Družinska hiša je bila kot zgrajen svetovni nazor vedno tudi svojevrsten laboratorij za raziskovanje in preučevanje idej. Zato ne čudi, da večino arhitekturnih ikon 20. stoletja dolgujemo prav tej tipologiji. Optimizirana rešitev družinske hiše, ki bo zmogla omogočiti individualizirano zasebno življenje, bi morala odgovoriti na nekatere osnovne zahteve, kot so: dobra orientacija, vsaj dvostranska osvetlitev, takšna tlorisna rešitev, ki bo zagotovila nemoten pretok prostorov, fleksibilnost, vzpostavitev stika z zunanjim svetom.
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The family house as a life philosophy in constructed form has always been a bit of a laboratory for investigating and questioning ideas. Therefore, it is no wonder that we owe most architectural
icons of the 20th century to precisely this typology. The optimized solution of a family house which will be able to provide individualized private life should respond to some basic requirements, such as: good orientation, at least two-sided illumination, a layout solution which will enable an unhindered flow of space, flexibility, and established contact with the outside world.
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