TD House / Sporaarchitects

Architects: sporaarchitects
Area: 146 m²
Year: 2014
Photographs: Tamás Bujnovszky
Manufacturers: Kuns·g fenster, Lumoconcept, Szauer parketta, cookroom
HVAC Engineering: Zoltán Korompay
Structural Engineering: Dávid Bacsik
City: Debrecen
Country: Hungary

TD House, designed by sporaarchitects, combines early modernist traditions with rural simplicity. The rectangular structure opens to a garden enclosed by a white wall, with a covered veranda reinterpreting traditional Hungarian porches. The house is closed off from the street and gradually opens toward the backyard, ending in a terrace off the living room. Solar panels on the roof and an extended concrete roof with integrated heating and cooling systems make the house energy-efficient.

The concept of TD House draws from both early modernism in Debrecen and the straightforward construction of rural homes. The design balances openness and enclosure, with the building’s mass following a rectangular form set by local regulations, while the interior opens to a garden surrounded by a white wall. This connection between interior and exterior creates an open transitional space. The veranda, which wraps around the southern and western sides, reinterprets traditional porches from old Hungarian farmhouses. Its slidable curtain walls create a dynamic space that can either open up to or close off from the garden. The house is completely closed off from the street, gradually opening towards the backyard, culminating in a terrace off the living room. A large glass wall at the back of the living room is intersected by a white brick fireplace.

The house comprises a garage, laundry room, two bedrooms, and a living area with a kitchen and dining space. Solar panels on the roof nearly neutralize the house’s energy consumption, and the visible concrete roof, which extends to provide shade, incorporates the heating and cooling systems.