Atelier Above River, Kamenný Přívoz Building, Czech Republic Architecture Competition News

Atelier Above River in Kamenný Přívoz, CZ

20 Jan 2022

Design: HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš

Location: Kamenný Přívoz, Prague-West District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Atelier Above River Kamenný Přívoz CZ

Photos by Radka Ciglerová

Atelier Above River, Kamenný Přívoz

The drive behind this commission was a lady investor who sought Martin Martin Rajniš with the request to try and design Atelier Above River, a studio to fit among some stone houses. There was already an old stone wall on the site, defining a small area below the street level and overlooking a river valley.

Atelier Above River Kamenný Přívoz CZ

To us, signs of natural architecture include variability, connection of the interior with the surrounding country, choice of natural materials, and lightness of structures related to the price. A low price was a direct part of the assignment.

Atelier Above River Kamenný Přívoz CZ

HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš therefore made a lightweight frame of 180×30 mm spruce wood profiles, integrating the renovated stone wall. The beams are doubled at the joints and bolted at the corners via plywood panel points. There is an area underneath the house which has the utility connections in it. The wooden frame is set on a pair of heat-galvanised I-profiles.

The walls and the ceiling are glazed; people inside draw the energy from the sun and the surrounding country. “Even though I’m in a pretty house, I still find it best to look out.”

Atelier Above River Kamenný Přívoz CZ

The glazing is made with single panes, enhanced with sliding thermally insulating panels. The side wall can be covered with thermal insulation from the outside; the ceiling insulation slides inside the double roof cavity. The stone wall has a high rate of thermal accumulation. It can warm the area at night using the heat accumulated during the day. In summer, the whole roof can be shaded with perforated textile, and the interior can be ventilated using the chimney effect via a hole in the floor, using the relatively cool air from underneath the house.

The studio above the Sázava river is an attempt at creating a tool that leads a life of its own, responding not only to weather and seasons but also its inhabitants’ current mood.

Atelier Above River Kamenný Přívoz CZ

Atelier Above River in Kamenný Přívoz, Czech Republic

Design: HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš
Project size: 30 sqm
Completion date: 2009
Building levels: 1

Atelier Above River Kamenný Přívoz CZ

Photography: Radka Ciglerová

Atelier Above River, Kamenný Přívoz CZ image / information received 200122 from HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš

Location: Kamenný Přívoz, Prague-West District, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, central eastern Europe

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