Hiza is a cottage designed by Zagreb-based Proarh Studio (founded by architect Davor Matekovic). The objective of the project was a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional cottage architecture from the region Zagorje, Croatia. The cottage has an area of 230 sqm and is located in Kumrovec, Croatia.

Hiza是由萨格勒布的Proarh工作室(由建筑师Davor Matekovic创建)设计的一座别墅。该项目的目标是从克罗地亚Zagorje地区对传统农舍建筑进行当代重新解释。这座别墅占地230平方米，位于克罗地亚的库姆罗维奇(Kumrovec)。

Description by Proarh: The pre-existing traditional Zagorje cottage is situated on the green slopes near Kumrovec and was structurally and statically in poor condition. It was renovated taking into consideration the characteristics of local heritage and design. The pre-existing house form is kept, while the porch is substituted with a glass cube. To give the cottage southern exposure, the glass form is slided out of the main house volume, simultaneously forming an entrance area. Interaction of interior and exterior spaces is enabled by opening of the glass walls.

PROARH的描述：预先存在的传统ZagorjE村舍位于Kumrovec附近的绿色斜坡上，在结构上和静态情况较差。它是在考虑到当地传统和设计特点的情况下进行翻修的。保留了预先存在的房屋形式，而门廊用玻璃立方体代替。为了使小屋南部暴露，将玻璃形式从主室体积中滑动出来，同时形成入口区域。内部和外部空间的相互作用通过玻璃壁的开口来实现。

The cottage consists of three floors: the basement, ground floor and 1st floor, which is comprised of the essential living spaces- leisure/dining/cooking on ground floor and sleeping areas on the 1st floor. Ground floor spaces are then arranged following a traditional system of organisation that creates a common zone with the ‘hearth’ . The straw covering on the roof is replaced with a new one and extended over the facade, while the gables are newly wood-lined.

别墅由三层组成：地下室、底层和一楼，其中包括基本的居住空间-一楼的休闲/餐饮/烹饪，以及一楼的睡眠区。然后，按照传统的组织体系安排底层空间，建立一个与“壁炉”相同的区域。屋顶上的稻草被替换成一个新的，并延伸到正面，而山墙是新的木质衬里。

The entrance walkway is made of tree stumps. The existing stone piedestal is kept, while the newly designed terrace is layed with a wooden floor from where it opens up to an impressive Zagorje landscape. As such the cottage becomes ‘organic’, easily renovated from locally available resources and workmanship, it breathes and changes with time, creating a healthy living environment. The innovative usage of straw, considered largely an archaic and forgotten material, on both roof and walls combined with wooden plank bearing construction and an aluminum glass cube structure, makes this modest house a subtle yet luxurious hommage to the wealth of culture and heritage of the Zagorje region. For more information visit Proarh

入口的走道是用树桩做的。现有的石压座保持，而新设计的露台是铺有一个木地板，从那里，它打开了一个令人印象深刻的扎戈里景观。因此，农舍成为“有机的”，很容易从当地现有的资源和工艺改造，它呼吸和变化的时间，创造了一个健康的生活环境。稻草被认为是一种古老和被遗忘的材料，在屋顶和墙壁上的创新使用，再加上木板承重结构和铝制玻璃立方体结构，使这座朴素的房子成为扎戈里地区丰富的文化和遗产的微妙而奢华的归宿。欲了解更多信息，请访问Proarh