The Refurbishment of Listed Terraced House Made of Brickwork // Karlsruhe, Germany

The exceptional plot on the extreme slope located in the city, but yet in greenery has given rise to an elegant villa, which floats on the pillars among the pine trees.

Facade cladding with large-format boards in square shapes completes the windows on the upper store into a playful but harmonic unit.

The luxury house was designed as a reflection of the expressive hills of the Czech Central Highlands scattered across the surrounding landscape. Whether it is a wellness, an atelier or the house itself, every roof on this specious plot represents a mountain.

The planning restrictions along with the specific requirements of the family are solved by a house divided into two traditional structures joined with a one-storeyed day zone.

The slopping site determined the solution of the house, where the wellness was located to the lower floor with external patio hidden from the neighbours. The main living area of the house is on the upper floor and benefits from the views of the surrounding landscape.

The house rising from a slope above surrounding landscape was solved in contemporary Tuscan style. Becoming stone cladding combined with green roof and private atrium with the contribution the Nový Jičín highland views give the house the remarkable spirit.

The rounded corners along with wooden facade cladding bring the compact shape of this house an original but friendly integration into the garden and the surrounding development.

The reconstructed house in a large picturesque garden with its appearance and used brick cladding refers to the elements of houses in the Netherlands, which is the current owners homeland.

An interesting and modern houses with significant elements reffering to functionlism are designed when investor doesn't affect architect's creativity