{"id":2752,"date":"2025-04-25T18:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T10:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2025\/04\/25\/perforated-light-a-czech-architects-modern-retreat-on-historic-chateau-grounds\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T18:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T10:01:10","slug":"perforated-light-a-czech-architects-modern-retreat-on-historic-chateau-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/perforated-light-a-czech-architects-modern-retreat-on-historic-chateau-grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Luce perforata: Il rifugio moderno di un architetto ceco sul terreno di un castello storico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the South Bohemian village of Kamenn\u00e1 Lhota, House Oskar is Prague-based architect Jan \u017daloudek\u2018s own home\u2014a retreat for himself and his wife, art historian and writer Jolanta Trojak\u2014within the former gardens and Baroque barn of a neighboring ch\u00e2teau.<\/p>\n<p>The house, named after composer Oskar Nedbal, takes inspiration from both the rural vernacular and concept of a chapel, tempered by the constraints of building on a culturally-protected site. Its elongated form and gabled roof recall traditional agricultural buildings, while its defining feature\u2014a perforated southern gable wall\u2014filters like a screen, animating the interior with shifting patterns of shadow and sun. Niches on each fa\u00e7ade form loggias and entryways that allow the house itself to breathe: it can open fully to the orchard and fields or close for a retreat.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the palette is spare: white stucco walls, concrete floors, custom ash furniture, granite, and Czech larch. Sculptural elements, niches, and arches are a nod to ecclesiastical architecture. Furthermore, \u017daloudek and Trojak have envisioned the space as a Gesamtkunstwerk, open to the public, whether through rentals or as a venue for artist residencies, events, and workshops. More than a private residence, House Oskar is a study in how art, architecture, and landscape convene to form a unified whole.<\/p>\n<p>Photographed by Boys Place Nice for Jan \u017daloudek.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5308418311421902918.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: The white stucco fa\u00e7ade echoes the tone and texture of neighboring buildings. The roof is clad with fired ceramic tiles, and the shading panels are made from whitewashed Czech fir and spruce.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3729043934372394892.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: The house can either fully open to the landscape or close off to highlight its meditative quality.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2047637721643379483.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: The southern fa\u00e7ade, with its perforated gable wall, features a 6-foot-wide circular window.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5175684248093795419.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: The dining table is the Oku Dining Table with the Bufala Chair and NY11 Chair all from Nor11. The trio of pendant lamps are the System Pendant Luminaires from Bega.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7608903301928279204.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: Light pouring in to the living room, designed with polished concrete flooring, the HAY Quilton Sofa, the Norr11 Gear Side Table, a tapestry of undyed sheep\u2019s wool (Rug No. 07 at Cappelen Dimyr), and a trio of washi paper lampshades from Ferm Living.     <br \/>Above: A view of the living room with open doors.,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2300416229882209906.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: A curved wooden kitchen with an island made from Indian Shivakashi granite paired with Norr11 NY11 Oak Stools.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1812511469017509634.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: A traditional mask from Gabon near a spiral stair leading to the upstairs bedroom and studio space.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/541122043575967984.jpeg\">  <br \/>Sopra: <br \/>Above: Custom wooden furniture and sculptures throughout the home were designed and made by Jan \u017daloudek\u2019s practice. The bed linens here are from Marieli.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5723720144242552831.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: A series of sculptures beneath attic windows.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1437697023917693023.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: A compact guest room and work area in the top of the attic; shown here is the Hippo Chair from Forom.,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8777219003794186053.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: The Noguchi Akari 1A Table Lamp and Ferm Living Rico Lounge Curved Chair.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2242892619054023929.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: A meditation room outfitted with a Ferm Living Athens Rug, a FRAMA Easy Chair 01, and the Noguchi Akari 10A Lamp.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6652225670240572624.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: The main bathroom includes a Lola Red Travertine Washbasin from Talka.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/154396829921869171.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: A custom vanity in oak veneer contrasts with pinkish brown vertically-laid tile.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8898795601251740220.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: \u017daloudek walks the property.     <br \/>Above: House Oskar among the historic grounds.   <\/p>\n<p>For more design hailing from the Czech Republic, see our posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Traditional Teahouse\u2014in the Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>A Modern Storybook Village in the Czech Republic, Overnight Accommodations Included<\/li>\n<li>Steal This Look: A Modernist Bath in Prague, Pale Yellow Edition<\/li>\n<li>A Paper Goods Revival in Prague<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nel villaggio della Boemia meridionale di Kamenn\u00e1 Lhota, la Casa Oskar \u00e8 l'abitazione dell'architetto praghese Jan \u017daloudek, un rifugio per s\u00e9 e per la moglie, la storica dell'arte e scrittrice Jolanta Trojak, all'interno degli antichi giardini e del fienile barocco di un castello vicino. La casa, che prende il nome dal compositore Oskar Nedbal, si ispira sia al vernacolo rurale che al concetto [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2753,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}