Milada is a newly built cottage situated in a meadow in the mountainous surroundings around the village of Malá Úpa in the Krkonoše Mountains, with a view of Sněžka.
Project name
Milada Cottage
Location
Horní Malá Úpa, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Aleš Lapka, Petr Kolář
Design team
Markéta Tkáčová, Filip Strnad
Collaborators
Pavel Čermák
Built area
Built-up area 221 m²; Gross floor area 362 m²; Usable floor area 283 m²
Material
Classic brick structure complemented by a wooden ceiling structure and a wooden roof. The façade of the cottage consists mainly of cladding with unplaned boards painted with black natural paint. The entrance part is made of cast-in-place concrete. 2 The window openings are made of black aluminium profiles. The roof is of corrugated dark grey sheet metal. The interior of the house is largely composed of visible elements of wooden structures, complemented by built-in interior fittings made of bleached spruce. The floor covering consists of a combination of wooden flooring and carpets or screed where applicable.
Typology
Hospitality › Cottage
Modern cottage in the Krkonoše Mountains with a simple, archetypal form and modest material composition. ADR designed the house itself, the basic layout, and the concept of furniture placement, while Formafatal provided specific interior solutions, including internal surfaces, furniture, and finishing elements.
Architecture firm
ADR [architecture], Formafatal [interior design]
Location
Krkonoše, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Aleš Lapka, Petr Kolář [ADR] Katarína Varsová, Petra Dagan [Formafatal]
Design team
Anna Vildová, Ondřej Krajdl [ADR]
Collaborators
Chief engineer: RVA architects [Ing. Roman Vejmelka]. Construction: 3K stavby. 1 Management – interior realization: Tomáš Kalhous. Atypical furniture: Jaroslav Bernt. Metalwork: Ivo Vrátil. Epoxy screed realization: Tomáš Šomšág
Built area
Built-up area 214 m²; Gross floor area 344 m²; Usable floor area 242 m²
Material
Rolled steel – wall cladding. Massive wood – kitchen table, floor, tailor-made furniture. Cement screed – surfaces of bathrooms. Concrete – wash basins Uncolored perforated metal sheet – panel wall of stairs
Typology
Hospitality › Cottage
