"Marie sits in the window, reading a book. A gentle breeze blows through the window. Her hair waves like seaweed in the flow of the sea near the island of Skrova, in the cold waters far beyond the Arctic Circle. Sunrays shatter on the edge of the roof and fall on the pages of the book. Warmed granite stones heat the feet and the façade smells of timber. Marie smiles, takes a break to enjoy the moment. Her hair continues to sway in the wind, as if trying to capture every thought, every feeling, every scent. She looks at the horizon, where majestic Ještěd sparkles in the afternoon sun, then dives back into her book, carried away by another adventure."

The layout of our house is not complicated, but it is very well thought out. It fulfills our desire for modest, but generous living. We know what we want, so the process of conceptualizing was surprisingly smooth. It's not always easy when two architects are designing a house together. On the unruly plot, a small, simply shaped timber building with a pitched roof will arise. The layout of the house has no major excesses. On the ground floor, there is a living space with a kitchen, the technical facilities of the house, and our bedroom with a small bathroom. Wherever possible, individual rooms open up to the roof, utilizing the dead spaces of the upper layout.

"I'm cycling home down from Maliník. In Rudolfov, I feel the mix of cold air from the Valhalla caves with the summer sun's warmth from the southern slopes of the Jizera Mountains. The Kateřinky road serpentines and cuts through the endless mass of greenery of the surrounding beech forests, and I descend the hill in this splendor. I open the door of the house and casually lean my bike against the wall. My cycling shoes fly into a corner, and I walk into the living room. The ripples on the surface of the small pool reflect sunlight onto the living room walls. Outside, the leaves of the birches rustle. As if they are whispering to me to run outside and dive into the water. The reflection on the water's surface shatters into a thousand pieces and takes a while to calm down again, showing small silver spots dancing all over the walls. It's a summer afternoon. tufts of dry grass rustle against each other in the wind, and the endless day slowly gives way to night."

Upstairs, under the roof, there are two more bedrooms and a bathroom. Both have windows not only outside but also into the living area and the hall. Even the bathroom is connected to the living space downstairs via a glazed opening, so you can keep an eye on what's happening in the living room even while brushing your teeth. The interior materials are a combination of wooden CLT panels, polished concrete floors, colored linoleum, and Liberec granite cladding. The quarry is just behind the house, so it would be a shame not to use it. Granite will also be used in the outdoor surfaces around the house and in the exterior. We spend a lot of time outdoors, so we have placed great emphasis on connecting the interior with the garden. Therefore, the house has not only large windows but also roof overhangs, which protect it from overheating in summer and also expand the usable space sheltered from the adverse Liberec weather. Directly in front of the largest window, there is a wooden terrace and a small pool. In summer, it serves for refreshment, in winter for cold exposure.

The area around the house is, except for the immediate surroundings, a steep slope. To prevent accidents for us and our dear visitors, we have to ask the excavator operator to try and play around with the terrain a bit. Hopefully, then no one will roll down the slope. If something like that happens, don't panic, you'll be caught in a tangle of rhododendrons, birches, and young pines. And if you manage to roll down to the lower part of the garden, you will see a former transformer station converted into a summer house for guests. On the roof of the transformer station, which is accessible from the upper garden terrace, there is a small terrace among the flower beds, maybe even a small greenhouse. So if you don't feel like going up, just relax in the transformer station. The keys are under the flower pot.

stotisícového města. Tak ať je nám tam dobře! [:en] Vila Dorka is a wooden building. The envelope is composed of CLT panels and wood fiber boards. The panels are exposed in the interior, so the house will be permeated with wood. The wood-processing industry supplies CLT panels from Czech woods, so today our house does not have to travel from Finland or Austria. Vila Dorka will be Czech. Our friends will undertake the building of the wooden structure. Construction will begin in March when the guys from 1ku1 will pour the concrete slab and prepare the connections. Then it will take off. By the end of April, a crane will bring the individual parts of the wooden building. Thanks to the system from the company Nema, the rough construction should be standing in seven days. The panels will arrive on-site with preparations for all installations, and then different professions will take turns on the site and finish the house. Right after the rough construction is completed, window fitters and plumbers will start. The wood-aluminum windows will enclose the building, and we will start preparing the floor layers. Dalibor and his company Skácel solár will take care of the energy concept of the house. The main thing is that the system of floor heating with a fireplace and photovoltaic panels works well. Once the heating is installed, electricity, water, and waste disposal infrastructure is in place, Aleš from the company 1ku1 will start. We have his concrete floors in several houses, and they work great. In the kitchen, I'm always dropping something on the floor, and if the floors are not prepared for that, they won't last long. The floor in the upper storey will be mostly linoleum with dry installation. We didn't want to pump concrete upstairs for those few square meters and risk the visual structure of the lower parts of the ceiling. That will end all the rough work on the house, and the interior will start to be finalized. The lower floor will get a dark finish. Dark tones will cozy up the interior and give it a touch of luxury. Dark color is also more forgiving of the minor visual flaws that occasionally appear on the wood. Built-in furniture will be an important part of the house. The smaller the building, the more sophisticated the storage system needs to be. Kitchens, bathrooms, and sills will be clad in granite. Tomáš from AD1150 will help us with the equipment of appliances. He is well versed in different brands and eager to advise. He will even supply linoleum for the staircase and upper floor. The interior will complement our modest collection of paintings. We are looking forward to the latest additions from Evžen Šimera. They fit like a glove. We're still not sure about the façade. Either we will scorch it or treat the boards with wood tar. The house will be as black as a boot, both outside and inside. With the Jizerské mountains behind us, we and our house will look into the endlessly wrinkled landscape surrounding the city. So let it be a good home!

"We are enveloped in a warm summer evening. The air is filled with the sweet smell of grilled meat and fresh herbs whipped by the southern sun. Everyone is looking forward to dinner. As soon as the sun's disc starts licking the top of Vápenný, a great feast begins. For a moment, I lift my eyes, and the last ray of sunlight shines on my face, just before disappearing into the waves of the surrounding mountains' horizons."

"We are enveloped in a warm summer evening. The air is filled with the sweet smell of grilled meat and fresh herbs whipped by the southern sun. Everyone is looking forward to dinner. As soon as the sun's disc starts licking the top of Vápenný, a great feast begins. For a moment, I lift my eyes, and the last ray of sunlight shines on my face, just before disappearing into the waves of the surrounding mountains' horizons."

It sounds incredible, but if everything goes well, we should start building at the beginning of spring and move in at the turn of summer and autumn. We've never built a house so quickly in Mjölk. We look forward to trying it. And on no one but ourselves. Stay tuned and follow the story of Vila Dorka. It will be told truthfully!