Engel House, Karlovy Vary Residence, Residential Building, Czech Republic Property
Engel House, Karlovy Vary
Residential Building in Andelska Hora, Czech Republic ? design by CMC Architects
31 Oct 2017
Engel House, Czech Republic
Design: Vit Maslo, David Richard Chisholm, CMC. Architects
Location: Andelska Hora, near Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Engel House
Photography by Jakub Skokan and Martin T?ma / BoysPlayNice

Location

In a small community in the Western region of the Czech Republic, not far from the spa town of Karlovy Vary, this villa was designed as a recreational house for an accomplished man, his family and friends.

The architect?s intention was essentially to assimilate the romantic context of this small village, posited just under the massive cliffs and ruins of a Gothic castle, where the town originated. Andelska Hora (originally in German Engelsburg), belongs to a protected area of the country, and sits above 600 meters in altitude. The local climate, as one could expect, has dramatic extremes.
The concept of this villa evolved from traditional forms of Czech village living typologies, which include ?saddle? or A-frame roofs made from wood timber construction. The design brief was of course for a completely modern recreational villa, for both summer and winter seasons. The land plot is 2 163m2 and has ideal South orientation, approached from the North, with fabulous views of the regions ?waves? of green hills. The built-up footprint of the villa is 346m2....