Architect: Lenka Mikova Architect Project: Countryside Homestead Reconstruction Collaborators: Ivan Boroš Location: South Bohemia, Czech Republic Area: 365 sqm Year 2017 Photographers: Jakub Skokan, Martin Tůma / BoysPlayNice

建筑师：Lenka Mikova建筑师项目：农村宅基地重建合作者：Ivan Boroš地点：捷克共和国南波希米亚地区：365平方米2017年摄影师：Jakub Skokan，Martin Tůma/BoysPlayNice

From the architect: The rising interest in countryside houses is mostly linked to the attempt to balance the rushed city life and also to a desire for something authentic and traditional. But paradoxically this desired character of vernacular architecture is often removed by an overly precise reconstruction and standardized building solutions. Generally it is a challenge how to provide the current level of comfort and at the same time to preserve the original feel of the building. Furthermore, what if the former house must be almost all replaced due to its bad technical condition – does it make sense to repeat it and in what extent? At the end it’s not so relevant to distinguish the old and new, the essential is the resulting mood of the whole…

建筑师：人们对乡村住宅的兴趣越来越大，这主要与试图平衡匆忙的城市生活有关，也与人们对真实和传统事物的渴望有关。但自相矛盾的是，乡土建筑的这种渴望的特征往往被过度精确的重建和标准化的建筑解决方案所消除。一般来说，如何提供当前的舒适水平，同时保持建筑的原有感觉，是一个挑战。此外，如果由于其糟糕的技术条件而几乎所有的房屋都必须被替换-重复它是否有意义，以及在多大程度上它是有意义的？最后，区分旧的和新的并不那么重要，关键是整个…的结果情绪

In this countryside homestead reconstruction project we were searching answers by means of respect to the original building logic and traditional construction techniques. Our aim was to attain a natural feel instead of a perfect formal imitation. Natural and handcrafted materials like wood, stone and soil bring in an innate imperfection that becomes the main aspect of the project, considered since the beginning of the design process.

在这一农村宅基地改造工程中，我们运用原有的建筑逻辑和传统的建筑技术寻找答案。我们的目标是获得一种自然的感觉，而不是一种完美的正式模仿。天然和手工材料，如木材，石头和土壤带来的先天缺陷，成为项目的主要方面，考虑从设计过程开始。

The original countryside homestead consisted of two houses, a log cottage and a stone barn, forming an L-shape an set naturally in a remote meadow. To keep this balanced relation we decided to make minimum interventions on the exteriors, the main changes happen inside. Both houses have a living space open up to the roof to emphasize an original specific feature of each of them – the sculptural volume of the traditional black kitchen in the cottage and view through the gates in the barn. There is also a new addition in both houses resembling a black “chimney” that houses sanitary cores, standing as a dominant in the barn while discreet in the cottage.

原来的乡间宅基地由两栋房子、一间木屋和一座石棚组成，在一片偏僻的草地上自然形成了一套L形的房屋。为了保持这种平衡的关系，我们决定对外部进行最少的干预，主要变化发生在内部。这两座房子都有一个向屋顶开放的居住空间，以强调它们各自的独特特征-传统的黑色厨房在小屋中的雕塑体积，以及通过谷仓的大门看到的景象。在这两所房子里都增加了一个新的东西，就像一个黑色的“烟囱”，里面有卫生的核心，在谷仓里占主导地位，而在农舍里则很谨慎。

The duality of the two houses links the whole project – their different character and original function are reflected in the new use and overall approach to the reconstruction. The log cottage is designed for the stay of the owners family and is conceived more traditionally, although most of it was in such a bad technical condition that it had to be replaced. Like the typical vernacular houses it stays rather dark, closed and intimate, its character is mainly brought by rough handcrafted surfaces.

这两座房屋的二重性将整个工程联系在一起-其不同的性质和原有的功能体现在重建的新用途和整体方法上。木屋是专为业主家庭的居住而设计的，其构思更为传统，尽管大部分木屋的技术条件非常差，必须更换。就像典型的乡土民居一样，它保持着相当黑暗、封闭和亲密，它的特征主要是由粗糙的手工表面带来的。

The barn has been a supplementary house, it serves as a summer living room and spaces for guests. The overall feel is more open and light, the interventions are more daring. The original stone walls are completed with a new concrete wall that hides a staircase and a sauna. Above these walls all inner surfaces are united with white paint in order to emphasize the original wooden roof frame. The main living space extends to the terraces by folding glass doors and also opens up towards old trees by a large fixed glass. The new heart of the space is the open fireplace created of a massive stone from a nearby slope.

谷仓一直是一个辅助的房子，它是一个夏天的客厅和客人的空间。总体感觉更加开放和轻松，干预措施更加大胆。原来的石墙是用一堵新的混凝土墙建成的，里面有楼梯和桑拿浴室。在这些墙壁之上，所有内部表面与白色油漆结合，以强调原来的木制屋顶框架。主要的居住空间通过折叠玻璃门延伸到露台，并通过一个大的固定玻璃向老树开放。这个空间的新中心是由附近斜坡上的一块巨大石头建造的露天壁炉。

The whole process took up over four years and although the design had been still in progress, the basic concept even crystallized during this time. Essential credits of the project belong to the open-minded client and construction manager, as most of the building elements and equipment were designed and made to measure, sometimes according to a popular wisdom, sometimes as an experiment…

整个过程花了四年多的时间，虽然设计还在进行中，但基本概念在这段时间内甚至具体化了。该项目的基本信誉属于开明的客户和施工经理，因为大多数建筑元素和设备都是设计和制造出来的，有时是根据大众的智慧，有时是作为一个实验…。