Tower house
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Project • By Albor Arquitectos • Private Houses
Casa Torre
An unstable socioeconomic reality is at the base of the Casa Torre (Tower House) project. The prospect of an uncertain future shaped the program to which it tries to respond by erecting a watchtower from which to overcome the challenges to come.Casa Torre is located at the top of a small hill in a basically flat coastal city, which provides unexpected and exceptional views.
Albor Arquitectos
The lot, characterized by the existence of a prefabricated house with a backyard, is distinguished by an atypical front-back relationship in the compact fabric of the city and the advantage of a land occupation coefficient of less than 50%. In this plot, the work had to resolve an open program that requested a structure capable of functionally rei... More
Project • By Stempel & Tesar Architekti • Private Houses
Vsenory
Masterful in its simplicity, magnificent in its purity of material, elegant in its simplicity of form, and sophisticated in its interior layout, which takes advantage of the steep slope and one-of-a-kind views of the Berounka Valley. These were the goals that we tried to fulfill in our design, supported by the owners’ wishes and their faith in us.
Originally a garden of a romantic villa in the historical part of Všenory, the property enchanted us and the owners not just with its beautiful views and dramatic terrain, but also because on it was a reminder of its original function – a romantic gazebo with a winding staircase. Although we all liked its form, our idea of the house was entirely in contrast with it: strict right angles, complement... More