Found on a steeply sloping website in Jevany, Czech Republic, Architektura has actually completed a visually-striking home that uses sectional style and a robust product palette to frame views and link domestic life with the surrounding forest.
Architektura, led by David Kraus, has completed Jevany Vacation home in Jevany, Czech Republic, a household home that responds carefully to its steeply sloping site through sectional style, product expression and thoroughly framed views. Set within thick spruce woodland, your home reinterprets the relationship in between domestic space and landscape, appearing compact and restrained from the street while opening completely to the forest listed below.
The website lies within a pattern of elongated previous forest plots, accessed from an upper road and bordered by a lower course along a series of ponds. The surface comes down substantially from north to south, with a level difference of around 3.6 metres throughout the building footprint. Fully grown trees, some rising up to 10 metres listed below your home, form a dominant presence, shaping both the orientation and spatial organisation of the task.
Your house is embedded into the slope from the north, emerging as a single-storey volume from the street. From the south-facing garden, however, it exposes a two-storey glazed exterior, opening towards the forest. This double condition is reinforced by a sectional technique arranged around a central staircase, which acts as the primary spatial and visual axis connecting upper and lower levels.
Gain access to is from the upper level, where a roofing system balcony accommodates parking underneath a distinct sawtooth canopy formed from red-painted steel. The entryway is incorporated into the roofscape and leads into a central hall where views of the forest are exposed through big, irregularly-divided windows.
From this point, your home unfolds vertically. A straight staircase descends through a double-height area, passing a curved wall that presents a contrasting geometry within the otherwise angular composition. The plan is organised into two primary wings connected by this main ‘upper body’: a day zone oriented towards the landscape and a quieter night zone extending along a linear corridor.
The primary home inhabits the lower level and is conceived as a large, open-plan area for cooking, dining and relaxation. Double-height volumes and full-height glazing establish a strong connection with the surrounding trees, while red steel window frames articulate the façade and contrast with the changing green tones of the forest. Exposed concrete ceilings retain the imprint of formwork, reinforcing the structure’s basic material character.
Personal spaces are organized along a connecting corridor, with bed rooms opening onto views of the forest. The primary bedroom suite consists of a dressing area and restroom, while children’s rooms are designed to allow both shared and independent use gradually. A secondary exit from this level supplies direct access to the garden.
Materially, your home is defined by a restrained combination of exposed concrete, red-painted steelwork and white plastered surface areas. The cooking area presents a more varied composition, integrating stone, steel elements and lumber surfaces.
External interventions are very little, allowing the existing landscape to define the character of the website. Big stones discovered throughout excavation have been repositioned around your house, while balconies and paths are limited to locations immediately surrounding to the building. The surrounding woodland stays mostly unblemished, protecting both visual privacy and a direct connection to the more comprehensive forest environment.
Credits
Architect
Architektura
Structure
KR projekt
Interior decoration
Jan Waltr
Contractor
Radek Trojánek