Romantic Ruins Enclose a Modern House in the Czech Republic
The architects used as much of the original structure as possible—including the brick cladding and wooden beams—to turn this old granary into a quiet farmstead home.
The architects used as much of the original structure as possible—including the brick cladding and wooden beams—to turn this old granary into a quiet farmstead home.
When ORA undertook the project of revitalizing a structure in ruins, they were faced with a pressing question: could the house be saved? Taking in the scene of this dilapidated building—formerly a granary under the Czech communist regime—the architects had their work cut out for them. "It was a ruin to the bone. All that was left of the original house was a brick envelope with a roof," the architects share. Yet, they recognized the building's potential.
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