Country House is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional Slovak house located in the Slovak region of Záhorie, designed in 2019 by Architekti Mikulaj & Mikulajova.

Description
How to design a family house in a rural area of the 21st century, preserve the best traditions and add the best features of contemporary architecture" Our answer to this challenge is a rural house J, which is a contemporary interpretation of the traditional Slovak house with a ?gánok?, a kind of a corridor (the Slovak word ?gánok? originated from German – Gang). The house lies at the end of a picturesque village in Záhorie in western Slovakia. Just as there used to be a solid house for living and a wooden barn next to it in the past, today we have designed a brick house as a living area and next to it a wooden structure as a storage. Both these structures are interlinked with the ?gánok?, a typical Slovak element, which has been in our folk architecture for centuries. The ?gánok? creates both a pleasant entry to the house and a place to enjoy sitting in the shade. Gable roofs and an oblong ground plan remind us of the original settlements in this setting. The character of the house is contemporary and has been tailored for its future settlers, a couple, sometimes visited by their children and in the future their grandchildren, too.
The house is situated in the upper part of the huge estate, enabling a great view of the foothills of the Alps. The ...