double-height living room with stone fireplace wall, linen sofa, and vertical timber screen opening to a glazed wall and outdoor deck — Living room — a double-height volume framed by stone, timber, and glass, opening onto the deck and the grasses beyond.

Quiet bedroom with textured stone wall, linen bedding, dark timber headboard, and a full-height window framing the treetops — Bedroom — a calm room of stone, linen and dark timber, with a tall window held open to the canopy of trees.

Large glazed openings dissolve the boundary between inside and outside, while black timber louvers filter light and provide privacy throughout the day. The changing shadows become part of the architecture itself, adding depth and rhythm to otherwise restrained spaces.

The interior continues the same philosophy. Warm stone, dark timber, soft natural fabrics, and diffused light create spaces designed not only to look calm, but to feel calm. Every element was reduced to what is essential, allowing texture, light, and proportion to define the experience of the home.

Travertine bathroom with sunken tub, skylight above, dark timber vanity and walk-in shower screened by glass — Bathroom — travertine surfaces washed by a single skylight, with dark timber and matte black detail holding the room quiet.

Garden view of a white brick villa with a glazed single-storey pavilion opening onto a paved terrace, lawn and ornamental grasses under an overcast sky — Garden elevation — a glazed pavilion meets the white brick volume, opening the living room onto lawn, terrace and grasses.

The result is a house that feels elegant without trying to impress — quiet, grounded, and deeply connected to its surroundings.

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