Article source: Studio pha

The basic idea is a kind of enclosure of the building in and on itself, and the use of the sloping ground to divide the building into a two-storey main residential part on the upper part of the land and a lower building containing the garages and entrance hall further down the slope. The result is essentially a two-storey house with a flat roof, positioned atop the concrete “retaining wall” of the lower structure. The house’s plan is of “U”-shape, or equally it could be described as a rectangle with an interior atrium open on one side to the surrounding landscape. Inside the atrium is a small pool, which ensures for this space pleasant cooling, reinforced by the system of louvered blinds against the sun.

Image Courtesy Filip Šlapal

• Architects: Studio pha
• Project: Villa Řitka
• Location: Řitka, Czech Republic
• Realization: 2011
• Area: 490 m2
• Author: Jan Šesták, Marek Deyl
• Cooperation: Filip Tomášek , Gabriela Fišarová, Eva Bukovská, Tomáš Trojan
• Statics: Hana Gattermayerová
• Photo: Filip Šlapal
• Software used: Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop

Image Courtesy Filip Šlapal

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