- Architecture & development
The visionary, Ukrainian architect Roman Vlasov is a man of few words who regularly blows the (design) world away with his breathtaking designs. This architectural concept also might just sweep you away to dreamland.
‘Modern minimalism and ‘a play with forms’ is how he describes the style of his creation. In the majority of his designs, Vlasov works with simple shapes, clean lines and neutral colours – or rather, the absence of colour. This could point to an architect who has both feet on the ground and doesn't want to stand out above the rest, although we do notice that he regularly takes reality for a ride in his concepts and projects. He places them in very cinematic, almost magical locations in the middle of nature, by the water, the sea, between the rocks,.... And with that the architect-designer adds another layer to his work and is able to surprise us after all, which is most likely his intention: ‘Architecture is an that affects people most slowly, but most firmly.’
Most of his projects are just concepts, fantasies, visualizations, in which nature is always a recurring element. In a previous interview with him, Vlasov told us the following: 'As you can see in my designs, I am often inspired by nature, by rocks by the sea, by water… … Incidentally, it is my ultimate dream to live very close to the sea, on a rock like the one you see near many of my houses.’
In Project 47, Vlasov's imagination comes to life. At least on paper, because this residence has not yet been realised either. The residence was designed for a site in Spain, but the surroundings we see are fictional. And still the images make us dream away a bit and float to the idea of such an uncomplicated and at the same time imposing house, which itself also seems to hover slightly and rise from the ground.
All Images Courtesy of Roman Vlasov