ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
Photos : Filip Šlapal
HOUSE THAT OPENS UP TO THE SUN
STEMPEL & TESAR ARCHITEKTI
By Ján Stempel & Jan Jakub Tesař
In the southern part of Malé Kyšice town on the edge of the Křivoklát woods , there is a residential district originally home to weekend cottages . One such cottage on a flat plot of land was replaced by a passive home . The floor plan closely resembles a quarter-circle with walls made of exposed concrete blocks . The rounded wall and the ceilings are made of wood . The building opens up to the southwest into a fully grown garden . The fully glazed facade consists of windows set in anthracite frames , which are shaded by blinds inside the triple-glazed windows . The ceiling beams extend to cover the balcony on the upper floor and the terrace on the ground floor . The architects made extensive use of the contrast between the concrete and wooden building elements in the interior as well .
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