Archetech Issue 69 2023 | Page 38

ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
Photos : Petr Polák

KAMENICE VILLAS

COMBINING THE BEST OF URBAN AND COUNTRY LIVING
In recent years , the village of Kamenice has experienced an influx of residents and the associated construction boom . The original village is being urbanized and urban-type architecture is emerging , especially in the center of the village . The proposed plot is located very close to the center of Kamenice village , next to the main urban axis of the village – Ringhofferova Street . The surrounding development has a diverse character – there are family houses , cottages , and apartment buildings . On the north side , the plot is adjacent to the main pedestrian route that runs through the entire village . The two villas thus create an imaginary gateway to the center of Kamenice .
The shape of the plot is trapezoidal with longer sides parallel . The shorter ones , towards the roads , diverge . We used this geometric motif in the basic urban composition of the proposal and placed two almost
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