Family House Dobříš

In 2021, an investor approached 0.5 Studio and the company Chytrý dům with a request to design a family house in a newly developing neighborhood in the Dobříš municipal district – industrial zone. The wish was to design a simple wooden 4+kk bungalow for himself and his family. The house was to be rational and carry an industrial reference to the area in which the new building is located.

The area of new family house constructions lies on the boundary of a former factory complex and the Brdy forests, which stretch for several kilometers up to the Berounka River. This fact was also one of the reasons why the investor acquired a building plot here. The zoning regulations were clearly set as white cubes and blocks with black windows. This limit, budget, and context were a challenge for our studio.
From the beginning, we worked in conjunction with the designer and the builder, Chytrý dům. We chose the simplest exposed structural beam system, which was also the investor's wish. It was important to know the positions of neighboring buildings to optimally place the house and orient the view, while also shielding from neighbors. This consideration proved to be crucial for the internal concept of the house. The house clearly defines the garden and isolates itself from adjacent buildings with solid side walls.

Overall, the house is compact. Its mass is divided into two basic compositional elements: the lapidary shape of the ground floor building and an integrated terrace connected to the land.
Towards the street, the house has a minimum of windows, opening up most towards the garden. The façade of the house is white plaster with black windows, just like the new buildings in the area.

The layout of the house is maximally open and simple. The floor plan is divided into a generous 50 m² living space with a kitchen and 48 m² with bedrooms and hygienic and technical facilities. The concept of the house was set as maximally open not only in terms of the floor plan but also in the interior equipment. The exposed supporting structure of the walls carries a clear industrial reference and absorbs any furnishings. In the main space, a “living wall” is planned for the future. Currently, all furnishings are in the hands of the investor. Thanks to the exposed structure that surrounds everything, the interior offers unexpected dialogues. The floor of the entire house is a cement screed with a gray coating.

You enter directly into the living hall, which serves as a vestibule, kitchen, living room, dining room, and study. The entire space is framed by a wooden structure on the walls and ceiling. The bright open space is maximally connected to the garden. The windows span the entire height of the room, facing both the greenery of the Brdy forests and the neighboring zone. In the living room, it will be possible in the future to delineate a zone for the vestibule and work area at the end of the space. From the main space, there is a minimal corridor of 2 m². From here, there is access to the children's room, a WC with technical facilities, a bathroom, and two bedrooms.

The investor's approach was beneficial to the project, as he actively participated in the development of the concept together with the architects, designers, and builders from Chytrý dům. With minimal costs, a house was created that has the largest living space in the entire development and the least amount of hallways. Inspiration from the industrial context of the area naturally translated into the atmosphere and concept of the house. Thanks to the open structure and concept of the house, even the furnishings, which were created without collaboration with architects, work lightly. Over time, everything can be supplemented, both the interior of the house and the garden that will be processed in due course.