Skubianka House / SZCZ Jakub Szczesny

Hadir Al Koshta — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The house is located in one of the villages near Warsaw, close to a river, surrounded by a gently sloping mixed forest. The owners say they bought it by accident when they met a real estate agent while walking their dog, who led them to a pyramid-like building hidden among the trees. It turned out to be an uninhabited residence, which the local militia commander had dreamed of owning. The building was constructed between 1976 and 1981 during a period of crisis and low availability of building materials. It was built from whatever could be obtained from construction sites and renovations of infrastructure facilities: for example, the ceilings were made of tram rails, which were laid at a slight slope above the ground floor, as they pierced through the outer wall and became part of the terrace structure. Thanks to its slight slope, the terrace was naturally drained. At the same time, the floor in the living room behind the wall had a noticeable slope, and the wall was blackened by the cold and moisture penetrating through the rails. The original construction documentation consisted of a few A4 pages with very sketchy drawings and one page of laconic description.

The Fifth Space Installation at Lieblinghaus / SZCZ Jakub Szczesny + Hadas Tuval

Alexandria Bramley — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Jakub Szczęsny and Hadas Tuval redefine the rooftop as a public space, where city dwellers get a chance to form a community and weave new connections under a temporary canopy. Together, they created a shaded shelter on the Liebling Haus rooftop. This lightly covered space - a hybrid of a sail and a tent - invites visitors to explore the thin line separating belonging and connection from seclusion and disconnection.

Office: SZCZ Jakub Szczesny | ArchDaily

Skubianka House / SZCZ Jakub Szczesny

The Fifth Space Installation at Lieblinghaus / SZCZ Jakub Szczesny + Hadas Tuval