Article source: Stempel & Tesar architekti

In the southern part of Malé Kyšice town on the edge of the Křivoklát woods, there is a residential district originally home to weekend cottages. One such cottage on a flat plot of land was replaced by a passive home. The floor plan closely resembles a quarter-circle with walls made of exposed concrete blocks. The rounded wall and the ceilings are made of wood. The building opens up to the southwest into a fully grown garden. The fully glazed facade consists of windows set in anthracite frames, which are shaded by blinds inside the triple-glazed windows. The ceiling beams extend to cover the balcony on the upper floor and the terrace on the ground floor. The architects made extensive use of the contrast between the concrete and wooden building elements in the interior as well. The ground floor is home to a living room, kitchen, and dining room, and an open staircase leads to the four bedrooms upstairs. The bathrooms, service rooms, and storage spaces are located along the concrete walls.

Image Courtesy © Filip Šlapal

• Architects: Stempel & Tesar architekti
• Project: House That Opens Up to the Sun
• Location: Malé Kyšice, Czech Republic
• Photography: Filip Šlapal
• Author: Ján Stempel, Jan Jakub Tesař
• Built-up Area: 127 m²
• Usable Floor Area: 157 m²
• Plot size: 725 m²
• Dimensions: 800 m3
• Project year: 2016
• Completion year: 2022

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