Postolache House
Light-filled rooms, discreet storage and a place for everyone: a study of family rhythms and how they can shape the plan of a home.
Together, with room for everyone.
In the initial questionnaire, the Postolache family describes an airy home with closed storage and short circulation routes. The requests are specific: a kitchen close to the living area, an easily accessible study and a terrace for relaxing. These everyday needs establish the direction of the design study.
Close together, with a door to close
The relationship between living room and kitchen is a central question. The family wants openness alongside the possibility of separating spaces when different activities require it. The plan needs to support gatherings around the table, as well as moments when cooking, working or resting need their own setting.
The study is requested close to the living area, with quick access to the entrance and kitchen. Its position speaks to a home in which work belongs to the daily routine. Keeping corridors short similarly aims to preserve floor area for the rooms used most.
Rooms that grow with the family
The brief developed towards three bedrooms. Early discussions about a shared children's room and a flexible guest room or study reveal the need to consider the plan beyond the first day of occupation. Privacy for the parents and independence for the children are addressed within the same arrangement.
Bathrooms, pantry, laundry and storage receive attention from the outset. The preference for closed cupboards and few objects left in view requires space for the family's actual belongings. The desired sense of order becomes a question of planning.
From a brief to a site
The early stages included research, exploration and alternative schemes. A topographical survey was awaited so that these intentions could be related more precisely to the land. Postolache House is presented as a study of relationships between rooms and the way a family's brief can become architecture.
Design study / 2025.