completed 2017, Mníšek pod Brdy

collaboration Aleš Herold

photo Filip Šlapal

The family house sits near a leafy forest on a gently sloping property accessible from the southeast side.

 

The archetypal shape is completely covered in sheet metal in two colours that distinguish its two floors - the ground floor has a brown, pating surface, and the attic is anthracite.

The mass, notionally cut and extended from the base volume of the house, forms a garage, which shields the housing from view from the street while keeping out the light and sun.

The middle part of the lower level occupies a living space with a kitchen and dining room, with full-length glass on both sides.

Symmetrical loggias cover the entrance and doors from other rooms.

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The material and colour contrast of the two floors is consistently applied to the interior as well.

The ground floor, including the beamed ceiling and built-in furniture, is wooden, with white plaster dominating the attic.

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The communal space is half overhanging, dominated by a solitaire fireplace and a light staircase to the bedroom floor.