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\u201cIf old houses are not protected by the state, nobody cares about them,\u201d says the architect Ren\u00e9 Dlesk with regard to the situation in the Slovak countryside. But the mill in Opatov\u00e1 received special care, thanks to the RDTH architecture studio, which Dlesk heads along with Tamara Kola\u0159\u00edkov\u00e1. It was a truly surprising transformation \u2013 the historical building looks completely different than when the family began its renovation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Photo: M\u00e1rio Pu\u0161karev<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The mill stands in the centre of the village at the foot of a hill with a church and cemetery. The architect\u2019s cousin had previously felt that the plot, which was full of old ruins, was better suited for a new building. Ren\u00e9 Dlesk and Tamara Kola\u0159\u00edkov\u00e1 nevertheless convinced him that the right thing to do was to preserve at least some of the original structures, if only because the mill had been operated by their common ancestors for centuries. But it was neither economically nor functionally feasible to repair all the structures. \u201cWe got rid of all the outbuildings and sheds scattered around the property. And of the main building, all that is left is its oldest and most valuable section. The process of deciding what made sense to preserve was done on-site during demolition work, when the buildings\u2019 condition was revealed over time,\u201d explains the architect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Filip Ber\u00e1nek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The property is thus dominated by the grey, roughly plastered remnants of the mill, inside which a piece of the original technology has been preserved \u2013 an almost 200-year-old oak hopper on which the millstone was mounted. A hole has been cut into the massive wall, and into it the architects have mounted a modern frameless window with a spruce scuncheon. The roof is new, too, and stands out thanks to the subdued white colour of the gable. Nevertheless, some original elements have been preserved, such as the steel windows with small windowpanes and an inclined wooden beam that acts as a lintel above the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Filip Ber\u00e1nek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Project Data<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A new house with an old mill, Opatov\u00e1, Tren\u010d\u00edn, Slovakia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Studio
RDTH architekti<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author
Ren\u00e9 Dlesk, Tamara Kola\u0159\u00edkov\u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design team
Tom\u00e1\u0161 Orie\u0161ek, J\u00e1n Madur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Landscape architect, garden
Land05 (Martina Forejtov\u00e1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Structural engineering
Rudolf Babul\u00edk, Jan \u010cad\u00edlek, MIRHAUS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General contractor
MIRHAUS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project year
2016-2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completion year
2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Built-up area
160 m\u00b2 family house , 95 m\u00b2 carport, 65 m\u00b2 mill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plot size
1,173 m\u00b2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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