ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
for private housing . The central space with original mature trees evokes the feeling of a park between two residences and creates a semi-private space serving the community life of the residents . Private front gardens are designed in the peripheral parts of the residential zone , in direct connection with the groundfloor apartments .
The central idea of the project was how to place two apartment buildings in an environment of mature greenery , which would not exceed the surrounding buildings and would be in harmony with their surroundings . Two similar villas with square floor plans and diagonally pitched roofs sensitively respond to the surrounding buildings and establish a universal principle in the unorganized development of the village ’ s wider center . The dynamic facades and the wooden cladding evoke a civilized and welcoming expression of the new buildings , materially connected to the surroundings and nature . The villas are designed as single-staircase buildings – a typology where all apartments on a floor are accessible from one vertical communication space . Both villas have three floors , with the top floor as an attic . There are 8 apartments in each villa , ranging in size from 2 + k ’ ette to 4 + k ’ ette .
Horizontal structural elements of the buildings – strip footings , ceilings , balconies – are monolithic reinforced concrete , while the load-bearing walls are made of brick blocks . The roof structure , finished with a grey PVC membrane , is comprised of wooden rafters , supported by steel purlins . The external walls are insulated with mineral wool , coated with plaster , and completed with vertical wooden slats from Siberian
larch . The covered parking space is made from steel profiles with trapezoidal sheet metal roofing . The roof is extensive green . The access road to the parking lots is designed from concrete grass blocks filled with fine gravel .
Materials reinforced concrete – strip footings , ceilings , balconies brick – load-bearing walls wood – roof rafters steel – roof purlins , parking trapezoidal sheet metal – parking roofing mineral wool – façade insulation PVC membrane – roof plaster – façade Siberian larch – façade cladding concrete grass block pavers – parking
Products and Brands tiling and paving Extra — Rako \ www . rako . cz light switch Sedna — Schneider Electric \ www . se . com bathroom battery Project — Grohe \ www . grohe . com rail radiator Koralux Linear , panel radiator Radik Plan — Korado \ www . korado . com bathroom basins Nordic , Living City , toilet Pro — Laufen \ www . laufen . com
ARCHETECH - PAGE 40