Small Family House on a Steep Slope with Wooden Facade and Views of the Surrounding Landscape // Újezd u Průhonic

We designed a house with a layout affected by the spirit of oriental customs for a client originally from Southeast Asia. The light and airy parterre of the house provides a base for mighty storey with an expressive cover of the main terrace.

During the design we respected the client's clear idea regarding the architecture of the house and we completed the required formal look with bites in the corners of the house, which are used as covered terraces or a shelter for the cars.

All large windows of this house lead to the terrace and close from the surrounding world. The house thus makes its own island of privacy on small plot with nearby neighbors.

The size of the original cottage didn't suit the needs of a family of five, therefore they decided for a demolition and a development of a new house. In addition to the requirement of preserving all characteristic features of the original building, the clients wished to bring the elements of the Old-English architecture to the design.

Owing to the different opinions of the married couple, whether the design should be modern or traditional, an original concept was created. The house consists of two different masses which together form an X-shape floor plan.

Unconventionally, the house was designed as an extension to the existing garage located in the garden with many mature trees, which have been preserved to the maximum extent. The inner atrium and facade timber cladding emphasize the original spirit of the garden.

The young couple wished for a larger house with natural swimming pool on a small plot of land. The confined conditions required a simple and clever solution with large glazing.

The interior layout of the house is barrier-free and subject to clear and practical household operation. The modern architectural concept of this house respects the character of the Jeseníky Mountains foothills landscape.

We designed the appropriate house for our clients with a fondness for Japanese gardens, whose architecture refers to Japanese houses. The house shape and the materials used create a bay of tranquillity in the rushed world.