Dialoguing with the Beskydy Protected Landscape. House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér
03/03/2022.
[Valašská Bystřice] Czech Republic
metalocus, JAVIER ARIAS
metalocus, JAVIER ARIAS
A simple house designed by ValArch ateliér on the village border, between buildings and landscape, providing a background for the creation and life of the owners.
Valašská Bystřice is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Valašská Bystřice lies approximately 13-kilometer north-east of Vsetín, 39 km north-east of Zlín, and 276 km east of Prague.
Valašská Bystřice is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Valašská Bystřice lies approximately 13-kilometer north-east of Vsetín, 39 km north-east of Zlín, and 276 km east of Prague.
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér. Photograph by BoysPlayNice
Site plan. House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér.
Ground floor plan. House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér.
First floor plan. House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér.
Section. House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér.
Section. House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér.
North elevation. House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér.
West elevation. House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér.
South elevation. House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér.
East elevation. House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér.
House for a Photographer by ValArch ateliér designed an "L" shape building. The program is organized on the ground floor, divided into a common entrance area, which caters to the needs of the family and links to the area of the photo studio located on the first floor. There is a kitchen, dining room, and family room off the main living room. The wing designed perpendicular to the main building links the ground floor with the meadow on the roof, and it has a bedroom with a bathroom shared by the whole house.
The first level or attic was divided in half. One part belongs to the studio with an exit to the green roof-meadow, the other is a workshop and a children's area, which have a view of the Wallachian hills through the glass gable.
The first level or attic was divided in half. One part belongs to the studio with an exit to the green roof-meadow, the other is a workshop and a children's area, which have a view of the Wallachian hills through the glass gable.
Project description by ValArch ateliér
Premek´s land looked like a nice peaceful meadow under the forest but the whole thing looked easier than it actually was. The land lies on the border of the third and fourth zones of the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area. Even though there are original buildings from the 1970s all around, we had to make a great effort to build this house. The orientation of the plot was not quite ideal either but nothing we could not handle.
Creating a delicate transition between the socialist buildings and the pristine meadow was not easy. That's why we chose the best of each element. From the existing construction the urban layout, especially the street line, and from the meadow the gentle curves of the terrain. We extended the meadow up to the roof of the bedroom and erased the boundaries between the terrain and the house. The absence of fencing only supports the natural setting of the house in the surroundings.
The layout of the ground floor is clearly divided into a common entrance area, which serves the needs of the family, and at the same time, it is the front area of the photographic studio located in the attic. There is a kitchen, dining room, and living room in the main living area. A separate wing to the garden is the ground floor with the meadow on the roof. In the wing, there is a bedroom with a bathroom that is shared by the whole house.
The attic is divided in half. One part belongs to the studio with an exit to the green roof-meadow, the other is completely under the domination of children, who have a view of the Wallachian hills through the glass gable.
The mini courtyard, tucked into the meadow, is covered by a green wave from the west and from the east, it naturally blends into the terrain. Here is the main oasis of peace and tranquillity of the whole house, in fact, a kind of living room without a roof.
A parking bay is created in the entrance to compensate for the first height difference of the plot and to create a sense of privacy by separating the private part with a semi-private front space. The absence of fencing and gates again refers to the surrounding meadows and the wild Wallachian landscape...
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Architects
ValArch ateliér. Tomáš Jalůvka, Tomáš Kašík, Lenka Jalůvková.
Client
Přemysl Jurča, Tereza Jurčová.
Area
Built-up Area.- 150 m².
Gross Floor Area.- 125 m².
Gross Floor Area.- 125 m².
Dates
Project year.- 2017.
Completion year.- 2018.
Location
Valašská Bystřice, Czech Republic.
Photography
Tomas Jaluvka, Lenka Jaluvkova ValArch ateliér
ValArch architect is a small and ambitious Wallachian architect firm by Ing. arch. Tomas Jaluvka and Ing. arch. Lenka Jaluvkova. They started their company right out of university and in the last 4 years, they are doing what they love. They are grateful for their customers and lucky to work with good people. Their gratefulness extends to the fulfilling projects they have had the privilege to work on. In this time of freedom and open expression, they are allowed and encouraged to create in their native region within the Czech Republic.
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