Villa Lea

private house
Slatina, Františkovy Lázně, CZ
2003

authors: Boris Redčenkov, Prokop Tomášek, Jaroslav Wertig
cooperation: Ing. arch. Lenka Mašková, Miroslav Veselý, dipl. tech.
photographer: Ester Havlová
Lea_2 kmz, 328 kB
private house

The concept of the house combines two contradictory methods of defining a territory. Through the extroverted ground floor, the exterior space flows among the fixed functional blocks; the interior is separated from the garden by only a glass wall. The concrete frame delineates the introverted floor of bedrooms and baths. Contact with the exterior world is filtered through an atrium; the view of the landscape is mediated through openings
in the concrete walls. An intimate atmosphere is preserved even through maximizing the glazing in bedrooms and baths. Materials are chosen in their natural colours, while glass is tinted into subtle shades.