Article source: Komon architekti

We are in the attic of a 1930s townhouse in Prague Libeň. An apartment was built here in the 1990s. But there were too many rooms, more than the client needed, anyway. The joy of open attic space was lost in the clutter. Our task was to find it again.

The height is an essential quality in any attic. With that in mind, we open up the living room to create a double-height space accentuated by a tall bookshelf on one of the walls. In the centre of the apartment we insert a new core: a black wooden box to conceal a small bathroom, make up the stairs and catwalk on the second level, while still allowing daylight deep into the entrance hall. This way we simplified the layout without resorting to structural changes.

Image Courtesy © Tomáš Slavík

• Architects: Komon architekti
• Project: Attic Apartment with a Black Box
• Location: Libeň, Czech Republic
• Photography: Tomáš Slavík, slavik.foto
• Author: Martin Gaberle
• Built-up Area: 141 m²
• Gross Floor Area: 109 m²
• Usable Floor Area: 84 m²
• Project year: 2019
• Completion year: 2021

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