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This branched tree-like house creates a chameleon effect in its surrounding

Czech Republic Architecture News - Dec 23, 2016 - 16:19 19142 views

This uncommon form and blurred-effect on its changing skin for the Chameleon House by Petr Hajek is resting in the centre of a garden, which is full of fruit trees. Located in Lipence, Prague, the house is divided into six sections and each of them functions as a different room looking magnificent view of the garden.

Each single room is oriented to one of the trees. The living room faces the apple tree, the master bedroom, the cherry tree, the bathroom faces the peach tree, the guest room, the silver spruce and the children’s room, the walnut.

This branched tree-like house creates a chameleon effect in its surrounding

Image © Benedikt Markel

Each room has its unique view and atmosphere. The building is resting like a lizard in a sun-lit meadow. The inspiration for the proposal of this house is in fact a chameleon. Eyes (windows) unrestrictedly observe the surroundings.

This branched tree-like house creates a chameleon effect in its surrounding

Image © Benedikt Markel

The skin (facade), consisting of a semi-gloss coat, partly reflects the colours of the garden and the sky. The geometry of the walls creates two different types of spaces within one plot: The house spaces and the garden spaces.

The house spaces are facing the trees in the garden, whereas the garden spaces are intervals between the house spaces, since they are in fact invisible from the interior.

This branched tree-like house creates a chameleon effect in its surrounding