For most city residents, their favorite dacha is almost a heavenly place where you can always escape from the bustle of the metropolis. We have prepared a review of inexpensive, original and comfortable solutions for country houses from all over the world.
Life in a container.
This creation of architects from San Antonio is easy to make yourself at your dacha. They simply built a door, windows, heating and cooling system, and an innovative green roof into an ordinary steel shipping container. They ingeniously turned an ordinary object into a cozy place to live. Bamboo flooring and trendy wall coverings bring their design vision to life. This small and modern building can without a doubt be called a real home!
For scientific purposes.
In order to explore the possibilities of small housing, interior designer Jessica Helgerson moved her family into a cottage measuring just 50 square meters. meters. Jessica designed the cottage herself. It is located 15 minutes from Portland, Oregon.
Jessica used mostly recycled materials to build her micro-mansion. Thanks to this, as well as the use of a green roof, the house cost much less than she expected. In addition, such a house does not consume a lot of energy for heating and cooling. This is enough economical house Suitable for people who like to spend several months at a time in the country. Such a house optimally combines all the necessary amenities and a compact size.
Self-sufficient house.
If you have neither water nor electricity at your dacha, don’t despair! Better take advantage of the experience of American architects from the state of New England. They managed to build a hut that is completely self-sufficient solar energy. It has a shed roof and is covered with corrugated siding. A rainwater container and a boiler that instantly heats the water provide the home with drinking water and water for domestic needs. Louvre doors protect the hut from the elements.
Perfect square.
This square house, with an area of 73 sq. meters, located in Minnesota and has a bright blue exterior and a cheerful interior painted bright yellow. However, it is not only this unusual combination of colors that makes it special.
This house consists of two modules, which are seamlessly connected to each other by a massive porch. Protective screens with magnetic traps prevent insects from entering the house summer nights, which makes it simply ideal housing on summer period time.
Recycled beauty.
It is not necessary to purchase expensive building materials to build a country house. For example, Brad Kittel from Tiny Texas Houses believes that there are already enough building materials and there is no need to use new ones. His tiny houses are made from 99% recycled building materials (including doors, windows, siding, furniture, door handles, flooring and pillars supporting the porch).
Do it yourself.
Do you dream of small and cozy house, the construction of which would not take up a lot of your time and money? Nothing could be easier! The Jamaica Cottage Shop, in the USA, sells a building kit from which you can easily build wooden cottage measuring 5x6 meters. Assembling such a micro-house takes approximately 40 hours. The interior of such a residence can be assembled according to your own taste. You can also add a partition that forms sleeping area as a second floor.
It won't grow moss.
Are you going to the country? Don't forget to take your home with you! Such a mini-house, located on a platform with a trailer, will always be with you, wherever you go. In just six square meters, the craftsmen from Tumbleweed Tiny House managed to accommodate a bathroom, kitchen, built-in desk and a sofa, as well as a sleeping place. Such a house costs approximately $160 per square meter disassembled, and $390 in a “semi-finished” state.
Micro house.
Don't rush to send your old household trash to the landfill. Perhaps it will be useful to you for building a country house! Follow the example of Derek Didriksen, who lives in Massachusetts and applies his practical outlook to building tiny houses. He builds them from unnecessary things. For example, he adapted a torn door washing machine as a window. The cost of his micro-houses does not exceed $200.
House in a cube.
Originals and lovers of everything unusual can try to build a box house in their dacha, distinctive feature which is a highly functional design. The area of the box house, designed by architect Semi Rintala, is only 19 square meters. meters. Surprisingly, it even has a guest room. The sitting bench in the living room turns into a bed. The style of this house is a cultural mixture of Finnish summer houses and Japanese traditions.
Hidden treasure.
Nestled in the forests of Hilverstoom in the Netherlands, this house was designed by architect Piet Hein Iik. It is created in the traditional style of wooden huts. Instead of jagged wooden beams The exterior of the house consists of cross-cut logs. This design move allows the house to get lost among the surrounding forest.
Victorian era.
Lovers of beauty can turn their country house ik into a real work of art, just like the new owner of the former hunting lodge in the Catskills, Sandra Foster, did. She remodeled it into a romantic Victorian style home. She did the carpentry work herself and used mostly recycled materials. Thus, she managed to create a cozy, secluded corner filled with books and illuminated by a crystal chandelier.
Fabulous garden house in an area near Washington, designed by architect Robert Gurney. The pavilion with an adjacent swimming pool was built in the backyard of a private house next to a forest. The ancient trees surrounding the site and the well-planned landscaping on the owner's property inspired Gurney to create a design that allows the surrounding landscape to be admired in any season.
The architect's task was to coordinate the architecture of the garden pavilion with the existing house and the geometric layout of the garden. This determined architectural style and the choice of materials to create the present, new paths and adjacent areas. Traditional stone and wood are used along with concrete, glass and metal on the roof of the garden house. Natural woodland surrounds a modern-style plot with original garden sculpture, precise geometry of plantings and platforms, a strict rectangular pool and minimalistic Summer shower on end wall pavilion
The degree of glazing is impressive: part of the facade is created by frameless glass walls, in addition, there are five high doors filled with tempered glass. This exterior design provides excellent visibility from inside the house to the outside. The well-organized garden plantings, the nearby swimming pool and the wall of trees behind the fence guarantee spectacular views throughout the seasons.
Unlike most garden houses, this building can be used all year round. A large fireplace and heated floors are designed to provide comfortable atmosphere even in winter. Large slab floors, mahogany walls and spruce ceiling paneling add charm natural materials, and stylish furniture and a steel kitchen island bring modern style to the interior.
Each of us travels the world. Some people go far and long, exploring a world unknown to us, while others go abroad only once a year, on vacation. But we all understand that calendars, postcards and souvenirs are only a small reminder of where we have been and what we have seen. We offer you a completely new format for such memories - recreating at the dacha the famous architecture of the places you visited. For obvious reasons, it is simply not possible to completely recreate everything interesting and original in our world, and therefore we will personally start with the most famous ones. For example, let's take some wonders of the world, add to the collection the buildings of the capitals of Europe, take something incredible from Asia and Africa, and also simply recreate in miniature what is beautiful and impressive in standard form.
We would like to warn you right away that such a design of a dacha is a labor-intensive and expensive pleasure, and therefore, before starting the project, be sure to evaluate your own capabilities and professionalism, as well as the budget that you can allocate for such a task.
This is the main section of a new site article about interesting and original architecture that we want to reproduce on own plot. There will be not only famous buildings here, but also something that can simply decorate the dacha nicely. You have the right to independently regulate your choices and determine what you want to build. But you just need to understand that the quality of the object depends on you. We only offer the method and materials, but you reproduce the architecture with your own hands... so the result is your responsibility!
Chinese wall at the dacha
Yes, even that! We will start with this structure, since it is the simplest. You can build a wall from any picture downloaded on the Internet, or take images from travel magazines, there are many different angles there.
We immediately choose a place and build a Great Chinese wall made of ordinary brick. If at all in miniature form, then it is possible to create a building material from polystyrene foam high density. Not only bricks can be cut from it, but also additional architectural structures.
We immediately build from bricks. We will need a platform, possibly even made of inexpensive concrete, which is poured with a layer of 15-20 cm onto a drainage pad. It is needed for the strength of the entire structure. Further along it, you can begin construction using a standard solution of cement, sand and water. The main thing here is to correctly depict the lines, shape, and present the desired atmosphere. But it is worth knowing that all this is conveyed by the decor, and therefore the initial construction does not play a special role.
We are building a wall from polystyrene foam. High-strength polystyrene has quite interesting qualities. You can cut out almost anything you need from it.
Glue this material will work with many glues, and sometimes even polyurethane foam. In principle, it can be used to display many additional elements. For example, the same wall columns, turns. You will only need to cut the foam to shape and plaster on top.
Let's move on to finishing the building. All you need is paint suitable shades.
You can paint both brick and polystyrene walls. Dilute the paint so that it is the same color and different shades, and then work further according to the original plan and image. As a result, you may end up with a very serious architectural element, around which it is now worth working with additions - creating steps, a forest, hillocks.
Eiffel Tower at the dacha
The Eiffel Tower is very interesting design, which would take a lot of time to repeat in miniature. There's not much here physical labor, how much time for details, because everything needs to be output as similar as possible.
The tower is welded out of metal and installed on concrete frame or a metal embedded base to have good strength. But not everything is as simple as it seems at first, because the main guides of the tower will need to be bent, and three encircling metal belts will need to be made along the entire “growth” of the tower.
It is clear that it is unlikely that anyone will observe all the details and reproduce such a masterpiece with their own hands, but it is still possible to create a good likeness.
Installation on solid foundation, attaching the four main parts that form the tower, and then tying more simple material- fittings, rods, wire. Don’t forget to also install light lighting inside; the evening view of such beauty will be stunning.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a miracle in a country garden
The Leaning Tower of Pisa at the dacha is something experimentally new. But why can some architecture on your own site be repeated in miniature form, but this cannot?
You just have to want it, and such a tower will be built. At the same time, its construction will take less time and will be easier than the same Eiffel head.
Why is this so? The answer is simple - most often duplicates, if you can call them that, are built from lightweight materials. It’s quite difficult to install a heavy structure at an angle without it collapsing over time... especially if you don’t professional builder or designer. Therefore, it is enough to build a tower from plastic or even very thick cardboard, which is then sealed or opened with high quality protective varnishes and oils.
A huge plus is that only the base will have to be built, then you will simply need to stretch cardboard with a tower design onto a plastic or light aluminum frame. It could even be a high-quality photo print that will look amazing from afar. If you draw, it is better to first paint the drawing on cardboard or paper, and only after that install the material on the finished inclined frame.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon in the landscape
We talked a lot about living fences, vertical flower beds And hanging gardens, and therefore this design will not be too complex an architectural element. The good thing is that it is not necessary to build it according to a strictly defined format. You can fantasize, invent, copy or even combine everything into a single project, the main thing is that it turns out beautifully and attractively.
Most often, similar projects are based on castles and structures of that time, which were built from a variety of building materials. Further, they are populated by living plants - herbs, ornamental shrubs, flowers, sometimes even bonsai. It is only very important to first prepare sites, containers, compartments, balconies and other places for planting on such a structure.
Building pyramids in the country
You can start with a heavier structure and build pyramids from shell rock. Its color and structure are perfect for this architectural masterpiece. One has only to select a site for construction, install a waterproofing layer of ordinary film or more expensive material, and get down to business.
All that is needed to reproduce the Egyptian pyramids is shell rock in the volume that you expect, free hands in gloves, and an average grinder.
Having arranged the base, you build a pyramidal structure, and when building the upper part of the pyramid, you simply cut the stone with a grinder. You can cope with this task in just a day, scatter sand dunes near the pyramid and enjoy the beautiful view.
You can build a pyramid frame type, for example, make it from profile and plywood. The design is durable and light, as well as the ability to quickly disassemble the pyramid and assemble it into in the right place.
You can devote time to many historical buildings that will easily take their place in the garden of your dacha, but we cannot talk about all of them, their number is very large. But you, in view of your own professionalism, can reproduce even complex elements - monuments, the structure of the Taj Mahal, amphitheaters and others. But you can always move on to more typical, but no less interesting buildings for a summer residence, which can have a positive impact on landscape design plot. These could be lighthouses, forts, more modern buildings and structures that are world landmarks.
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What is needed for the architectural design of a dacha
To decorate your dacha in a similar format, completely change your neighbors’ worldview on the landscape and get world-renowned architecture on your site, you you need to follow some rules:
- Always start work only with a high-quality and prepared project;
- Work only with quality material which is familiar to you, and determine feasible tasks for yourself;
- It is imperative to complete everything from the beginning, because incompleteness is the worst thing that can happen in decor;
- Correctly choose sizes, shapes and colors, be sure to base your choice on the initially established style summer cottage;
- Skillfully combine several architectural elements, pour them into an already established, ready-made design of the dacha.
Let’s say right away that if such a task seems difficult or completely impossible to you, it is better not to start the process. It would be much better to buy plaster figures or plastic elements for garden decoration than to waste time, money and nerves!
The architectural design of a summer cottage has many directions, and the one we have chosen is not the most popular and in demand. But it is one of those that can really “change the picture” in a qualitative way and bring something exclusive and extremely unusual into the landscape.
Today, a garden house is not just utility room for storing tools. Homeowners around the world are trying to find new uses for their buildings, thanks to design that is dictated by lifestyle. Stunning houses and sheds from 11 countries show how they can be used in so many ways, from saunas to beehives.
Location: St John's Wood, London, UK
Idea: garden office
Design: Patrick Michel from Platform 5 Architects
An amazing figured garden house in one of the areas of London, St. John's Wood, was designed as home Office writer who wanted to equip herself with an unusual office so that new ones could be born creative ideas. The house appeared nearby in the garden of a single-family house and is used as an office and a barn. The client told Patrick Michel that she wanted a shaped sculpture house in the garden. On the one hand, this is an office, and on the other, a storage space gardening tools. The shape of the building was dictated by nature itself. Here you can relax and work. Wooden structure serves as a basis and place for children to play.
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Idea: modular house, used as a sauna
Design: Lars Nielsen from Add a Room
The sauna is designed in a Nordic style with clear lines. The modern building is made from traditional natural materials. The panels and veranda are built from Scandinavian pine, the wood of which is specially treated to become very durable and resistant to organic substances. The tree is not covered with anything additional, since over time nature itself brings it to its original state. the desired state and colors. Since this sauna does not require electricity, it can be built anywhere - in the forest, on the beach. Inside the house there are benches and pine panels; after the steam room, you can relax on the terrace in both winter and summer.
Location: Gentofte, Island of Zealand, Denmark
Idea: used as a veranda, as a gazebo for relaxation
Design: Pernille Danielsen
The Danes are happy to spend money on building such gazebos or verandas for relaxing on fresh air in peace and quiet. A veranda in northern Copenhagen captures the spirit of summer. The house is built of pine and is shaped like a veranda, which blends seamlessly into the garden. Here the owners spend time alone with a book and a glass of elderberry tea. You can also store equipment here in a special sector behind the bench. The house is a prime example Scandinavian style, since it is built of wood, painted in light colors with white details.
Location: Pollensa, Mallorca island, Spain
Idea: the former farm building houses the boutique hotel's gym overlooking a 300-year-old garden
Design: Forteza + Aparicio
This building in the Balearic Islands of the Mediterranean used to store different instruments and kept animals. The architects' task included a complete reconstruction of the farmhouse and its transformation into a boutique hotel, as well as the organization of a gym. One side of the gym overlooks the garden, which can be admired through a glass wall while working out, and there is also access to the terrace.
Location: Saône-et-Loire department, western France
Idea: comfortable spot for growing plants and hobbies
Builder: Manu Chavance
The couple living here could no longer calmly look at their dilapidated house. They had always dreamed of having another building instead for storing gardening tools and growing flowers, perhaps with room for a second bedroom. The only solution was to demolish old house and build a new one, which is what the builder Manu Shavans did. The project was based on the idea of modern trailers. It took 2.5 months to implement the project. House dimensions: 4.5x2.3 m.
The trailer sits on a tiled limestone pedestal. The house is cool in summer and warm in winter. There is enough light coming in through the side and ceiling windows, which is very beneficial for the flowers. Plants on the roof made the room an extension of the entire garden.
Location: suburb, Germany
Idea: house with bedroom, dining room, kitchen and workplace
Design: Studio3 Architekten
The house project, with an area of 10 m2, was developed by university students in Weimar, Germany. With their project, the students sought to answer two questions: how can a small living space and how to properly adapt a structure to its environment. They used furnishings very sparingly and organized the space so that there was enough air and light. Taking into account the resistance of the structure to weather surprises and its lightness, the house can be considered an ideal structure. The windows are made of acrylic glass, and the furniture is made of pine.
Location: countryside in Germany
Idea: workplace beekeeper
Design: Amunt Architekten, Martenson und Nagel Theissen
The small house was built for a beekeeper and his bees. Inside there are beehives and tools are stored. Outer shell The house is made of fabric-concrete 5 mm thick. This material is used for landscape design and during road construction. Fabric concrete is sold in rolls and can be easily used to cover buildings, since the material only becomes stronger when in contact with water.
Location: Val Tidon, province of Piacenza, Italy
Idea: playroom for children
Design: Park Association
The house, with an area of 67 m2, is a variation on the theme of cowsheds and barns traditional for this region, since the external structure is made of brick and larch wood. The author of the project was the architect himself, his wife and two children. Frames glass doors and the windows are made of iron, and old tiles were used to decorate the roof. This is a completely environmentally friendly project, including materials, insulation, efficient use sunlight, especially in winter, since the house accumulates enough energy during the summer.
Location: Nerima area, Tokyo, Japan
Idea: relaxing in the garden
Design: Kayoko Nagahama Garden Design & Construction
In order to build this house, the owners came to purchase a plot of land with an area of 132 m2 next to their house. The unusually shaped structure looks like a small mound surrounded by plants. The roof and walls of the house are surrounded by plants, so it fits organically into environment. The walls of the house, which has an area of 7.4 m2, are made of red cedar and are supported metal structures. The owners wanted to be able to have privacy in the garden. There were no plans to receive guests in the house, so everything here is very ascetic, but cozy.
The house has a small porch-terrace. Thanks to traditional Japanese plaster, there was no need to install air conditioning in the house, even despite the hot summer. The interior is traditionally Japanese: on the walls there are scrolls with Japanese texts, art objects, antique dishes and flowers depending on the time of year.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Idea: a place for a growing collection of second-hand items
In the backyard there is a building that stores and displays items found and purchased at flea markets in Paris, online auctions and sales. Shells, wooden clothespins and sheep skulls are what you'll find in Lisa Smeaton-Fox's collection. Lisa is very fond of antiques and vintage things, for example, bottles, clothespins, scissors; they give her some, and she acquires a lot herself. The collection continues to grow, Liz sells some things, but also buys them.
Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Idea: storage space for equipment, workshop, observation post
Design: Wyndhamdesign
The house, which measures 8.4 m2 including the porch, belongs to Chris Sewell and his wife Kenny Ocean. It stores waste baskets and tools. The house is used as an observation point over the street, as a workshop where the couple paints, sculpts, plants flowers and creates other projects in the shade of the trees of their garden. Designer Alex Wyndham built it on the north side of the couple's home in two weeks. He used old salvaged windows, corrugated plastic siding and redwood planks from a previously dismantled old barn and fence. The transparent roof and windows allow sunlight to penetrate inside, so when working inside the house, the couple imagines that they are working outside. The front narrow window allows you to observe the mountains.
If you think that the small area of your country house is a good reason why it cannot be beautiful, comfortable and cozy, then think again! We have selected photographs of amazing country houses, the area of which does not exceed 40 sq.m. And most of them are much smaller! You will see inspiring examples of successful organization of a small space.
Summer residents create houses that are not just compact, comfortable and beautiful, but also incredibly original, and the photos of the houses at these dachas are truly unique.
Country house with two bedrooms on different levels: 7 photos
This house, excluding the porch and carport, has an area of 37.6 sq.m. Despite its small size, it has two bedrooms - one downstairs and the other in the attic.
The house combines a sitting area, a dining room and a compact kitchen built along the rear wall. At the entrance to the house from the carport there is a wardrobe closet.
In the other half of the house there is a small bedroom.
Next to the bedroom is a bathroom, which is accessible from both the living room and the bedroom.
There is a second bedroom in the attic above the bedroom and bath.
Because The upper bedroom is quite spacious, then if the family is small but likes to receive guests, you can increase the living room area on the lower floor by eliminating the bedroom there.
For the same purpose, you can make a wider terrace at the entrance to the house, which will also provide more space to accommodate guests.
Modern country house with a loft style: 6 photos
The area of the house in the photo is a little more than 37 sq.m., the house has a living room, a kitchen-dining room, a bathroom and 2 bedrooms. 
Looking at the photos of the interior, it's hard to believe that all this fit into this tiny space.
Thanks to a large number windows and light, from the inside the house does not seem small at all. On the contrary, it creates a feeling of spaciousness and comfort at the same time.
Behind the kitchen are the bathroom and bedroom. The space under the stairs to the attic is used as a storage room.
Small bedroom downstairs due to large windows It seems bright and cozy.
In the attic there is a fairly spacious children's bedroom.
Country house with a bright interior: 3 photos
And this lovely house, surrounded by greenery, was built by a married couple with their own hands. They did absolutely all the work themselves (including making furniture!), and it took them six years to build this house!
The interior of the house is filled with retro features and bright colors.
As well as original design solutions.
Original hut house: 4 photos
This nice house the dacha captivates with its atmosphere: wood is everywhere, and this creates a unique charm. But admit it, you are one of those who looks at such houses and sighs: “Yes, it’s original, but in such a house it’s difficult to properly place everything...”
Let's see its interior, how everything is conveniently placed in this small space. The stairs lead to a cozy bedroom.
And on the ground floor there is a neat compact kitchen, a living room and a surprisingly spacious bathroom.
The kitchen has access to the terrace at the back of the house.
But the main thing in this house is the spirit of privacy and quiet life.
Practical country house 25 sq.m.
Beautiful and functional - no extravagance. It is not difficult to imagine such a house standing in the most ordinary village or on a summer cottage.
The same can be said about the interior.
The house has everything you need, while its area is only 25 square meters.
Country house from a construction trailer.
It turns out that a construction trailer can be turned into a stunning open-plan holiday home.
At the same time, the space inside such a structure cannot be called cramped.
Inside there is absolutely everything for comfortable life right down to the shower and toilet.
Unusual country house in the form of a castle.
This house rightfully bears the proud name of a miniature castle. Being located quite high in the mountains, it amazes not only with its design, but also with its picturesque views.
Despite its modest size, there was room for everything inside, including a bedroom, modern kitchen, fireplace and - of course! - rocking chair.
Country house made from old windows.
We replace everything with new ones, while throwing away many old windows of varying degrees of wear. The owner of this house is in the process of installing windows, and she has always been tormented by the desire to find a use for the still quite good old windows. This is how this country house was built.
Various cozy little things give this house a special charm: an iron bed, old paintings. Huge windows let in a sea of light, so it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to sleep until twelve in such a bedroom!
Country house with a sleeping attic: 9 photos
This country house with an area of 31.2 sq.m. is made of used materials: wood and roofing iron, at the same time, for safety reasons, the electrical wiring and plumbing in the house are completely new.
Downstairs, the open-plan kitchen is connected to the living room. This small room It is quite comfortable for relaxation and accommodates a sofa and an armchair. In addition, the kitchen island has a folding dining table on the back wall.
It is also possible to place dining area on covered veranda from the back of the house.
The bathroom is located behind the kitchen and is equipped with a toilet, sink and shower.
As you can see from the plan, there is a storage room next to the bathroom, and the cottage has sleeping lofts at both ends of the house.
On one side, the sleeping area is located above the bathtub. The upward staircase is successfully combined with the kitchen shelving.
At night the house is lit with candles, oil lamps and electricity accumulated from solar panels during the day.
Country house in the trunk of an old spruce.
But first place in terms of originality must be given to this incredible structure. It is so small that it is very difficult to call it home. But the story of its creation is truly fantastic! The fact is that this house is carved by hand from the trunk of a giant spruce. All this enormous work was done alone by the artist Noel Wotten. It took him 22 years.
So if you dream of a small, cozy country house, then know: your dream can come true!