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Bohdan Kuzyk Design
Phone: +61 413 149 542
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05.01.2022 BK DESIGN APPROACH PEOPLE, PLACE AND NATURE My design process is a collaborative working relationship with my clients, paced to suit my client, and resulting in buildings that respond to my clients needs and wishes.... I am interested in buildings that express their genius loci, the sense of their place. These buildings are at one with their surroundings, grounded and nestling into their timeless landscape or urban context, as if grown from it, and yet contributing positively to their setting. Buildings should also be of their time, yet timeless. SENSE OF SPACE It is Lao Zi’s sense of the space within that matters to me. A sense of spaces which overlap, lead from one to the next, following internal view lines, like an unfolding journey. Internal and external spaces become indivisible through blurred boundaries and considered placement of glazing, allowing the external natural world to be experienced: subtle changes of light and shade, the sound of birdsong, rain, dramatic thunder and lightning or the quiet and infinite starry night sky, all perceived safely from inside. MATERIALS. STORY TELLING. ENGAGING THE SENSES I value truth in structure and materials. Beauty, subtlety, simplicity, gracefulness, inevitability and groundedness. I am drawn to building materials, new or reclaimed, which evoke a sense of warmth and texture, engaging all our senses, not only visual. Reclaimed materials with their texture, aging and patina tell a story, evoke romance memory and deep emotion. THERMAL COMFORT The old wisdom of solar orientation and passive heating and cooling are important to me. Much is understood of the importance of sustainable design, however the atmosphere of a thermally comfortable home does more than save on energy bills. HOME A home is a tranquil respite, womb -like, cosy and informal. Shared spaces where family and friends gather, celebrate passing occasions, sit around a table to share a meal and engage in conversassion. Private and quiet spaces for contemplation and solitude. A building that can engage your spirit and equally make you feel at home. The reality of the building does not consist in the four walls and roof but in the spaces within. Lao Zi
