Family house in Vráže near Beroun

We set the house on a steep southern slope with a view into the Loděnice valley. To make the place habitable, we created a flat area. Therefore, we designed a house with a sala terrena that allows for outdoor living under a roof with a beautiful view of the valley and which also connects to a cut into the slope. We chose a narrow and long volume for the house and placed it naturally along the slope. We leveled the steep slope with a base – that is, with retaining walls forming the house's basement. The base of the house is made of concrete blocks with a stone cladding from gabion baskets. The upper structure is entirely wooden and clad with horizontally laid planed larch boards. The saddle roof is covered with a so-called Czech shingle laid diagonally. The floor plan of the house is designed in a module of 4.8 m. It is divided into three sections. The main living rooms are oriented to the south, while service rooms face north. The basement contains a garage, entrance hall, storage room, and technical room. The ground floor houses the kitchen and the main living space in direct connection with the covered terrace and garden. The upper floor has bedrooms and bathrooms.