The tower house is fascinating with its peculiarity, and, perhaps, its design is as popular today as it was during the Middle Ages. Such a house can be made in different variations. This is a large castle in the style of fearless knights and fiery ladies, and classic house with towers, and stylish solution aristocratic mansion. But in any case, the design of the tower house will meet the requirements of modernity and comfort.
The main feature elegant home The tower type is a semicircular structure topped with a cone-shaped spire. Such a house is filled with architectural elements that emphasize the high status of its owners and their excellent taste. It is impossible to walk past such a castle and not pay attention to it. It is filled with peculiarity and personality, which is reflected in every detail of the building.
Construction of towers in the history of construction
A tower is a narrow, elongated structure topped with a spire. It can be either an individual building or an element complex design. They have been used in construction for many centuries in a row. The most ancient examples of the construction of cone-shaped structures are the towers of Egyptian fortresses. Such buildings were erected rectangular shape and ended with peculiar teeth. Unfortunately, such architectural phenomena have disappeared from the face of the earth, remaining only in ancient legends and manuscripts.
The ancient fortress consisted of walls and towers attached to them. They were used in the Roman Empire and Byzantium. Later, the design was borrowed by Europeans and used for the construction of places of detention.
Domestic architecture did not stand aside either. Elements of fortresses with towers built according to the Byzantine type have been preserved to this day.
In the Middle Ages, when there was a need to defend against the enemy, towers began to be attached to massive brick spiritual structures. They were used as an observation post and shelter for children and women. Excellent evidence of this is the Spassky Cathedral in Chernigov, cathedrals in Novgorod and others.
Ancient art complemented the towers for hours. It was thanks to antiquity that they appeared in houses and train stations, complemented by clocks. Currently they are still as popular. They are used in the construction of lighthouses, water reservoirs, and for astronomical research. But tower construction technology is especially in demand in. Projects with photos allow you to visually imagine the future construction of a house with towers. The most famous object of tower construction is the Eiffel Tower, which is 300 m high.
Modern castle: style and nobility
Project of a house with a tower, built in the form of an ancient medieval castle, able to satisfy all requirements modern man. Projects modern houses may differ significantly from each other, but they have the same advantages:
- unusual design solution for construction of an individual house, corresponding to the needs of modern man;
- exquisite stylistic direction, which is conveyed in every element of the design and external design;
- possibility of construction with different parameters. You can build a house different sizes and forms;
- high functionality.
The tower attached to the house serves as a living space. It is also comfortable and in most cases allows for individual design.
Tower construction options
Structurally, it can be erected:
- round, created as a living room. Very often they are installed in them, leading to top floor or . The walls of such a tower are topped with small window openings. A new trend in home construction is the construction of glass towers. This direction is just in its infancy, becoming increasingly in demand;
- square, which is created as a bedroom or office. In some projects, a square tower is used as a living room;
- rectangular, which can perform the same functions as a square tower.
They can be erected different heights and be smaller than the building or have the same height as it. The number can also be unlimited, but the most common are houses with two towers.
Small round tower, suitable only for an observation room
Construction of a house with towers
When building a house in the style of an ancient castle, you should use the services landscape designer, because the site should be decorated in the same style. In addition, a castle-shaped house requires free space. If this feature is not taken into account, the castle will simply clutter the area. An incorrectly determined construction site can distort the future building beyond recognition.
Once the construction site has been determined, you can proceed to the creation project documentation. Of course, you can create a project yourself. But it is still worth using the services of professionals who have the necessary knowledge and skills. And only after approval of the project can the construction of a private house begin.
Ready-made tower house project
A house built according to such a project will be the pride of its owners. Its appearance is intriguing and fascinating, because the house exactly matches the appearance of medieval castles, albeit smaller. The size of the building may vary depending on availability free space Location on.
Experts do not recommend erecting more than 4 towers when building a castle, although their number can be any. At large quantities towers, the building often looks rough and unattractive. Structurally, a house can consist of different forms and elements. The combination of a semicircle and a rectangle allows you to create a beautiful solution.
But in any case, the design should be entrusted to a specialist. Today, special companies offer land owners finished projects, which are selected depending on:
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- size of the land plot;
- customer needs and desires;
- cost.
Professionals high level will offer the best option construction, which will take into account entrance area And living room, kitchen area, utility rooms, bedrooms, . The location of these zones is determined depending on the design capabilities and desires of everyone who will live in the house.
Not everyone, even the richest people, is lucky enough to live in a real ancient castle. But many are trying to turn theirs into one. ordinary house. Sometimes it looks very stylish, but more often it looks funny. And today we will tell you about the 10 most unusual modern buildings in the form of a castle.
Sleeping Beauty Castle is the symbol of the Disney studio and the most famous object of the Disneyland amusement park. There are fierce disputes over which structure became the basis for appearance this building. Among the prototypes are Neuschweinstein Castle in Bavaria, Notre Dame Cathedral and the almost completely destroyed Castle of St. Hilarion in Cyprus.
Of course, no Sleeping Beauty lives in this castle. This structure, built in 1955, is purely decorative and is a gate between two in different parts Disneyland park.
There are families who have a treehouse in their backyard. And a social unit from Great Britain has not a house, but a whole castle, consisting of several towers and bastions connected to each other by rope bridges.
Moreover, this is not just a place for children's fun and entertainment, it is a full-fledged living space where the above-mentioned family lives on a permanent basis. Inside there are several bedrooms, common rooms, toilets, bathrooms, a kitchen and a dining room. But all this does not stand on the ground, but is attached to trees at a height of several meters.
In the village of Akimovka, Zaporozhye region of Ukraine, there is one of the most unusual residential buildings throughout the country. The point is that this building with total area 330 square meters looks like a real medieval castle with blank outer walls and defensive towers.
It was originally planned that this modern castle would be for children entertainment center, but the idea could not be agreed upon with local authorities. As a result, the entrepreneur who built it decided to convert the building into his own residential building.
A residential building in the form of a castle looks much more harmonious in Italy, where, unlike the steppes of Southern Ukraine, there is a tradition of such buildings. But a family from Milan, wanting to live in a castle, decided not to buy one of the many real ancient defensive fortresses, but to build it anew. Moreover, in such a way that this stylization does not look vulgar and tasteless.
The result is a very stylish cottage, one of the volumes of which is very reminiscent of the square tower of an ancient castle. It contains bedrooms for the owners and their guests. And all this stands on the shores of Lake Como, in one of the most picturesque corners of Italy, located 40 kilometers from Milan.
California's Napa Valley has very European - Italian or Spanish landscapes. Alternating hills and flat spaces, endless vineyards and wineries. What is missing is a knight's castle, a centuries-old stronghold protecting the local population from raids by neighboring feudal lords.
But in 2007, a castle also appeared there - a complex called Castello di Amorosa, which houses a winery, tasting room, hotel and tourist center. This building, with an area of more than 11 thousand square meters, is stylized as a European defensive structure.
Moreover, the corresponding style also has interior spaces– Castello di Amorosa has art galleries, a wine cellar, a Catholic chapel and even a torture chamber. This pseudo-castle regularly hosts festivals of medieval European culture and history.
It is difficult to say what is more present in a private residential building with the name located in Piedmont - modernity or history. It would seem that this building clearly has the appearance of a castle. Moreover, its two towers are original, they remained from a medieval Italian fortress.
But the rest of the towers and premises have absolutely modern look, albeit a little stylized to reflect historical realities. And the pool, equipped in the courtyard of this castle house, completely takes us from the times of the knights to the twenty-first century - safe and comfortable.
Looking at this Gothic building and the green spaces surrounding it, it is easy to believe that it is located somewhere in Britain or Ireland. In any case, from the outside it looks like a centuries-old defensive structure from that region. But, in fact, this castle is located in the village of Khryashchevka Samara region Russia.
The Garibaldi Castle Hotel was built in the area in 2012, and the VIP hotel inside is scheduled to open in 2014. Despite its appearance, it is a new building - darkened with age facing stones were artificially aged.
Surprisingly, Garibaldi Castle does not look like tasteless kitsch - it fits very harmoniously into the surrounding landscape of the Samara region.
And if the castle-hotel Garibaldi in Khryashchevka looks very decent, it is clear that good architects worked on it, and used expensive materials, then a similar structure with the name Excalibur is obvious kitsch.
Otherwise, it’s not surprising. After all, this castle is located in Las Vegas - the world capital of kitsch. Inside Excalibur there is a hotel, casino and shopping and entertainment center. People go there to spend money in exchange for pleasure and excitement, and not in anticipation of seeing something real, historical.
Chinese copy of a French castle
The Chinese managed to copy not only the appearance of this elegant structure, but also its interiors. So visitors to the fake castle can admire the same frescoes and paintings that hang in its original, French version.
Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world every year during winter holidays travel to Lapland to visit Santa Claus. And it is natural that even the castle of this mythical character appeared there, made, of course, of snow and ice.
The Snow Castle houses a hotel with twenty rooms, as well as a restaurant and a center family vacation. Inside all the rooms of this unusual structure, the temperature froze at -5 degrees Celsius. So for visitors to sleep comfortably on a snow bed, they have to cover themselves with several layers of blankets and skins of wild animals.
Snow Castle opens its doors to visitors from December to April.
The castle style is one of those that cannot be recognized as ordinary and ordinary. If, when choosing a project, you put the castle style at the forefront, it is very likely that in childhood your favorite books were about brave knights and charming princesses, and your favorite games were robbers, tournaments and battles. A house project in the style of a medieval castle will allow your home to become a unique decoration of a village or street. It is impossible not to notice the castle house - the heavy roof, the elaborate facades, the monumentality of the fortress - medieval romance is obvious. Castle-style house designs can be simple or complex, depending on the direction. Some people like it calm classic style, maintained in the usual neutral tones and not burdened with clutter. Materials – natural: stone, wood, metal, natural fabrics. Colors – pastel, delicate shades and calm colors. The details include antiques, mirrors in beautiful frames, paintings on the walls. Nowadays, mini castle projects have become popular, used in the construction of cottages and projects big house in the shape of a castle.
For exotic lovers, our company has developed original projects castles whose plans and designs differ from other large buildings built, for example, in the palace style. Castles were common in X-XVI centuries when Europe was rocked by internecine wars. Therefore, the dwelling was at the same time a defensive structure, adapted for protection from enemies and a long siege.
Architectural features of the “castle” style
A modern project that implements a “medieval” house in the style of a castle includes towers, massive walls, and observation windows. Of course, now it is not surrounded by a moat with water, as was customary in the Middle Ages, and there are no weapons warehouses inside. Historical stylization is created using typical architectural elements, and finishing materials"antique"
- Cottages in the medieval style are solid stone buildings made of brick, aerated concrete blocks with thick walls without protrusions.
- An indispensable attribute of the style is round or polygonal towers and turrets with small windows - “loopholes”.
- The external decor is represented by cladding made of natural or artificial stone, decorative ceramic bricks brown, gray.
- The roofs are multi-pitched, with canopies and dormers, covered with dark-colored tiles. Sometimes there are “teeth” present, giving the building a distinctive appearance.
- The windows are elongated in a vertical direction, tall, narrow, almost always arched. The “arch” can be stylized - emphasized with a different color or special masonry.
In the 17th century, the castle began to acquire the features of a palace style. The walls began to be lined with light stone, decorated with ornaments, and decorated with bas-reliefs. In general, any house project in the form of a castle involves the construction of a cottage, which with all its appearance shows: my house is my fortress.
Projects of mansions in the castle style
| Fortress project No. 39-08 | Palace project No. 33-19 |
The photo from the catalog shows different solutions. Among the castle style projects there are buildings like a medieval fortress, and there are houses and cottages that are more reminiscent of a palace, for example, project No. 33-19. This big house with a light plastered facade, balconies and a terrace.
All our projects contain a full package of documentation necessary for construction: floor plans, masonry diagrams, sections of the roof and foundation. A specification of materials is attached to it, and using a special order form you can calculate an estimate.
Once upon a time, castles were real strongholds for feudal nobles. Living in such buildings is not very convenient, but it was possible to wait out the turmoil and protect yourself from enemies. The era of the Middle Ages has long passed, but interest in the architecture of that time remains to this day. The Elite.RU portal, together with real estate agencies Penny Lane Realty, Kalinka Group and Knight Frank, compiled the top 5 castle-style houses for sale in the Moscow region.
1st place – Fortress in Koptsevo
The castle was built in a prestigious area of the Moscow region - on the Novorizhskoe highway, but quite far from the Moscow Ring Road - almost 100 km. The complex in the village of Koptsevo is completely subordinated to medieval style: from the appearance of the buildings to the massive wooden furniture in the rooms, as well as huge fireplaces under the ceiling.
Behind the fortress wall there is a garden with rare plants, which once grew in such possessions. Access to the water, a view of it, and elevation changes in the landscape complete the complete picture. The territory also fully corresponds to the scale - 7.35 hectares under the residence, 8.6 hectares of forest on the river bank (1 km coastline) and 4.6 hectares with a stable where horses of rare and valuable breeds are kept: Arabian and Akhal-Teke, and the horses are guarded specially imported Tibetan mastiffs. The cost of the facility is more than $10 million.
2nd place – Residence in Shemyakino
Second place in our ranking went to the medieval residence in Shemyakino. The house is located 20 km from the Moscow Ring Road along Leningradskoe Highway. The building has a total area of 5 thousand square meters. meters there are human-sized knights, collections, an art gallery and a library. The size of the plot surrounded by walls is 45 acres. The offer price is $3 million.
3rd place – Castle on Rublyovka
The complex in Lyubushkin Khutor (16 km from the Moscow Ring Road along Rublevo-Uspenskoe Highway) is more modest in size than the previous two. But the building fully corresponds to the style of the Moscow region. The walls enclose an area of 60 acres (1.2 thousand square meters), designed in the form of a castle with battlements and towers with loopholes. In the basement there is a swimming pool with a health complex. In addition, there is a guest house measuring 560 sq. meters. The cottage is sold unfinished. Price: $6.5 million.
4th place – Castle House on Novorizhskoe Highway
The house is also located on Novorizhskoye Highway, but only 2 km from the Moscow Ring Road in the village of Myakinino. The structure resembles a castle only with the central tower - a round donjon, as well as the façade's stone-like finish. There is a wine cellar, a library and a fireplace room.
The cottage is small, its area is 966 sq. m. meters, and the plot is 17 hectares. But from Novorizhsky Castle to the center of Moscow you can get to the metro. Myakinino station opened back in 2009. The price of the cottage is 468 million rubles (about 7.5 million dollars).
5th place – Fortress in Barvikha
Rounding out the top five is another castle from Rublevo-Uspenskoe Highway. But it is located almost twice as close to the Moscow Ring Road as the cottage in the Lyubushkin Khutor communal settlement - in the village of Barvikha. A house with an area of almost 1 thousand square meters. meters is sold with a plot of 15 acres. The structure is more modern, and only the quadrangular main tower reminds of the castle. The mansion is up for sale for 424 million rubles (approximately $6.8 million).
Unusual castles can attract the attention of others, but selling such a structure is difficult. Representative of AN Penny Lane Realty Svetlana Manzurkina says that now the elite prefer modern comfortable houses with optimal area. This is confirmed by the head of the Kalinka Group department, Anna Veprintseva: “Selling such a personalized project is undoubtedly more difficult than a classic cottage without clearly expressed stylistic features" According to Oleg Mikhailik from Knight Frank: “There are 2 options for the development of events for such real estate. The first one will be ours someday, but it is impossible to predict the timing of the exposure. The second option is strong price dumping.”
In general, castle houses should be built only as a family residence for many generations, since they are clearly not designed for mass demand.