This Incredible Log Home Has the Most Stunning Interior

Overview of the Udanypobyt Domy Highlander House

It doesn't get much better than this stunning Udanypobyt Domy Highlander House located in Zakopane, Poland. Being a part of the Udanypobyt hotel chain Villa Domy Highlander House is located at Droga Do Walczakow in Zakopane just 2.2 km from the center. The internet is available for studying, work, and leisure. There are slopes equipped nearby so you will have an opportunity to ski or to snowboard. The Zakopane log home is an excellent example of The Zakopane Style of log cabins and you will find beautiful details throughout the log house construction. The log home has handcrafted details everywhere you look from the patio to the railings, living room to bedrooms, and everywhere in between. You will want to take a look at this log house design it is a true work of art. When you take a look around this beautiful log cabin you'll be sure to fall in love with the Zakopane Style of log cabin building.

The Essence of Zakopane Style

The Zakopane Style is an art style of log house design, that is most visible in architectural design but also found in the furniture and related objects, that are inspired by the regional art of Poland's highland regions, most notably Podhale. The style draws upon the motifs and traditions in the buildings of the Carpathian Mountains, which was created by Stanislaw Witkiewicz who was born in the Lithuanian village of Pasiause and is now considered to be one of the core traditions of the Goral people.

Architectural Features of Zakopane Style

The Zakopane Style of log cabin building combines wooden framing and reinforced stone structures, which is typical of Goral cottages, and traditional folk motifs with elements of Art Nouveau. The main features of the Zakopane Style of log house construction include a radiant sun on the gable, intricate flower carvings, especially on the window and door frames, and the six-petal rosette solar symbol. Details of woodwork, from Wladyslaw Matlakowski's works on the architectural design and decorative art of the Podhale highlanders from 1892 and 1901.

Adaptation of Zakopane Style Beyond Podhale

As the Zakopane style spread outside of rural Podhale to the urban centers of Galicia and Poland, the style was also adapted to brick and stone construction, with only limited details made from wood. As a result, you'll find elements such as the timber cottage outlays, together with the locking joints and lattice-work, that were transformed into masonry while the popular motifs that were traditionally carved in wood were applied to stone and appeared in non-traditional places.

Zakopane Style in Urban Centers

You'll find several such buildings that were constructed in Lviv the capital of Galicia, the administrative region that Podhale and Zakopane both were a part of. At least two Zakopane Style-influenced buildings were erected in the small city of Przemysl, which is geographically located between Zakopane and Lviv. Today, you will find the Zakopane style dominated architectural design in the Podhale and other Goral Lands for many years. Many new villas and highlander log home designs are built according to the architectural model that was devised by Witkiewicz to the present day.