The Field within the Barn is a compact cottage inserted into an previous agricultural constructing in Lázně Bělohrad, Czech Republic. Designed by Facha Architekti in 2025, the unbiased timber dwelling preserves the present construction whereas giving a rural household homestead a brand new seasonal retreat. Its plan follows an extended view by means of the open threshing flooring towards previous apple timber and the panorama past.
About The Field within the Barn
The Field within the Barn occupies an previous agricultural construction inside a rural household homestead in Lázně Bělohrad. Quite than renovate the farmstead’s residential quarters, Facha Architekti locations a compact, unbiased cottage inside the present barn.
The association treats the barn as greater than a shell. Its open threshing flooring, unique cloth, and relationship to the courtyard stay legible, whereas the brand new dwelling reads as a definite up to date intervention. This separation preserves the character of the present constructing and permits the inserted construction to observe its personal constructional necessities.
A easy timber quantity varieties the retreat. Its geometry takes cues from the encircling barn, however a black asphalt facade clearly distinguishes new work from previous. The light-weight timber body makes use of KVH beams and a vapor-open meeting. Barely raised above the unique barn flooring, the cottage permits that floor to proceed beneath it, reinforcing the sense of an object set inside a bigger construction fairly than a traditional room enclosed by previous partitions.
A concrete floor extends from the courtyard into the open barn and towards the cottage inside. This steady aircraft establishes a gradual passage between outdoors, the sheltered agricultural area, and the unbiased dwelling. The barn additionally serves as a climatic buffer, defending the inserted quantity from opposed climate and serving to restrict overheating.
The plan follows a visible axis by means of the threshing flooring towards a backyard of previous apple timber and the panorama past. A big panoramic window and the eating desk occupy this line, making the outward view a direct a part of the inside association. The gesture is straightforward, nevertheless it connects the compact dwelling unit to the complete depth of the homestead.
Inside, birch plywood gives the predominant end. A built-in block of black-dyed MDF consolidates the kitchen, rest room, and storage, protecting these features inside one clearly outlined aspect. The restrained palette echoes the outside distinction between timber building and darkish cladding with out introducing pointless formal gestures.
Though supposed primarily as a seasonal retreat, the cottage contains insulation and underfloor heating for year-round habitation. Its reuse of the barn avoids treating the positioning as a clean plot: the mission adapts an current construction, preserves its genuine character, and provides it a further residential position.
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