Baltic Sea, Poland
The Solarlux Beach Cabin, designed by Peter Kuczia, catches the eye for its simple form that fits naturally into the beach environment. Standing on stilts so as not to touch the terrain directly, it appears as floating above the sand.
The Solarlux Beach Cabin has been awarded a 2023 International Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
The building is located in the north of Poland, in the Baltic Sea, near Gdansk, in a climate zone where temperatures are moderate for most of the year, and it takes advantage of the picturesque scenery.
The building offers two spaces: closed and completely glazed in the form of a winter garden, which lets sunlight into the interior and completely opens the view of the sea and the beach. The strong contrast effect of the two components comes into its own both during the day and at night when the interior of the winter garden is welcomingly illuminated.
The winter garden contributes to passive solar energy harvesting through its glazing and to improving the energy balance of the building. In this way, the building not only opens beautiful views of the scenic landscape but also has ecological advantages.
In colder periods, the winter garden acts as a large air collector. The heat generated inside by solar radiation is used for heating thanks to the heat pump. The structure of the winter garden is made in the SOLARLUX winter garden system in wood-aluminum construction. Applied thermo-insulating glass has also properties of sun protection.
Architects: Peter Kuczia Architect
Lead Architect: Peter Kuczia
General Contractor: Solarlux GmbH
Client: Solarlux GmbH
Photographers: Solarlux GmbH
