Tea House in Prague

This tea house was designed by David Maštálka of A1 Architects and was built in a park in Prague. This kind of construction typical of the Japanese culture, reflects the minimalist style of the Zen tradition. Otherwise this European tea house has not a traditional plan design, because the shape plan looks eliptic. Otherwise, the elliptical plan is not traditional in design.

The structure is conformed by consists of a grid of wood columns that bears the load. of the house. The flat roof includes a circular hole cover with glass for providing zenithal light to the interior of the tea room. (this sentence should come later) The oak frame construction stands on stone foundations stones as foundation. The absence of supporting walls means that the house is unrestrained in its internal usage, at the same time the facade can be cut to allow the tea room to be lit evenly without restriction. Natural light pours into the tearoom through an oculus in the the flat roof.

The building has been designed as an isolated object inside the garden. The architect's interplay of angles curves and use of natural materials makes the building's interior as visually interesting as the outside exterior.

The plan floor of the building is elevated from raised above the floor of the garden, The walls defined two different spaces, one open directly to the garden seems like a little terrace, and the other is the tea room that it is closed to the garden. It can eventually be opened with the sliding door panels, during the tea ceremony. The material aesthetic of the tea house is typical of Japanese architecture. The floor of the tea room is covered by a tatami.

Light is abundant in the interior of the tea room. Sliding panel doors draw the guest into a cool, dim interior. A clear light is cast from the rice paper of the sliding panels when they are closed. There is a dome laminated within that it is pasted with paper, through which the light shines and illuminates the space inside. The space is illuminated by light that streams through a dome which has been laminated with paper.

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The tea house was designed by David Maštálka of A1 Architects and has been built in a park of Prague. This kind of construction tipical of the japanesse culture, reflects the minimalist style of the Zen tradition. Otherwise this european tea house has not a traditional plan design, because the shape plan looks eliptic.

The structure is conformed by a grid of wood columns that bears the load of the house. The flat roof includes a circular hole cover with glass for providing zenithal light to the interior of the tea room. The oak construction stands on stones as foundation. The absence of supporting walls means that the house is unrestrained in its internal usage, at the same time the facade can be cut to allow the tea room to be lit without restriction.

The building has been designed as an isolated object inside the garden. Architect´s interplay of curves and use of natural makes the building´s interior as visually interesting as the outside. 

The plan is elevated from the floor of the garden, The walls defined two different spaces, one open directly to the garden seems like a little terrace, and the other is the tea room that it is closed to the garden, but eventuallycan be open with the sliddingdoors pannels, during the tea ceremony. The material aesthetic of the tea house is tipycal of japanese architecture. The floor of the tea room is covered by a tatami.

Light is abundant in the interior of the tea room. Sliding panel doors draw the guest into a cool, dim interior. A clear light is cast from the rice paper of the sliding panels whrn they are closed. There is a dome laminated within that it is pasted with paper, through wich the light shines and iluminate the space inside.