A selection of articles and features from iDNES, Můj dům, Dům a bydlení and other Czech publications — about KONTIO log homes and the people who had them built.
On a rocky slope above a lake, an older couple had a spacious timber home built with a cosy conservatory. Dark brown on the outside, the modern house is filled with daylight inside, streaming in through large windows. The interior is finished in shades of grey paired with white. Wooden steps lead down from the timber veranda all the way to the jetty on the lake.
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The unconventional Arctic Tree House hotel takes the form of several tastefully furnished timber cabins that blend into the wild, beautiful Nordic landscape around them.
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A young family from Poland built a family home with a modern interior that puts the emphasis on natural materials and a thoughtful blend of several styles. Ironically, they spent more time hunting for a plot than preparing and building the house itself.
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Inspired by a holiday in Italy, the couple built a white, elegant timber villa in Mediterranean style on a lakeshore.
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Tuomas, a successful manager from Helsinki, had a log home built in the countryside so he could spend his free time in nature with his family. He planned it only as a second home, yet it offers the family every comfort — and one day they might just live there full time.
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At a housing fair in the Finnish city of Mikkeli, a modern log home built by a middle-aged couple was also on show. It fit this year's theme perfectly — the effect of housing on residents' wellbeing.
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Not far from the Finnish capital, a comfortably laid-out home for a young family with two children went up in just three months. It was exactly that speed that led the couple to choose a prefabricated home.
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Where sunlight is scarce, you need more windows — or better yet, whole glazed walls. That's how a young family with two children solved their weekend home near Helsinki. With the help of blinds, they still get plenty of privacy whenever they need it.
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Solid wood and the colour white. These two elements became the foundation for a timber home built by a young Japanese-Finnish couple. Two cultures met in one place, each meeting the other halfway.
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The 20th edition of the House of the Year competition has its winners. Out of 190 nominated projects, the expert jury and Můj dům readers chose the best. They didn't agree on every individual winner, but the award-winning buildings had a lot in common — especially simple geometric shapes and flat roofs. Full results here:
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They want to enjoy life. That's one reason a retired couple had a second home built in South Bohemia, within reach of several golf courses — golf being their shared passion.
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Say "log home" and you might picture a cabin in the woods, built from round logs. Think again — today you can see a beautiful, modern log home that far exceeded the expectations of the Můj dům magazine editors and completely changed their idea of timber construction. KONTIO log homes — modern living for you and your family!
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A married couple working in the city of Oulu in northern Finland had a log cabin built not far from Pudasjärvi. The home is meant to serve as a weekend retreat.
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A small building, low costs. Scandinavians approach their homes with proverbial modesty. The proof: a cabin on a lakeshore that doesn't dazzle with needless size or luxury.
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A luxury log house offers comfort and ease
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When a married couple decided to move to Prague for work, they searched in vain for a suitable plot to build on. In the end, a large plot in a small village near Slapy caught their eye. For this well-known recreational area, they chose a log home.
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A young couple built an elegant log house from glue-laminated beams of Nordic pine from Finland. At the corners, dovetail-shaped carpentry joints connect the beams; for aesthetic reasons, the corners are covered with cladding panels. Inside, though, you'll find a modern interior with romantic touches.
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Having a cottage is very common and traditional in the Czech Republic; elsewhere in the world, this pastime isn't nearly as widespread. There is one exception, though: Finland. In this "land of a thousand lakes", cottage life is just as beloved as it is here.
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A couple from Prague used to visit an old cabin not far from the city regularly. A beautiful spot, but a home long past its usefulness. A radical decision led to the old building being torn down and a turnkey timber home built in its place.
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A Russian tycoon got a log house near Moscow. It has a pool and a home cinema
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The main inspiration for the young couple was their parents' home — built in Moravia a decade earlier as a log house. They had first-hand experience with the material, the build quality, the indoor climate and the upkeep of such a home.
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A middle-aged couple deliberately chose a bungalow-style log home with a mono-pitch roof instead of a two-storey house. Both are architects, so they know very well that stairs only get harder to manage with age.
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A young couple with two children lead a busy life in Prague, which is exactly why they love spending their free time in nature. The husband, a keen angler, found a plot near the Ohře river and had a log home built there as the family's second home.
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Nature, comfort and relaxation. That was the vision a busy professional couple had for their second home. During the week the couple live in Bratislava, but they wanted to spend weekends and all their free time somewhere calm, away from "civilisation". So they chose a log home.
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Building a modern log house is a far cry from the romantic image of pioneers building their own home by hand. Today it's a matter of advanced technology, where both nature and perfectly precise manufacturing processes play their part.
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