Safe House near Warsaw, Poland

Located near Warsaw, Poland. The Safe House is a home with the capacity to achieve maximum security while affording the ability to open up and transform into more vulnerable states. Upon entrance, one would wait in the ‘safety zone’, an area bordered with concrete walls, before being let inside the house. When the home is in its closed state, it is reminiscent of a large concrete Rubik’s Cube. When in its open state, a draw bridge lowers, connecting the home to the indoor swimming pool, movable walls open, mobile shutters come up, and a rolling aluminum gate raises opening the home to an expanse of garden views. The entire home transforms with built in electronic engines, which means the house opens and closes with the touch of a button. It’s also got nominated in Mies van de Rohe award in 2008, and has been shortlisted in WAF Awards in 2009.

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