A modern ground-floor wooden building in a wine-producing region is defined by the connection of its interior space with the surrounding countryside. The house with its flat, green roof, numerous glazed areas, terraces and atriums with trees and plants blends sensitively into the adjacent landscape.
Project name
Blue Mountains House
Architecture firm
Prodesi / Domesi
Location
South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Michal Kotlas, chief architect of the project
Design team
Václav Zahradníček, Jan Švarc
Collaborators
Implementation: Domesi
Built area
Built-up area 516 m²; Usable floor area 303 m²
Material
Foundations of the house – monolithic concrete foundation strips with slab, supplemented by deep piles. Perimeter walls – solid wooden CLT panels (NOVATOP), which are exposed in some parts of the interior. Structural insulation – combination of mineral wool and STEICO wood fibre insulation. Ceilings (inside and in the overhangs above the terraces): wooden structure lined with NOVATOP wooden acoustic panels. Façade – combination of monolithic concrete walls and larch cladding with gaps. Roof – flat extensive green roof. Flat roof attic – weathering steel sheet cladding. Windows – frameless triple-glazed windows (JANOŠÍK)
Typology
Residential › House
The inhabitants of a small wood cottage located in the greenery above Vranov Dam may feel like in the cabin of a ship. The interior is practically arranged - basically nothing is missing here. Large windows provide beautiful views of the dam.
Project name
Cottage Inspired by a Ship Cabin
Architecture firm
Prodesi/Domesi
Location
Vranov nad Dyjí, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Klára Vratislavová, Pavel Horák
Built area
43 m², 65 m² (Usable Floor Area), 5.2 x 8.4 m (Dimensions)
Interior design
Klára Vratislavová
Material
Solid wood CLT panels, burnt and oiled larch planks, larch frames with insulating triple glazing + chambranles around the windows: larch planks with natural glaze, non-rebated, organic spruce planks, organic spruce planks, MDF
Typology
Residential › Cabin House
