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Family house Košťálov
Czech Republic
Project Featured on Sep 03, 2014
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Type
YEAR
2014
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
Previously independent Košťálov is now part of the village of Jenčice. It lies at the southeastern foot of the basalt hill Košťál. Houses of the village rise along the municipal road more than a mile northwest towards the castle ruins of Košťálov on the top of the hill (about 1,640 feet).
The client's plot at the north end of the village connects and at the same time separates buildings with the surrounding open landscape. The size, shape, material, and color of the house and also its location, orientation, and construction partially embedded in the slope follows the characteristics of other buildings in the village.
The project is also compliant with the “Protected Landscape Area Czech Central Mountains” Ministry of Environment codes.
The client’s intention was simple and clear — to build a house in his native village and to farm. The house was supposed to be simple, solid, and as far as possible blend in with the surrounding natural landscape.
We wanted to build on generations of anonymous builders and masons who worked naturally and confidently with stone (mainly limestone and basalt) and with brick; and who built many simple, beautiful houses and farm buildings in the area. At present, there are many such houses, barns, stables, and granaries close to destruction.
New houses are being built with bright colors, maintenance free practices and designs, with little consideration for the history and character of the landscape.
The house in Košťálov, however, has a simple shape and layout. It's more of a shelter than a viewpoint or shop window. Nature is taken into consideration with every design decision that went into the project.
On the ground floor, long sides augment the appearance and use of skylights that form irregular edges of the roof. These can freely refer to the jagged silhouette of the Košťálov ruins or Hazmburk castle ruins — two dominant "watchers" of the house. Horizontality connects the house to the village, and vertical window openings to the hill of Kostalov and further.
The stone cladding of the house is made with the stone from a nearby demolished barn. It is a symbolic as well as literal example of the continuity of the house.
The layout of the house respects the usual division of rural houses into three parts. The entrance is from the yard in the south. Given the current demands on the use and operation of the house, there is a partial change to proportions of the layout.
The Living room is partially open to the attic space. The verticality and various types and intensity of natural light add some festiveness to the social space. At the same time, in the attic a children’s bedroom is placed with corners of varying lighting — from bright areas to dark corners.
The yard in front of the house turns smoothly into an orchard, which is defined by wooden buildings that constitute a storage, workroom, drying room, and outdoor kitchen.
In the southern part of the land we found a suitable place for a simple buried cellar and hayloft. Lastly, in the northwestern part of the garden there will be a small sheepfold.
The client's plot at the north end of the village connects and at the same time separates buildings with the surrounding open landscape. The size, shape, material, and color of the house and also its location, orientation, and construction partially embedded in the slope follows the characteristics of other buildings in the village.
The project is also compliant with the “Protected Landscape Area Czech Central Mountains” Ministry of Environment codes.
The client’s intention was simple and clear — to build a house in his native village and to farm. The house was supposed to be simple, solid, and as far as possible blend in with the surrounding natural landscape.
We wanted to build on generations of anonymous builders and masons who worked naturally and confidently with stone (mainly limestone and basalt) and with brick; and who built many simple, beautiful houses and farm buildings in the area. At present, there are many such houses, barns, stables, and granaries close to destruction.
New houses are being built with bright colors, maintenance free practices and designs, with little consideration for the history and character of the landscape.
The house in Košťálov, however, has a simple shape and layout. It's more of a shelter than a viewpoint or shop window. Nature is taken into consideration with every design decision that went into the project.
On the ground floor, long sides augment the appearance and use of skylights that form irregular edges of the roof. These can freely refer to the jagged silhouette of the Košťálov ruins or Hazmburk castle ruins — two dominant "watchers" of the house. Horizontality connects the house to the village, and vertical window openings to the hill of Kostalov and further.
The stone cladding of the house is made with the stone from a nearby demolished barn. It is a symbolic as well as literal example of the continuity of the house.
The layout of the house respects the usual division of rural houses into three parts. The entrance is from the yard in the south. Given the current demands on the use and operation of the house, there is a partial change to proportions of the layout.
The Living room is partially open to the attic space. The verticality and various types and intensity of natural light add some festiveness to the social space. At the same time, in the attic a children’s bedroom is placed with corners of varying lighting — from bright areas to dark corners.
The yard in front of the house turns smoothly into an orchard, which is defined by wooden buildings that constitute a storage, workroom, drying room, and outdoor kitchen.
In the southern part of the land we found a suitable place for a simple buried cellar and hayloft. Lastly, in the northwestern part of the garden there will be a small sheepfold.
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