Camphill sheltered housing project in České Kopisty near Litoměřice. The intention is to create a complex with several houses for community living. The complex includes sheltered workshops such as a textile workshop, a carpentry shop, a ceramic workshop, a workshop for processing beeswax and candles, a bakery, a fruit dryer and facilities for agricultural activities and work with animals.

Realized parts of Camphill areal

Completion of a balcony above the main entrance to the main building in the Camphill complex. The structure is built by traditional carpentry methods of larch wood.
Completion of a balcony above the main entrance to the main building in the Camphill complex. The structure is built by traditional carpentry methods of larch wood.
The Camphill area is in the center of the village in two original farms. One of them is a listed historical building. Therefore, traditional elements are used for additional constructions. Details of traditional carpentry joints were also used on the newly designed balcony.
Detail of a balcony made of larch wood above the house entrance.
The Camphill area is in the center of the village in two original farms. One of them is a listed historical building. Therefore, traditional elements are used for additional constructions. Details of traditional carpentry joints were also used on the newly designed balcony.
Detail of a balcony made of larch wood above the house entrance.
On the ground floor of these buildings there are textile, ceramic and candle workshop
View of the workshop building in the southeastern part of the complex.
The carpentry work of the side staircase is made of larch wood.
Side staircase to the attic with accommodation above the sheltered workshops.
Detail of hand made staircase and railing from larch wood.
Detail of hand made staircase and railing from larch wood.
Goetheanistic design of the entrance door to the attic. Used curves are based on therapeutic effect of cassini curve.
The main entrance door to the accommodation in the attic above the workshops.

Interiors

A project of the interiors for the  Camphill  sheltered housing in České Kopísty. Interiors and furniture in the socio-therapeutic facility. Implementation of natural materials. Because of their shapes and colours, the used shapes of furniture, doors, and windows have therapeutic character.

Corridor between the rooms of sheltered housing. There are natural clay plasters on the walls.
Corridor between the rooms of sheltered housing. There are natural clay plasters on the walls.
Furniture in sheltered living rooms. It is made of spruce wood. Surface of the furniture is painted with natural wood oil. There are natural clay plasters on walls.
Furniture in sheltered living rooms. It is made of spruce wood. Surface of the furniture is painted with natural wood oil. There are natural clay plasters on walls.
Furniture in sheltered living rooms. It is made of spruce wood. Surface of the furniture is painted with natural wood oil. There are natural clay plasters on walls.
Furniture in sheltered living rooms. It is made of spruce wood. Surface of the furniture is painted with natural wood oil. There are natural clay plasters on walls.
Furniture in sheltered living rooms. It is made of spruce wood. Surface of the furniture is painted with natural wood oil. There are natural clay plasters on walls.
The shapes of the furniture and doors are rounded. The soft nature of the shapes helps to make the users' home cozy.
The shapes of the furniture and doors are rounded. The soft nature of the shapes helps to make the users' home cozy.
The shapes of the furniture and doors are rounded. The soft nature of the shapes helps to make the users' home cozy.
The shapes of the furniture and doors are rounded. The soft nature of the shapes helps to make the users' home cozy.
The shapes of the furniture and doors are rounded. The soft nature of the shapes helps to make the users' home cozy.
The shapes of the furniture and doors are rounded. The soft nature of the shapes helps to make the users' home cozy.
Library in sheltered living livingroom
Library in sheltered living livingroom
Library in sheltered living livingroom
main Kitchen
Main kitchen
Bathrooms in the attic of sheltered housing. There are colorful washable decorative plasters on the walls. It is the so-called Moroccan stucco (tadelakt). It is applied and smoothed by hand. It has a slightly irregular surface. There is a mosaic of stones between the Moroccan stucco and the clay plaster. The blue color of the walls is used in bathrooms and men's toilets.
Bathrooms in the attic of sheltered housing. There are colorful washable decorative plasters on the walls. It is the so-called Moroccan stucco (tadelakt). It is applied and smoothed by hand. It has a slightly irregular surface. There is a mosaic of stones between the Moroccan stucco and the clay plaster. The blue color of the walls is used in bathrooms and men's toilets.
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Study

Floor plan of the ground floor of the Camphill complex. On the left side of the area are two original farms. Both are used for sheltered housing. In the upper left farm is also the agricultural part of the "Farm at the confluence". In the middle is a social hall with a dining room. At the bottom right is a building of sheltered workshops with accommodation in the attic. An elliptical building in the middle right is designed for a small chapel.
Ground floor of the whole Camphill area
Small theater space is designed in the middle above the dining room. At the top right, on the floor plan of the original barn, there is accommodation for volunteers and guests. At the bottom right is accommodation in sheltered workshops.
Groundfloor of 1st floor of whole Camphill areal
In the middle is a theater hall with balconies. To the right of it is an attic accommodation in two adjoining buildings. The concept is based on joint community work on an architectural model that preceded the creation of these drawings.
Groundfloor of 2nd floor of whole Camphill areal
Measurement of original state of Farm house. View of main farmhouse building from the south.
Measurement of original state of Farm house. View of main farmhouse building from the south.
Measurement of original state of Farm house. View of main farmhouse building from the west.
Measurement of original state of Farm house. View of main farmhouse building from the west.
Measurement of original state of Farm house. View of adjoining farmhouse building from the west.
Measurement of original state of Farm house. View of adjoining farmhouse building from the west.

Creation of the Model

Joint work on the model helps to develop forming of the community. It leads to sharing ideas and linking individual opinions. The work that is created in this way is subsequently bore during the realization by the auxiliary forces that are connected with the spirit of the community. As a result, these are the real daily situations during which the work is done. In the beginning, everything came from a mutual agreement … and from creativity, where one shape is followed by the next one …

participative model
participative model
participative work on the model
participative work on the model
participative work on the model
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Project

Example of the Implementation Documentation