小屋雅罗丨Czech丨Edit! architects

Architects:Edit! architects

Area:80m²

Year:2023

Photographs:Jan Pernekr

City:Štěchovice

Country:Czech Republic

Text description provided by the architects. The family house on the edge of the forest is a contemporary citation of the cottage aesthetic found in the area around Štěchovice. The small, pitorexic building of vertical form is located on a steep slope, casually set into the terrain so that human intervention in the site is hardly noticeable.

A suitable plot of land was selected together with the owners for nearly two years. Not that there were few, but none spoke to me as much as this parcel of land, located next to a stream on the edge of the woods. The steep slope from the beginning co-defined the final shape of the house, which had to be built up.

Using simple, non-invasive principles, the garden is divided into several functional parts according to different outdoor activities. For the future, the plot also allows to think about a possible extension to host more friends or to create a small creative workshop.

The specific house and garden ultimately mirror the deep passion for art of its owners. The design was created in an intense dialogue in which care was taken with every detail. Whether it was the joinery details in the interior, the unique bathroom faucets, the special windows with an industrial profile in the style of old factories or the steam sauna in the bathroom.

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