Family house in Nové Město nad Metují 1601

The single-family home for a family of four is located on the southwest slope of the Na Františku residential area among the existing buildings. Its placement connects to the retreating street line of the buildings located lower on the street. The house has a flat roof and is divided into two masses in height. The first block is two stories, while the second has only one floor. This is set at the level of the first block's mezzanine. The entrance to the house is from the northeast and is emphasized by a steel pergola structure. In the single-story ground floor section, there is an entrance hall with a cloakroom and a staircase to the basement, a washroom, a study, and a large living hall with a kitchen. The living hall is connected to a covered outdoor terrace, which has direct access to the garden. On the upper floor, there are two rooms with French windows, a bedroom, a bathroom, a washroom, and two wardrobes. The railings in the windows consist of a steel frame filled with steel cables. The basement houses a two-car garage, storage, a utility room, and a cellar. The garden is divided in height by a retaining wall made of exposed concrete. The outer structure is made of thermally insulating brick blocks. The ceiling structure consists of monolithic reinforced concrete slabs with inverted hidden beams. The house meets low-energy standards. It has a compact shape, thereby minimizing the size of cooled areas, and is sufficiently insulated. Heating and cooling utilize the activation of a concrete core, where ceilings, floors, and the central wall serve as radiant or cooling surfaces, effectively utilizing the thermal mass of the structure. The heat source is a heat pump. The house is equipped with mechanical ventilation, heat recovery, and solar panels for heating water. A masonry fireplace insert with a warm air exchanger serves as a backup heat source.