Salvaged time-worn bricks line the interiors of this gabled house near Bratislava, Slovakia, designed by local architect Martin Sko?ek.
House V replaces a property that had been built on the site nearly 80 years ago, but over time had fallen into complete disrepair.
"The structural analysis showed that the load-bearing parts were not in good condition to even consider reconstruction, so we decided to dismantle the whole house brick by brick," Sko?ek's eponymous studio told Dezeen.

The new 185-square-metre home, which is occupied by a young family of four, has linear massing and a gabled titanium-zinc roof, emulating the shape of traditional agricultural buildings that dot the rural outskirts of Bratislava.
It also has a smooth, white-painted facade and aluminium-framed windows. However, the studio didn't completely do away with the bricks that formed the structure of the old house ? they instead have been used to line House V's interiors.

Bricks cover the peripheral walls of the open-plan living area that lies at the centre of the home.
The kitchen is at the rear of this space, anchored by a huge steel breakfast island. A quartet of spherical pendant lamps have been suspended overhead.

Inhabitants can keep food supplies and crockery in the tall oak storage cabinet that sits just behind, nestled under the trusses of the exposed-timber ceiling. This cabinet also hides a block of wash facilities.

Towards the middle of the space is a dining area centred by a wood...