House Pelinka
In close contact with the historical center of the town of Žamberk, above the parish church, next to the Jewish cemetery and beneath the chapel of St. Rozálie, there are eight plots for the construction of family homes located on a very steep slope rising to Tyršova lookout tower and the hill Rozálka. The investor of the entire locality intends to place only architecturally valuable houses here and aimed to present his house as a precursor, a new character imprinted onto the face of the hillside. Gradually, elementary minimalist houses will emerge in this exclusive landscape and urban location.
The Pelinka family house is the first of them. It is a wooden prism constructed of solid wood with a floor plan of 16 x 16 m. The house is modularized every four meters and looks like an outer matchbox leaning on its edge against the slope. All life in the house takes place on one floor. Privacy is ensured by a rear atrium turned towards the slope and the forest, where a tree is planted and an open drainage from the roof and access to the land is also provided. On the other side, the dining room with the kitchen is spatially the most developed area, responding to the investor's experience from his previous residence. It serves as a community room, a place for gathering with friends. Its significance is accentuated by a glass wall that connects the dining room without division via four panes measuring 6 x 2.8 m, offering a unique view of the Žamberk landscape. The dining room then continues onto a terrace across the rest of the façade. Additionally, the house is illuminated by skylights.
Because this "box" is leaning on a very steep slope, its floor is nearly 5 m above the adjacent road. In the front, it rests on a delicate pair of V-shaped columns. In the back, it is supported by a garage hidden in the slope, which is connected to the "box" only by a narrow reinforced concrete stem. This stem contains only vertical circulation, a staircase, and an elevator. Its organic oval shape ties into the round columns in front and contrasts with the sharply orthogonal composition of the wooden structure above it. The stem is made of reinforced concrete, thus one can see a reference to the nearby Czechoslovak fortifications.
The interior and exterior of the house are maximally connected. The staircase linking the concrete bunker entrance and the wooden structure is executed in an industrial style, where a steel structure of beams is suspended on cables, and the steps are made of aluminum checker plate. The surfaces of the walls and ceilings are made of solid spruce wood, which also serves as the visible load-bearing material. The floor uses wide fir boards without division up to 14 m in length. Thus, wood dominates the interior, complemented by a large fireplace made of gray Cembonit, which also ensures acoustic comfort in the interior. Accessories such as an author-designed chandelier or a table with a solid walnut top complete the atmosphere of the wooden structure.
The most structurally complex element was the massive console supported only at four points by a pair of V-columns. Inside the structure, there are hidden steel girders on which the slab is suspended using two rows of screws. These are visible both in the interior and exterior, contributing to the industrial character of the building that reveals all structural solutions.
In terms of composition and space, the house resembles more of a pavilion, an abstract monolith that levitates, floating above the surrounding landscape, and although simple and unobtrusive, it dominates the slope and the town with its architectural gesture.
The Pelinka family house is the first of them. It is a wooden prism constructed of solid wood with a floor plan of 16 x 16 m. The house is modularized every four meters and looks like an outer matchbox leaning on its edge against the slope. All life in the house takes place on one floor. Privacy is ensured by a rear atrium turned towards the slope and the forest, where a tree is planted and an open drainage from the roof and access to the land is also provided. On the other side, the dining room with the kitchen is spatially the most developed area, responding to the investor's experience from his previous residence. It serves as a community room, a place for gathering with friends. Its significance is accentuated by a glass wall that connects the dining room without division via four panes measuring 6 x 2.8 m, offering a unique view of the Žamberk landscape. The dining room then continues onto a terrace across the rest of the façade. Additionally, the house is illuminated by skylights.
Because this "box" is leaning on a very steep slope, its floor is nearly 5 m above the adjacent road. In the front, it rests on a delicate pair of V-shaped columns. In the back, it is supported by a garage hidden in the slope, which is connected to the "box" only by a narrow reinforced concrete stem. This stem contains only vertical circulation, a staircase, and an elevator. Its organic oval shape ties into the round columns in front and contrasts with the sharply orthogonal composition of the wooden structure above it. The stem is made of reinforced concrete, thus one can see a reference to the nearby Czechoslovak fortifications.
The interior and exterior of the house are maximally connected. The staircase linking the concrete bunker entrance and the wooden structure is executed in an industrial style, where a steel structure of beams is suspended on cables, and the steps are made of aluminum checker plate. The surfaces of the walls and ceilings are made of solid spruce wood, which also serves as the visible load-bearing material. The floor uses wide fir boards without division up to 14 m in length. Thus, wood dominates the interior, complemented by a large fireplace made of gray Cembonit, which also ensures acoustic comfort in the interior. Accessories such as an author-designed chandelier or a table with a solid walnut top complete the atmosphere of the wooden structure.
The most structurally complex element was the massive console supported only at four points by a pair of V-columns. Inside the structure, there are hidden steel girders on which the slab is suspended using two rows of screws. These are visible both in the interior and exterior, contributing to the industrial character of the building that reveals all structural solutions.
In terms of composition and space, the house resembles more of a pavilion, an abstract monolith that levitates, floating above the surrounding landscape, and although simple and unobtrusive, it dominates the slope and the town with its architectural gesture.
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