2024-12-22T00:44:11-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150007459/a-curvaceous-shingled-weekend-cottage-in-the-czech-republic Nicholas Korody 2017-05-15T12:48:00-04:00 >2017-05-15T12:49:39-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7bj82lhelhsuli4n.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Set in a community of &ldquo;small-sized quaint&rdquo; weekend cottages in Dob&#345;&iacute;&scaron;, Czech Republic, this house by Mimosa Architects features few exterior edges. Rather, the curvaceous structure was designed according to the desire of its occupants to &ldquo;have an unusual, environmentally soft house built of natural materials.&rdquo;</p><p>The home is made of massive wooden slabs and wood fiber insulation. The surfaces are covered with larch shakes, imparting &ldquo;a tinier scale to the house as well as a feeling of solidarity with the forest behind its back&rdquo;.</p><p>Living areas face a garden on the south side of the lot, while service rooms are located towards the front.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/2l/2lywr6e78idkm4gz.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/9w/9wyn2nexwkv6xc7n.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/uv/uv7zxt179wqh7nr5.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ex/exud9udeo0rjwevv.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/mn/mn3crh530d2a8s30.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/gn/gn7rzhsb4u7ubjnm.jpg"></p>