捷克克爾科諾謝山小木屋

建筑設計: Znameni Ctyr Architekti

位置: Krkono?e Mountains National Park, Czech Republic

年份: 2014

攝影: Tomas Soucek

作為這個項目的設計師，我們做出的最基本的努力和建筑設計理念是修建一棟新的山中小屋，以取代原始的、已荒廢的小屋，原始的小屋已經被拆除了。我們的目標不僅是修建一棟從建筑學領域的觀點上認為好的建筑物，同樣要將這棟建筑物設計成自然環境的一部分，并以積極的方式幫助去形成一個地方的特色。除了客戶對視覺、技術和當代類型上的要求，我們不可能忽視強烈的地方特色，和周圍的質量建筑物一樣，小屋極具克爾科諾謝山當地的典型建筑特色。

這個元素是當地的識別符號，它是在克爾科諾謝山的歷史發展長河中形成的一種價值。它與Transcarpathian 和阿爾卑斯山小屋展現出的原則是相似的。同時，我們強烈的察覺到了本地的當代建筑物例證，這是由其他的設計師設計建造的，這位建筑師有意的忽視了這種審美價值，他的目標是設計一w個清晰的現代外觀建筑物。我們的最基本的努力受到了傳統建筑的啟發，嘗試通過稍微的延期，并通過建筑學的語義來鑒定二十一世紀當代時期的經過設計的建筑物。（Archdaily  文字翻譯：筑龍網-蟈蟈）

Chalet in Krkono?e / Znameni Ctyr Architekti

Architects: Znameni Ctyr Architekti

Location: Krkono?e Mountains National Park, Czech Republic

Year: 2014

Photographs: Tomas Soucek

From the architect. Our primary effort as designers of this project and architectural concept of this house was to design  a new mountain chalet to replace existing dilapidated chalet which had been demolished. The aim was not only a creation of quality concept from an architectural point of view, but also for it to be a part of natural environment and help to shape genius loci in a positive way.

Despite the primary impulse of the client to visually implement, technologically and typologically contemporary object, it was impossible to ignore strong vernacular element identical with the surrounding quality buildings forming typical character of local architecture of Krkono?e mountains. This element acts as a local identification symbol, which is a value created over the long historical development of Krkono?e mountain.

It is a similar principle which generally appears in Transcarpathian and  Alpine mountain chalets.

At the same time we strongly perceive examples of contemporary realizations in the local area by other architects who intentionally ignore this aesthetic value with the aim to clearly attain modern appearance.

Our primary effort was to be inspired by traditional architecture /to mention among others the original images of existing chalet based on archive plans/ and try by means of slight deferral of meaning and architectural semantics identify the designed house with the contemporary period of  21. century.

Typical part of typology and semantics of vernacular mountain chalets is a projection of function of each individual part of a house into the exterior appearance /functional morphology/

For example living spaces / living room, dining room, kitchen/ are articulated by numerous window openings with the largest dimensions in the facades on the ground floor

Small bedrooms are located on the upper levels / mostly attics and mansard roofs/ where day light is provided by smaller windows in gables, or dormer windows. Technical windows in stone pedestal wall complete the overall appearance.

The deferral of meaning mentioned previously we applied in this project by placing the main living space on the upper level and with the open maisonette.

This concept has analogically articulated itself with traditional practices by enlarged window openings on the upper level and smaller windows on the ground floor.

Interior of the upper levels designed chalet utilizes in maximum way the construction advantages of laminated  wooden trusses which are used in construction of the whole roof.

This type of construction method of the attic made it possible to open up the interior space to the full height and thereby unexpectedly gain new scale of the house in comparison with its limited exterior dimensions.

The open living space drawn up in this way additionally enables unrestricted view in all directions and despite it′s placement on the upper level provides exceptional visual interaction with the surrounding natural countryside.

Exterior appearance of the house is intentionally inspired by original architectural of Krkonose mountains and uses the design elements of solitary mountain architecture – chalets. These types of houses have characteristic features such as banked roof massing above wooden base , stone pedestal wall and traditional wooden facing on the gable wall.

The gable walls of chalets in Krkonose mountains are often stepwise overhanged above the ground level.  Our design utilizes this characteristic element and transforms this stepwise overhang into a gradual extension of the gable wall in the outward direction, so the crest of the roof is visibly longer than the actual length of the house and its base.

This solution has even a practical value, because it protects the wooden facing of the gable wall against the weathering and prolongs the lifespan of the wooden material.

This type of design approach is a direct reference to contemporary architecture often using  non structural logic of outward deflecting mass above their base. The facing of the facade consistently consists of natural materials, which gain patina over the time period during aging process that is considered as desirable in traditional architectural.

This house with its low ceiling height and careful placement in the sloping terrain acts as if the house had grown from the surrounding nature, and the main attention itself by the viewer is drawn by a silhouette of the roof massing.

The house itself is characterized by the brown and gray  shades of  color and a combination of wooden material with natural stone. The wooden facing is made of red cedar, exterior structural elements such as beams and columns are made of laminated spruce coated with copper varnish.

The pedestal of the house has a massive 15 cm thick facing made of cleaved granite flagstone.

The roof made of Copper sheet was designed with fan like shape rebated joint  for the purpose of highlighting effect in the upward direction of the extending massing of the house. The windows are made of laminated massive oak profiles treated by natural oil varnish.