This Small Home With A Green Roof Curves Around A Pond

July 3, 2024
Architect office Hello Wood has sent us photos of a small modern house they completed that's tucked away in the lush rural landscapes of Hungary.

Architect office Hello Wood has sent us photos of a small modern house they completed tucked away in Hungary’s lush rural landscapes.

Architect office Hello Wood has sent us photos of a small modern house they completed that's tucked away in the lush rural landscapes of Hungary.

Situated next to a fishing pond, the home is a retreat for the owners and is dug into a mound, peeking out just enough to blend with the horizon.

Situated next to a fishing pond, this small home acts as a retreat for the owners and is dug into a mound, peeking out just enough to blend with the horizon.

The home has a green roof allowing it to blend into its surroundings.

This small home has a green roof allowing the home to blend into its surroundings.

Concrete stairs flanked by gardens on either side lead down to a terrace, while the home’s structure includes cross-laminated timber to give strength and soul to the structure, and the surface of the wooden facade is treated with the yakisugi method.

A modern home has concrete stairs flanked by gardens on either side that lead down to a terrace.

The house stretches out with a 135 square-meter terrace on the water’s edge, creating an opportunity to enjoy the sunrises and sunsets.

The house stretches out with a 135 square-meter terrace on the water's edge, creating an opportunity to enjoy the sunrises and sunsets.

Linking the home’s two wings is a roofed and cozy summer kitchen with a furnace like a shark fin slicing through the air.

Linking the two wings of the home is a summer kitchen, roofed and cozy, with a furnace like a shark fin slicing through the air.
Linking the two wings of the home is a summer kitchen, roofed and cozy, with a furnace like a shark fin slicing through the air.

Inside, the living room and small kitchen share the wood-lined space with an angled ceiling.

Inside this small house, the living room and small kitchen share the wood-lined space with an angled ceiling.

The home includes a main bedroom and guest bedroom, both with views of the terrace and pond.

A modern bedroom with wood walls looks out to a terrace and pond.

Dark walls line the bathroom, which also includes black accents, giving the space a dramatic appearance.

A modern bathroom with dark walls, black accents, and an angled wood ceiling.

Watch the video below to see some behind-the-scenes footage of the build.

Photos: Gyorgy Palko | Video: Mate Lakos | Design: Hello Wood | Design Board: Andras Huszar, David Raday, Krisztian Toth, Peter Pozsar | Chief Architects: Andras Huszar and Peer Pozsar | Project Leader Architect: Peter Oravecz | Architects: Marianna Czicze, Adam Bedrossian | Construction Project Leader: Csanad Karsko | Construction Estimator: David Szabo | Construction Leader: Henrik Polyucsak | Interior Design Consultants: Tamas Devenyi, Miklos Batisz | CLT Consultant: Istvan Murka