Local studio Atelier Hajný has created a charred timber-clad housing block near Prague that references a holiday cabin visited by the client since his childhood.
Named Hut-Inspired House, the simple, 180-square-metre house in the town of ?í?any is based on the gabled form of cabins near the site that are now being demolished due to the redevelopment of the area.
Atelier Hajný referenced rural Czech cabins for the Hut-Inspired Home near Prague
"The new zoning plan in the entire area is set for the construction of family homes, so the huts here are gradually disappearing," explained Atelier Hajný founder Martin Hajný.
"We agreed with the client that due to the character of the area and the sentimental relationship to the original building, it would be appropriate to take into account the appearance and shape of the old hut." The building's gabled form conceals two apartments and a main home in a single volume
Although it takes on the appearance of a single dwelling, Hut-Inspired House is divided internally into two standalone studio apartments and a main home, which is organised across two storeys.
On the ground floor, the separate studio apartments sit beside the living area and kitchen of the main home, which opens onto a patio and a garden through sliding glazed doors.
The upper level rooms were configured within the pitched roof to create additional height
Above, the bedrooms and study of the main home enjoy the additional height created by the st...