Czech-based architectural studio PRO-STORY reconstructed this semi-detached house in Pilsen, tailoring it to the needs of a young family while introducing a contemporary layer to the dwelling. The transformation is characterized by two archetypal gabled roofs, resulting in an exterior design that is both intriguing and unassuming. The interior, in turn, offers a spatially diverse and generously illuminated environment. Varied room heights establish dynamic connections between spaces, flooding every corner of the house with natural light.
From the Architects | A single row of old semi-detached family houses remained surrounded by concrete blocks of flats, creating an exceptional private island of gardens inside a high-rise residential area of the Pilsen–Lochotín district. Most of those houses had already been renovated and enlarged by later additions, changing the original scale of this neighborhood.
The proposed renovation aimed to fulfill all the needs of a young family while also adding a new volume which not only enlarges it but creates a new contemporary layer of the house.
The use of two archetypal gabled roofs offers an interesting but modest exterior as well as a spatially diverse generous interior with different floor levels, wooden mezzanines, and open volume of the roof. Windows covered with wooden battens fulfill the intention of bringing as much light to the interior as well as maintaining enough privacy which was a key factor of the design.
The ground floor consists of a children’s room, bathroom, and large living room with access to the garden created by connecting two rooms. The fact that the room is open to the first floor with an inserted reading room enables it to bring light to the bathroom above. There is a second children’s room and master bedroom with a bathroom on the first floor with access to the mezzanine.
Photography by Petr Polák.
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