Reconstruction of a family house in Hlubočepy

Parrot Stick and a House as a Floral Outlook
A triangular prism is an exceptionally unique shape in residential architecture. It is not common that the footprint of a family house does not exceed 30 m². In the case of the house located at the bend of Hlubočepská Street, this means that it is a tall house, with each floor having 25 m² of floor area – thus, each floor is a room. However, the footprint of the prism must also include the area of the external staircase that provides access to the 2nd floor and the attic. Another peculiarity is that the area of the undeveloped land for this building is only 50 m².
The original house was reconstructed and certified for residential use in 2012. One of its three walls adjoins the gable wall of the neighboring three-story building, which once housed a steam bakery, among other things. The orientation of the remaining two facades of the house is not entirely ideal for this type of building. One facade faces east, while a larger neighbor shades it from the south, and the other faces northwest. Residents can only enjoy the sun sufficiently on the roof of the house. The advantage is that the house does not overheat in the summer.
Despite various handicaps, this house has a captivating atmosphere and does not lack a specific spirit. This is due to the natural integration of the house's volume into the structure of the old Hlubočepy at the location where the Prokop Valley opens into the city, and especially the irresistible view from the higher levels of the house over the rocks and the rugged relief of the landscape as well as structures.
The house has four levels: a semi-buried basement, two above-ground floors, and an attic. The task was to organize family life in a tall house, connect all floors in warmth and dryness, and mainly utilize all the advantages of the house while transforming the negatives into a benefit for unusual, pleasant living with an unrepeatable view. The arrangement of the rooms from bottom to top is as follows – guest room (with its own bathroom), hobby room, parents' bedroom with social amenities, living attic space with cooking facilities, and a roof garden. The roof is, in this specific case, the only possible location for at least a small area of greenery. The small yard on the ground is reserved for parking a car and entrance to the house.
Maximum attention is given to creating the living space. Through light and the composition of window openings, clearly articulated PLACES are created within the living space. The design focuses mainly on the meeting place for the family – a dining table with a bay window and upper lighting, and a conversation area with the most exclusive view by a large window reaching down to the floor.
The heart of the house is a multi-level library, along which you walk whenever you move from room to room. The library is part of the staircase tower, as 4,000 volumes could not fit elsewhere. The staircase thus became another living space with diffused light filtering through the transparent facade.
A special requirement to integrate the maximum amount of greenery into the house's organism led to the creation of a roof garden with a "sleeping" terrace. Other smaller opportunities for fulfilling the botanical hobbies of the owner are incorporated into the architecture of the house. For instance, a large hanging planter in front of the glassed-in living space helps complement the glazed opening into a favorable proportion from an architectural point of view.
A specialty that addresses the handicap of a tall house and life on the stairs is the requirement and design of an outdoor cantilever with a pulley, which Dutch-style simplifies the regular supply of the kitchen and fireplace stove.