![Country House in Tarusa Renovation / Architectural bureau PROJECT905 - Windows, Facade, Deck, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5735/5549/e58e/ce94/ff00/007a/newsletter/01.jpg?1463113016)
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Architects: Architectural bureau PROJECT905
- Area: 170 m²
- Year: 2015
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Photographs:Sergey Krasyuk
![Country House in Tarusa Renovation / Architectural bureau PROJECT905 - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5735/5270/e58e/ce6f/9e00/0078/medium_jpg/35.jpg?1463112293)
Text description provided by the architects. This country house is located in the historic town of Tarusa. The customer purchased the land with a house on it, built without a project by the previous owner.
![Country House in Tarusa Renovation / Architectural bureau PROJECT905 - Handrail, Deck](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5735/5455/e58e/ce94/ff00/0073/newsletter/13.jpg?1463112773)
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![Country House in Tarusa Renovation / Architectural bureau PROJECT905 - Windows, Door, Facade, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5735/551d/e58e/ce94/ff00/0079/newsletter/03.jpg?1463112973)
The first step of the renovation was to add a verandah, a porch and bay window, which allowed to place the dining room there. Then we built a terrace and added a doorway leading to the garden on the south side.
![Country House in Tarusa Renovation / Architectural bureau PROJECT905 - Wood, Windows, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5735/534c/e58e/ce6f/9e00/007d/newsletter/24.jpg?1463112507)
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![Country House in Tarusa Renovation / Architectural bureau PROJECT905 - Chair, Table, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5735/5392/e58e/ce6f/9e00/0084/newsletter/22.jpg?1463112577)
The structure of the additions is not connected to the main volume of the house: the new foundations laid at a distance from the old. The construction of the new part is a light wooden frame, which allowed local builders to finish all the work in one summer season.
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The living room is an open multifunctional space with a fireplace and a large area of glazing, creating an atmosphere of traditional Tarusa´s verandah. Southern terrace is located below ground level in the garden, so we turned a retaining wall into the bench. Asbestos pipe supporting the roof of the old house was replaced with a round log. Old house was winterized and planked with larch boards.
![Country House in Tarusa Renovation / Architectural bureau PROJECT905 - Windows, Door, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5735/5413/e58e/ce6f/9e00/0087/newsletter/16.jpg?1463112706)