House With a Red Addition
Facha Architekti gives a former Czech pigsty a bold, welcoming new chapter.
Peter Fabo
In the quiet village of Nečín, south of Prague, a small family home has grown with quiet confidence. What began life as a humble pigsty, later a weekend cabin, is now a permanent home—thanks to a vivid red extension by Facha Architekti.
Rather than hide the building’s past, the architects celebrated it. A compact 26-square-metre timber volume, wrapped in bright corrugated metal, sits clearly apart from the older brick structure. The contrast feels honest and alive.
Toward the garden, a wide sliding window opens onto a larch terrace with broad steps that double as seating. A matching red awning unfurls on sunny days, inviting the family outdoors. Inside, the new space is lined entirely in warm pine plywood. Storage disappears into the walls and ceilings, while soft red accents on the kitchen counters and staircase railings gently echo the exterior.
The result is simple and generous: more room for living, a stronger connection to the garden, and a home that still remembers where it came from.
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