New House Old Garden, Prague Family Home, Czech Republic Real Estate Architecture, Building Photos
New House Old Garden in Prague
22 Mar 2021
New House Old Garden
Design: kaa-studio
Location: Prague, Czech Republic

kaa-studio wanted the house to fit gently between the surrounding houses of the original built-up area and the trees of the old garden, to be able to take advantage of the views and natural resources, and the house to function well naturally in terms of heat and economics, without current artificial “passive standards”.

New House Old Garden is a home for a family of four. Parents who work daily in artificial open-space office had a fundamental desire for natural materials and intimacy. The children’s section was required to be easily separable from other areas, prospectively for the time when the children grow up.
Great attention was paid to the client’s economy of the house and operation of the house, shading both from the sun rays and during the light pollution generated by the house at night.

An outdoor covered space was required for year-round seating and drying of fruits and herbs.
The plot is situated near Prague, on the southern slope above the Berounka river with a beautiful view of the Brdy hills.

The land is accessible from the south, which has become challenge in terms of the layout.
There was an old hut and mature trees in the garden – old fruit-bearing in the lower part and conifers and walnut in the upper part of t...