Family House for Volleyball Players in Slivenec
Assignment
The investor's wish was to create a shape-simple single-storey family house for the active life of a young family, considering limited financial resources. Emphasis was placed on shielding the private garden from neighboring buildings, connecting the interior with the exterior, illuminating all spaces, and preserving the mature pine tree.
Location and Land
The spacious building plot has the shape of a rectangle, approximately 75 × 22.5 m, and is located in the quiet urban area of Prague Slivenec at the end of a cul-de-sac. On the eastern side, the plot borders two-storey terraced houses and on the west, it adjoins smaller apartment buildings with three above-ground floors, which significantly overshadow the plot in the afternoon. The land gently slopes from west to east (maximum elevation 1.5 m). The plot is connected to the local road at the northeast corner at the end of the cul-de-sac and is fully fenced. A mature pine tree is situated in the middle of the plot, and thuja are planted around the fencing.
Utility Networks
The plot is connected to the municipal sewage system, water supply, gas supply, and electricity distribution network (there is no electricity meter installed).
The house is placed almost in the middle of the plot, seemingly illogical at first sight; the reason is to allow for future subdivision of the plot and construction of a second house in the northern part. A swimming pool measuring 4×6 m is located in the southeast corner of the plot.
Architecture and Mass Solution
The house is single-storey and not basemented. The floor plan is in the shape of an L and has a flat roof with parapets. The southern facades have a roof overhang, protecting the rooms from overheating. The house façade is plastered. The connection of the living rooms with the garden is ensured by floor-to-ceiling glazing without lintels. The living room is extended by a covered terrace, which can additionally be shaded by sliding panels flush with the house. High levels of daylight in the interior are achieved by using large windows and skylights. The entrance to the house is covered.
Layout
The house is divided into a public zone and a private zone. Through the entrance hall and a corridor, which also serves as a wardrobe, we enter the living room with a kitchenette, directly leading to the covered terrace. From the kitchen, there is access to a pantry, and from the corridor further to a separate toilet and an office. The private part consists of two children's rooms, a children's bathroom, a technical room, and a parents' bedroom with a dressing room and bathroom.
Construction and Material Solution
The house is founded on strip foundations.
The vertical structures are made of insulating ceramic blocks filled with mineral wool. The terrace is supported by a square-section steel column.
The ceiling consists of prefabricated reinforced concrete panels.
The roof is insulated with foam polystyrene. The roofing material is mPVC (e.g., PROTAN), which is ballasted with gravel.
The partitions are made of ceramic acoustic blocks, the infill walls are built from YTONG.
The façade consists of a combination of white and gray plaster. The gray color is used in areas of window pillars.
The terrace is made of a wooden deck of Siberian larch.
The windows and doors are aluminum with triple glazing in anthracite color (OKNA.EU). The living room features HS portals. The windows in the rooms are equipped with blinds, with the boxes hidden in the ceiling. The sliding panels have a steel frame of L profiles, filled with horizontal larch battens.
Type skylights are installed in the roof (ARTUS).
The flashing is made of plastic-coated sheets, anthracite in color.
On the northern façade, there is a canopy at the entrance.
The parking area and access to the house are paved with concrete tiles.
The garden shed with a glazed roof is custom-made to harmonize well with the house. The absence of a window is intentional for safety reasons; adequate lighting is ensured by the transparent polycarbonate roof.
Three parking spaces are designed on the plot by the northern façade.
Heating
The house is heated by a gas condensing boiler.
Thank you once again for the thoughtful design of the house and the wonderful collaboration between you and the construction company."
Tomáš, Petra, Stella, and Denis
The investor's wish was to create a shape-simple single-storey family house for the active life of a young family, considering limited financial resources. Emphasis was placed on shielding the private garden from neighboring buildings, connecting the interior with the exterior, illuminating all spaces, and preserving the mature pine tree.
Location and Land
The spacious building plot has the shape of a rectangle, approximately 75 × 22.5 m, and is located in the quiet urban area of Prague Slivenec at the end of a cul-de-sac. On the eastern side, the plot borders two-storey terraced houses and on the west, it adjoins smaller apartment buildings with three above-ground floors, which significantly overshadow the plot in the afternoon. The land gently slopes from west to east (maximum elevation 1.5 m). The plot is connected to the local road at the northeast corner at the end of the cul-de-sac and is fully fenced. A mature pine tree is situated in the middle of the plot, and thuja are planted around the fencing.
Utility Networks
The plot is connected to the municipal sewage system, water supply, gas supply, and electricity distribution network (there is no electricity meter installed).
Design
Placement of the House on the PlotThe house is placed almost in the middle of the plot, seemingly illogical at first sight; the reason is to allow for future subdivision of the plot and construction of a second house in the northern part. A swimming pool measuring 4×6 m is located in the southeast corner of the plot.
Architecture and Mass Solution
The house is single-storey and not basemented. The floor plan is in the shape of an L and has a flat roof with parapets. The southern facades have a roof overhang, protecting the rooms from overheating. The house façade is plastered. The connection of the living rooms with the garden is ensured by floor-to-ceiling glazing without lintels. The living room is extended by a covered terrace, which can additionally be shaded by sliding panels flush with the house. High levels of daylight in the interior are achieved by using large windows and skylights. The entrance to the house is covered.
Layout
The house is divided into a public zone and a private zone. Through the entrance hall and a corridor, which also serves as a wardrobe, we enter the living room with a kitchenette, directly leading to the covered terrace. From the kitchen, there is access to a pantry, and from the corridor further to a separate toilet and an office. The private part consists of two children's rooms, a children's bathroom, a technical room, and a parents' bedroom with a dressing room and bathroom.
Construction and Material Solution
The house is founded on strip foundations.
The vertical structures are made of insulating ceramic blocks filled with mineral wool. The terrace is supported by a square-section steel column.
The ceiling consists of prefabricated reinforced concrete panels.
The roof is insulated with foam polystyrene. The roofing material is mPVC (e.g., PROTAN), which is ballasted with gravel.
The partitions are made of ceramic acoustic blocks, the infill walls are built from YTONG.
The façade consists of a combination of white and gray plaster. The gray color is used in areas of window pillars.
The terrace is made of a wooden deck of Siberian larch.
The windows and doors are aluminum with triple glazing in anthracite color (OKNA.EU). The living room features HS portals. The windows in the rooms are equipped with blinds, with the boxes hidden in the ceiling. The sliding panels have a steel frame of L profiles, filled with horizontal larch battens.
Type skylights are installed in the roof (ARTUS).
The flashing is made of plastic-coated sheets, anthracite in color.
On the northern façade, there is a canopy at the entrance.
The parking area and access to the house are paved with concrete tiles.
The garden shed with a glazed roof is custom-made to harmonize well with the house. The absence of a window is intentional for safety reasons; adequate lighting is ensured by the transparent polycarbonate roof.
Interesting Features
- skylight in the toilet, bringing daylight through the entrance hall
- rounded corner in the entrance hall
- chain instead of a downspout from the canopy at the entrance
- hidden (secret) door to the pantry integrated into the kitchen
- suspended light directly from the skylight above the kitchen island
- rounded flooring in an S shape between the kitchen and living area
- white oven in the white kitchen
Three parking spaces are designed on the plot by the northern façade.
Heating
The house is heated by a gas condensing boiler.
Client Feedback on the House
"It was both our hardest and best decision in life... to embark on building a house in Slivenec. We wanted to live in greenery in contact with nature, have a pool, and for our children to have the opportunity to attend school in the village... We live wonderfully in the house and wouldn’t change a thing. At first glance, the house is clearly illuminated (skylights); everyone has their space, cleverly designed storage areas, and a connection to the garden through HS portals/entrance from individual rooms to the terrace. We now consider the barrier-free aspect of the house a huge advantage... We’ll appreciate it even in our old age :-)Thank you once again for the thoughtful design of the house and the wonderful collaboration between you and the construction company."
Tomáš, Petra, Stella, and Denis
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