A house on a narrow plot – the possibility of shaping the functional concept and the form in the light of design constraints. Case study

Andrzej Tokajuk

a.tokajuk@pb.edu.pl
Faculty of Architecture, Bialystok University of Technology (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7532-6414

Joanna Godlewska

Studentka, Wydział Architektury, Politechnika Białostocka (Poland)

Abstract

The article presents research analyzes concerning the problems of shaping the function and form of a single-family building located on a narrow plot. This is an important design problem due to the fact that narrow lots are quite common in urbanized areas. The analyzes have shown that the functional solution and the form in this case are to a large extent the result of design restrictions operating on the basis of various provisions of the construction law, e.g. regarding the required distances from the plot borders, adequate lighting of rooms or minimum widths of rooms resulting from ergonomics. The authors used research methods such as: case study and design study (research by design). As a result of the analyses, an architectural concept of a house with an original form and functional and spatial plan was created.

Keywords:

one-family house, architecture, form, function, narrow plot