Atelier of a Film Director is an old traditional house in Strekov, Slovakia, which has been transformed into an inspiring atelier by Benkobenkova.

Description
Simple structure, a classic cube house from 70s with an extension into the garden. The building was in the “original state” as the real estate agent would say but had tons of character.
The house?s façade didn?t need much refurbishment. Original rough cast plaster is just smoothed somewhat with fine grey cover, it almost looks like glazing. Otherwise, it remained in principle unchanged just added few perforations for the yard area.
Roof construction also remained largely original although, considering that this place will be visited by students and friends we could not resist and opened the roof in the central area to add to it more living space. The remaining part of roofing space was not practical to be used due to its height, so we decided to keep the original shape, add isolation, and replaced the roof tiles. We took very rational approach towards the reconstruction; we aimed to keep and reuse original design elements as much as practically possible. As this house, the house of a film director – would regularly host 10 to 12 people, i.e. a small filming crew, it should be a creative basecamp in a cosy home format – a good feeling place for discussions, get togethers, sharing ideas and presentations. Hence the large table, the traditional stove with area to lie down, th...