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Brick Garden

Designed by Jan Proksa in Prušánky, the house features an exposed-brick facade, spilling over into the courtyard, which also defines the boundary of the backyard garden.

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic, 2016

Jan Proksa designed a house in a traditional Southern Moravian village, reflecting elements of the local style, which is built as an extension of an existing third-generation family home. The exposed-brick facade, spilling over into an exposed-brick courtyard, also defines the boundary of the backyard garden.

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic, 2016

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic, 2016

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic, 2016

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic, 2016

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic, 2016

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic, 2016

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic, 2016

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic, 2016

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, drawings

The single-floor plan is very simple and functional. The main room features an open kitchen and a large table, abutting in a non-frame sliding window with views on the garden. Adjacent, there is a bedroom with a narrow bathroom. This continuity is reinforced by the use of locally-sourced traditional brick for both the tree-lined courtyard and the building's facade

Jan Proksa, Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic, 2016

Brick Garde, Prušánky, Czech Republic
Program: single family house
Architect: Jan Proksa
Structural engineer: Daniel Lemák
Area: 55 m2
Completion: 2016

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