A Beautiful House Hidden Behind A Large Concrete Wall

This sleek and mod home sits in identify of a 100 yr sometime business firm with a traditional pattern and a gabled roof in Liberec, the Czech Republic. Information technology was designed and built by studio Mjölk architects and it actually reuses the basement section of the original structure, being built on top of it and using it equally a foundation.

The rest of the old house was in bad shape and had to exist demolished. The rock basement was worth preserving, hence the difference in way between this section and the newly-added wooden volumes sitting on meridian. A key design feature of this projection is the physical wall which sits between the firm and the busy road. It looks a bit similar a simulated facade, a mask that the house is hiding behind.

The house is built on top of the old structure's basement level which is made out of stone — The business firm is built on acme of the onetime structure's basement level which is fabricated out of rock

the new additions are placed on top of the stone volume and are clad in timber

The dark exterior of the new volumes contrasts with the stone below

Behind the concrete wall is a small thousand which acts as a buffer between the route, the entrance, the invitee house and the rest of the green areas. The old stone basement now holds the living spaces which extend into the new section built on top.

The transition between the materials, the old and the new is quite harmonious but also quite sudden — The transition between the materials, the old and the new is quite harmonious just as well quite sudden

The house overlooks a beautiful valley and was designed to take advantage of the view — The house overlooks a beautiful valley and was designed to have advantage of the view

Large glazed sections connect the indoor spaces to the yard and reveal serene views of the valley below. The newly-build part of the firm is divided into two modules: a family home and a guest house. They both accept black wooden facades and together with the stone volume add together upwards to 271 square meters of living space. Inside the volumes are modernistic with Nordic influences and industrial elements. One of the living areas harmonizes these styles seamlessly, featuring a stylish Eames lounge chair paired with a minimalist low-cal grayness sofa, a wood-burning stove and industrial light fixtures, all on polished concrete flooring.