Family House in Stupava

At the beginning of the collaboration between the architect and the young family expecting their first child, there was a shared ambition to build a prefabricated wooden structure (as quickly as possible). There were long discussions about whether the family home should be constructed to an energy passive standard; however, during the design phase, the investors prioritized their goals such that the most important criterion became the micro-urban operation of the house in the context of the corner, south-facing plot, making the energy passive standard a secondary, albeit permanently and latently present factor. The prefabricated wooden structure made of closed box panels achieves a primary heating energy requirement of 14 kWh/m².
    The positioning of the house on the plot creates a natural exterior service area on the northern side (driveway to the carport, entrance to the house, northern terrace, and future tool shed), while on the southern side it offers a full exhibition space and barrier-free connection of all areas on the ground floor (main living area with kitchen and dining room, office, parents' bedroom) to the adjoining garden.
    The rotation of the layout (2 children's rooms) on the upper floor by 90 degrees towards the east is a result of the decision to relieve the attic spaces of thermal load during the summer period.
    The characteristic sawtooth silhouette is the consequence of increasing the clear height in the children's rooms (larger volume of air versus the possibility of creating future mini-lofts) and providing intimacy (windows of the neighboring family house on the eastern edge of the plot).
    The original idea to connect both children's rooms to the roof green terrace has not yet been realized.