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This is a house built 95% out of wood and in just one day. Actually, the house itself was put together in just 8 hours, on a Friday in the fall of 2017, between 7 am and 3 pm. The project is called Sixty-One and was developed by architecture studio Atelier Štěpán, Freedomky for a client located inTachov, in the Czech Republic.
This modular wooden house is small and simple but has the major advantage of being super easy to put together
Once the main structure was completed, the terrace and the carport were added. In total there’s a usable area of 56 square meters not including the exterior features. This is a modular home with stacked volumes that form a two-story layout. The modules were pre-built and transported on site where they were furnished and equipped with all the necessary details.
Believe it or not, this house was erected in only 8 hours which is quite amazing and very inspiringThe house module is complemented by a terrace and a carport which were added later onThe structure is simple and compact and lacks the large windows often featured on a lot of contemporary housesThe house is organized on two floors, with the upper level including an open terraceThe exterior of the building is clad in larch wood and has a very simplistic appearanceThe ground floor lacks windows but stays connected to the outdoors through the sliding glass doorsThe upper level has small windows which let in a bit of sunlight but also maintain a strong sense of privacyThe carport is attached to the house and gives the whole project a sense of completionThe interior design is based on white as a primary color and different types of wood as the primary materialThe sliding glass door open the social area to the views and the outdoors while also letting lots of sunlight inThe open kitchen and dining area combo sits at the center of the ground floor, right of the entranceBreezy white curtains can close off the social area for more privacy whenever desiredThe dining table is generous in size and can double as a kitchen island whenever needed
As mentioned, wood is the primary material used throughout the entire project. The house a larch wood facade, flooring and stairs made of solid oak, wood fibre insulation panels on the walls and furniture made of birch plywood. The interior design is simple and limited mostly to a combination of white walls and wooden floors plus matching furniture. There’s a kitchen, a dining area, a small bedroom and a few auxiliary spaces, all organized in a practical but also friendly manner. Thanks to space-saving solutions such as wall beds and multifunctional furniture, the architects were able to maximize the floor plan of this small house in a really great way.
The bedrooms are very simple as well as very small, with enough space for the bare essentials and nothing moreCustom built-in furniture takes care of the user’s storage needs and helps to save spaceThe wooden staircase is complemented by a rope handrail which gives it a casual appearanceIn order to save even more space, the upstairs bedroom has a Murphy bed which can be fully hidden during the dayThe bed fits into a special nook inside a custom-built storage unit
