Päivä Architekti Designs Larch-Clad Extension for Rural Czech Home
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Jon Astbury
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Summary
Czech architecture firm Päivä Architekti designed a 87-square-meter larch-clad extension to a rural family home in the village of Luka pod Medníkem. The Medník House extension serves as a standalone studio space and guest room, perched on the edge of a sloping forest site. The design features tanned larch cladding and integrates with the natural landscape while providing additional functional space to the existing home.
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Named Medník House after its location in the village of Luka pod Medníkem, the 87-square-metre extension adds a standalone studio space and guest room to an existing family home.
Päivä Architekti has expanded a rural home in the Czech Republic, perching a tanned larch-clad annex on the edge of its sloping forest site.
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