Creating a design for a house extension can become very tricky. Aside from matching the exterior with the already existing one, the interiors have to blend also. Here is an extension that brakes the pattern of similarity, but creates a great effect while doing so. Often called “a matchbox” or a birds nest, this building addition comes form Arhitektid Muru & Pere and is located in Estonia. The fascinating walls made of wood or crisscrossed sticks really stand out and they become the strongest feature of this construction. They also go well with the surrounding natural environment. The interior is spacious and the large windows have wooden bars to go with the external design. A great example of an addition to fit the needs of a growing family via Vectro Ave.
































I don’t want to be unkind. The matchstick effect is an interesting effect but very impractical. The maintainence alone is enough to preclude such a design.
This is Awesome !!!!
Thanks for sharing with us, its really a creative and requires lots of efforts to create it as well as maintain .
Good work Man
It looks like ampao..
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What a waste of lumber. Maybe if it was recycled cell phones or tires. Give us a break
Estonia – near Finland, where they have 1000-year-old wooden buildings. Possibly quite a durable design for the climate; no effort to maintain at all… What appeals to me is the simplified solution to modern trabecular designs.
At first, I found the exterior of this house weird and scattered. I mean, I’ve never seen crisscrossed sticks of wood design on the wall exterior of a house. And honestly, the distribution of the wood sticks are not that good during the day, well that’s for me. But upon scrolling down for more photos, I realized how good the crisscross designs look during the night when hit by the light coming from inside of the house drawing a silhouette of lines and figures made by the wood sticks. And the interiors? They’re great. Very classy, sophisticated, stylish, and comfy. Great combination of the black/dark color with the earth colors.
Being in Oregon, my first thought (after liking the visual effect) was that it would be black with rot in a year or two and start falling off the house due to deterioration in 10. If it was practical in that environment, I like it.
The maintainence of this kind of design is actually not difficult at all in Estonia’s climate.
Estonia is best in Architecture Development.