JRA Jaroušek.Rochová.Architekti

House By The Forest and The Pond

House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal

HOUSE BY THE FOREST AND THE POND

JRA Jarousek.Rochova.Architekti

DESIGN TEAM
RA Jajrousek Rochová Architekti, JRA, Jarousek Rochová Architekti

MANUFACTURERS
AXOR, Reynaers Aluminium, Arco, Flos, Godelmann, Magis, Normstahl

PHOTOGRAPHS
Filip Slapal

LOCATION
Sokolov, Czech Republic

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
325 m²

YEAR
2020

House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal

Text description provided by architect.

The landscape of the Sokolovsko region surprised us with its beauty, which we had no idea about before. All more because of that it was interesting for us to design the house in this for our new location.

House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal

The slightly sloping plot is located at the end of the small city near the forest. We wanted the house to float into the landscape so that the architecture blends from the city to nature with trees and ponds.

We have preserved the original birches and other trees and incorporate them into each garden area.

House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal

Thanks to the sloped terrain of the plot, we embed the single-story building into the slope along its long side.

The house is hidden behind stone massive wall from the street and from the entrance area and as a contrast opens to the private garden by the full light glazed wall.

We have placed the main longitudinal mass of the house in the upper part of the plot. On this

House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal

We have designed perpendicular wing dividing outdoor space into the entrance area and private garden.

Because of the embed house in the slope, you can overlook the cross colorful green roof the surrounding landscape from the street.

House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal

Structural walls and ceilings are made from reinforced concrete. Stone walls were designed as a sandwich wall with embedded thermal insulation.

Aluminum windows in the stone walls align with the walls. To achieve the lightness of the glazed facade, we have designed a full-height window facade system, where the thickness of the roof is hidden behind the glazing system.

House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal

It was important for us a game between each part of this facade, the game of large glazed areas, smaller windows, full fixed or opening segments.

The windows aThe windows are made from triple insulating glass with sun protection.

We have used natural materials as massive sandstone stone blocks, in the interior, we used the wood oak floor in combination with oak veneer and lacquered furniture parts.re made from triple insulating glass with sun protection.

House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal


House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal
House By The Forest and The Pond
© Filip Slapal


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