Úvaly near Prague – ‘Wood House’

REALIZATION	June 2005 - 2009
CONTRACTOR	Tesařství Biskup, subcontractors

The house is situated in the new housing development at the edge of town. The central part of the two-storey house is a rectangular prism set on the foundation, with two wings with a 15° angle. The floor plan of the house has a regular rectangle shape, approximately 4 x 11 m to which two 9 x 3.7 m rectangular wings are attached. The entrance to the plot and the entrance to the carport are situated on the south side from the road. The house is reached by a paved driveway on the east side of the plot. The central hallway provides access to all parts of the house – the living space, children’s rooms, bedroom and bathroom. The main living space is situated in one of the side parts of the house. Open to the roof, it combines the function of a living room and a kitchen and dining room. The staircase to the upper floor is also part of the living space. There is a second floor only over the central part of the floor plan. Located on the upper floor are two bedrooms and the entrance to the storage space above the bedroom in the side wing. Parking and tool storage is provided in the carport on the east side of the house. The slope of the carport is a continuation of the roof of the side wing. An outdoor terrace and the entire garden are accessible from the living room and bedroom on the ground floor. The entire house is a wooden frame structure composed of beams and laminated trusses. The wooden frame is filled with ROCKWOOL insulation and covered with OSB panels. The interior walls are finished with plasterboard, while the exterior of the central section is clad with FINNFOREST marine plywood on a wooden frame. The exterior walls and roof of the side wings are clad with titanium zinc sheet metal on plywood. The horizontal load-bearing structure of the house is also a wooden sandwich construction, while the interior partitions (100 and 150 mm) are plasterboard. The floors are concrete, oak parquet and ceramic tiles. The windows and doors are made of wood in the same shade as the exterior cladding. The house is equipped with central heating. The investor managed the construction on his own using subcontractors, and the owner was also responsible for the landscaping.