Family House Domesi – Újezd nad Lesy

A family house designed for a couple who no longer share a household with their children. The task was to design a building for two inhabitants. Great emphasis was placed on barrier-free solutions. Therefore, the choice naturally fell on a single-story concept of the house. Another element of the task was the use of a gabled roof. Functionally, the house consists of four parts: a living area that integrates the functions of the living room, dining room, and kitchen; a private intimate section (bedroom, dressing room, bathroom, and study); a garage; and service areas such as a pantry, vestibule, entrance hall, separate WC, and technical room. All spaces fulfill a varied floor plan, which is covered by a monumental gabled roof with pronounced overhangs. The overhangs serve several primary functions. The first is to provide shading for large glazed areas; the second is as a shelter above the entrance, and the third is to allow for walking around the house without getting wet. Subsequently, the clients added a long terrace in front of the southern glazed facade, which is then partially spatially (in plan) articulated by prominent coverings of the gutter downspouts. These coverings were created in response to the challenging drainage of roofs with large overhangs and are intended to give this otherwise purely technical element an aesthetic quality, thus becoming an inseparable part of the architectural expression of the building. And what does the house look like on the inside? What are the main characteristics of the materials used? As previously mentioned, the main space of the house is the living room. Its importance is emphasized by its orientation along the southern facade of the house and the opening of the space up to the level of the roof. The ceiling is covered with large-format wooden three-layer bio-boards. A significant element and also a unifying principle of the entire house is the industrial poured floor used, which is implemented not only in the main living space but actually in all rooms except for the garage and storage space. A lively element of the interior is also the use of two glass block fillings that provide secondary illumination for the narrow corridor serving the night zone of the house. This includes the bathroom, bedroom with dressing room, and a separate study.