ov-a studio designed an apart-hotel – contemporary, sustainable, alpine architecture that offers more than just accommodation. Located in the mountain town and ski resort Pec pod Sn??kou, Czech Republic, four apart-hotel buildings erected on a roof-meadow continue the thread and the qualities of the urban matrix and further develop and elaborate on them.

Description
The suite houses were built on the lot of a former store from the 80s. Four of the houses are located on the ?meadow? – a green roof above the shops in the parterre of the building. The space between the individual houses offers views of the far horizons of the mountain meadows. The atmosphere among these houses is intimate but neighbourly. The roof garden covers commercial spaces and garages.
The mountain town and ski resort Pec pod Sn??kou originated from the earlier original buildings in the valley, that expanded toward the surrounding hills. Slowly, large tourist accommodation and hotels emerged. The core character of the area is shaped by the individually standing buildings along the main street that are in close contact with the surrounding nature. The atmosphere is captured by a road rising through the valley along-side streams and by the openings between houses that allow a view of the further planes of the village and the cabins scattered on the meadows. The design of four apartment buildings continues the thread of these qualities and develops and further elaborates...