Interior of a Family House PLZEŇ
We got involved with this standard catalogue house at a stage when it was still possible to change things. So we practically abandoned the original layout and started again. We opened up the ground floor, reorganised the upper level, connected the bedroom with its bathroom and turned the original garage into storage and utility space.
There was one more thing that was rather unusual at the time. We convinced the developer not to finish some of the structures at all. Instead of covering everything with plaster, we wanted to see the ceramic ceiling, the rough roof structure and the brickwork. What was originally meant to disappear became part of the interior.
Kitchen Open to the Dining Area
We scrapped the originally planned U-shaped kitchen and replaced it with two parallel blocks. The tall white cabinetry contains appliances, storage and an additional worktop hidden behind folding doors. Opposite it stands an anthracite island with a gas hob and suspended extractor hood.
A long oak dining table connects directly to the island. This allowed us to fit a generous table into a relatively narrow space without dividing the kitchen and dining area into two separate zones. Above it all, the original ceramic ceiling supported by steel beams remains exposed, unified only by a coat of white paint.
We Kept the Staircase in Full View
The monolithic concrete staircase was already in place when we entered the project. And it was one of the first things we liked about the empty house. Instead of trying to make it disappear, we emphasised its volume with an anthracite finish and let it become part of the living room.
The entrance is separated from the living area only by a large sliding glass partition, so the staircase remains visible throughout the ground floor. Instead of a conventional balustrade, we used a cotton net within a frame and a simple tubular handrail.
We also joined two original French windows into one large opening towards the garden and inserted sliding glazing in a steel frame. An additional fixed window in the gable wall brings daylight deeper into the kitchen and dining area.
Bedroom and Bathroom Without a Wall
Upstairs, we left the space open all the way to the roof structure and connected the main bathroom directly to the bedroom. No conventional bathroom hidden behind a door: black microcement finish, a large shower with smoked glass and a freestanding washbasin with a floor-mounted tap all form part of the same space.
The dark bathroom contrasts with the bright bedroom and its oak floor, which continues onto the headboard behind the bed. Two separate small walk-in wardrobes are tucked into the sloping roof, with a double-sided bookcase positioned in front of them. It screens the wardrobes without introducing another full partition.
The originally rough-sawn roof structure was left exposed and simply painted white.
A Bathroom Directly on the Brickwork
The second bathroom probably shows the principle behind the whole house most clearly. The Porotherm brickwork, which would normally disappear beneath plaster and tiles, was left exposed and treated only with a waterproof white coating.
A freestanding cast-marble bathtub sits beneath the sloping roof. The washbasin rests on a simple oak top supported by a white steel frame, while an old wooden-framed mirror is casually leaned against the wall rather than fixed above it.
As throughout the rest of the house, oak is one of the few materials to interrupt the otherwise almost monochrome palette of white, grey and black.
A Catalogue House Does Not Have to Stay a Catalogue House
With this family house interior, we were able to intervene before it was completed, and that made all the difference. The basic shell of the catalogue design remained, but we redesigned the way the house is lived in – from the open ground floor and exposed staircase to the bedroom and bathroom beneath the roof.
We take a similar approach to our other INTERIORS: instead of starting with how a house was originally supposed to look, we start with how its owners actually want to live.
— Let's meet!
Do you have a similar project you'd like to discuss with us? Leave your contact information and we'll get back to you soon!
Radka - 19. 8. 2026