House in a fault , Dobřejovice

The plot of almost five thousand square meters in size intended for the construction of a family house is located in Dobřejovice, in close proximity to Průhonický park. The entire plot has an extraordinary atmosphere with fully grown trees and a terrain fault, into which an earlier stone structure is set. Our starting point is to support this fault and preserve part of the original construction, which we want to integrate into the new substance. We thus want to preserve the unique atmosphere of the romantic place and not build a solitary building, which would weaken these aspects. It is possible to describe the concept briefly as respect for the natural values of the resolved plot. The house set into the terrain fault wants to preserve its mission, not only in terms of city planning but also in its architectural expression. We want to attempt to inscribe the earth into the spirit of the building itself. We are selecting the soil in the places where we are considering building the walls. The land thus serves as the form into which the concrete will be poured. After the concrete hardens, we take away the soil, which formed the lost formwork. The resultant building thus will represent an imprint of the land. The texture of the place becomes an unrepeatable motif of the interior surfaces, and in that way also reaffirms its belonging to this extraordinary space. The inner walls must take into account the inclination of the removed terrain and also this presentation imprints itself on the external façade in the place of the terrain fault. The original stone structure, from which we take the roof, also serves us as the lost formwork. The original building and the new concrete substance are covered by a common roof slab, on which we are considering a grassy surface. The most visible place will thus be the only façade, which we respect as the edge of the terrain fault. The dimensions of the walls and ceiling allow us to use thermal insulating concrete, which does not need to add further thermal insulation. In the same way, the greater thickness of the concrete allows us to use to a great extent only simple concrete without bracing.