Cerna Voda, a small mountain lodge, is situated next to the “old” ski run near the Pomezni Boudy border checkpoint in the Krkonose mountains.

The original lower ski-lift station was replaced with a new wooden structure on the confluence of Kolben and Cerna Voda streams, the latter of which the chalet is named after. The owner’s wish was to have a small structure to serve as a lodge for short-term guests of the owner of the nearby Tereza mountain chalet.

Section

The mountain lodge is a wooden structure of approximately 5.3 x 5.6 m, with an adjacent steel structure terrace of approximately 5.3 x 2.5 m. The lodge has a hallway, living room with kitchen facilities, bathroom and a toilet. The sleeping space spans the upper level of a part of the living room and the vestibule, and is accessible via a staircase from the living room. The living room has an open ceiling with exposed rafters; the sleeping space is under protective netting.

The mountain lodge is wedged into a steep north-east facing slope of Pomezni hreben, right next to a stream. The foundations are concrete piers, and the above-ground structure is made of wood. The roof and the side facade is blackened aluminium sheet metal, while the gable walls are clad with blackened wood. The mountain lodge stands alone on a mountain meadow, away from the village of Horni Mala Upa; it is surrounded by grown trees and shrubs which line the Kolben stream. The large corner window affords a beautiful view of the Mala Upa river and the surrounding landscape, under the dominant Snezka peak, the highest mountain in the Czech Republic.

• Architects

  ADR s.r.o., Anna Vildova, mar.s architects

• Location

  Mala Upa, Czech Republic

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architects

  ADR s.r.o. / Petr Kolar, Ales Lapka

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  BoysPlayNice