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In July 1909, Toroczkai Wigand Ede invited Kós Károly to collaborate on the competition announced for the seat of Maros–Torda County.
“Wigand had […] a design commission that he did not dare to undertake on his own: a residential house had to be designed in Cluj (and supervised on site, with full accounting) for János
Mausolea and the burial sites of national heroes attracted the interest not only of architecture students but also of several leading architects of the period, among them István Medgyaszay and Móri
The student design prepared for the small house demonstrates that the architect recognized the fundamental forms of Székely architecture at an early stage.
The dominant tent roof characteristic of the earlier house designs is here repeated and further developed on a larger scale through the addition of towers and gables.
This small design is one of several projects for modest rural houses. As no ancillary buildings are included, it is unlikely to have been intended as a farmer’s dwelling.
A triptych-like representation of an idyllic pastoral landscape (Kalotaszeg). The gently rolling terrain of fields and pastures is articulated by wooded groves and scattered farmsteads.
The planar, asymmetrical composition of the façade, enriched with stylized vernacular and Romanesque details, anticipates the design of the Zebegény church completed in 1908.
Fourth-year student project. In contrast to the similar third-year project, this house design is more successful and, in its final form, also more picturesque.
The Small Country House (the original design was later built in 1910 for Kós’s parents) belongs to the genre of artist’s houses with studios and can be traced back to precedents such as Akseli Gall