A well -designed house serves after forty years.Quality is not in the area

The house was atypical at the time of its construction.It was necessary to deal with the lack of materials, technologies, family assistance and craftsmen.Improvisation in combination with maximum skill has started.The author of the construction is the father of Pavel Martinka.At that time he designed and built it.

House on a slope inspired by the architecture of American prairie villas.

“I grew up here and the environment influenced me in the decision to become an architect.I still use a scale of our house in my designs, showing clients what can fit within 30 square meters of the living room, as can be spacious. ”Includes the architect and current co -owner.

Stavba je částečně zahloubená v mírném svahu, proto má v interiéru více úrovní. Stojí na kopci na kraji města s výhledem do přírody, je úsporná a nepředimenzovaná. Přízemí včetně garáže zabírá pouze 130 m², dalších 80 m2 je v polosuterénu. Na společný dětský pokoj stačilo 12 m². „Prioritu dostaly společné prostory. Kvalitně navržené věci nemusejí být totiž nijak velké, přitom tak mohou působit,“ dodává architekt Martinek.

Successful experiment

“Although the house stands in Zlín, it does not bear the traces of the Baťa tradition.Father's cooperation with architect Vladimír Kalivoda or his admiration for the work of American architect F. L. Wright, as well as the influence of the Finnish architect Alvar Aalt, whom he personally met in his studio, were reflected in the proposal.Most of all, I perceive the popularity of Wright's prairie villas with a typically nested terrace, the mass of the house created by removal from the total volume, which creates a natural transition between the garden and the interior, ”explains Pavel Martinek.¨

According to him, there have been a number of experiments that the architect risks only on his own house.From today's point of view, the house is progressive in terms of sustainability requirements, it is built mainly from used self -demolished bricks from the old boiler room.

At that time, there was no common large -format glazing.For the house is a essential concept of wooden roof as if floating above the common area.“In other parts of the structures, the house was dependent on the standard of that time.For example, we are insulated with a straight roof every year, leaving ‘asphalt belt,” he adds.

Do not leave old things for new…

Houses from the 1970s and 1980s represent up to 80 percent of rural development in some regions.Often two -generation buildings today technically live.

“It is a challenge to think about how to approach them.So not to bite, but to reconstruct, adapt them to separate units.Therefore, it will not be necessary to stop the land from cities centers.Thinking patterns are changing, over time the new villa will not be a business card, but an investment in the renewal of the existing property.It is not more up -to -date than before, ”says the architect.

“During the reconstruction, we tried to make the house closer to the original idea, which works a lot with natural materials, especially stone.We have complemented the facade with naturally rusting steel plates, wood, and other areas are newly visible concrete, instead of old large -scale paving, glass -fiber panels, ”says Pavel Martinek.

Ryt colors resemble the glow of the setting sun.The wooden floor was replaced by the Jekor carpet, the sofa is the original in the retro style.

Thanks to the sophisticated layout solution it was not necessary to insulate too much.From the north there is a house protected by a garage, large windows are reversed to the west.However, due to the increasing energy prices, the question is whether there will be an investment in better glazing or rather renewable sources.

The house of the setting sun

The wiring changed.The heating system remained the same, but it was supplemented by solar panels covering heat consumption from about 30 %.Their "protection" takes care of the outdoor pool, if they do not have the possibility of discharging in the summer, their lifetime is fundamentally decreasing.

In the middle of the living room, the original one was tailored to the open fireplace of concrete and gray bricks.

Redesign from the floor has seen the interior and the survived carpet Jekor replaced wooden boards and cast terracco.

“The original, retro‘ appearance disappeared slightly, although it had its quality, such as wooden kitchen, elements of lighting or ceilings.Today I would consider whether only a few contemporary interventions, a new worktop, appliances and so on it would not be enough, ”says architect Pavel Martinek.

According to him, the most important element of modernization has become a glass arc partition with a roof skylight in the bathroom.Originally it was a very dark room in the middle of the layout.Now there is a kind of inner lantern of daylight.

“Here, too, we tuned everything into natural shades.Thanks to the color change of the interior, it resonates with the garden.The earthy reddish brown highlights the glow of the setting sun, making it more vivid.The open fireplace was also an experiment.I appreciate how well it is: the center of housing that the archetype of the fireplace should be.People often want a fireplace at home, but somewhere aside.The center is more often television, ”concludes Pavel Martinek.

Timeless eighty.How the manuscripts of two generations of architects signed on the family house in Zlín.