Low energy standard house with RAKO tiles

Life in symbiosis with nature is the promise of a recently built detached house in a small village near Pilsen (Czech Republic). Built on a meadow close to the forest, it captures the special atmosphere and quality of the place, adapting itself in form and material.

"We appreciate this beautiful place and believe we haven't harmed it.” Say the owners about their building. “The main idea from the beginning was not to disturb the peace that you feel inside you as soon as you come here. You look around and find yourself smiling. This place simply cannot be improved. It's just perfect. We wanted our new house to harmonize with it."

Architect Lukáš Janout of Prague-based Luni architekti planned a building made of insulating bricks with no basement and with a natural stone and wooden facade. Inside, an air-to-water heat pump and underfloor heating provide warmth, while a heat-storing fireplace emits pleasant radiant heat like a tiled stove.

The house was built on a turnkey basis, with the construction supervision and interior design carried out by the architect himself.

High-Quality Tiles

For the kitchen and the representational bathroom, the clients opted for high-quality concrete effect tiles from the Betonico series by manufacturer Lasselsberger. Lukáš Janout tells:

"We opted for Betonico tiles partly because they are products of the Czech brand RAKO. RAKO offers good prices, quick availability, and the assurance that, if needed, the tiles will still be available in a few years' time."