Oaks

Project type:	New Settlement
Location:	Prague, Czech Republic
Client:	Arendon
Stage:	On-site
Programme:	2014 - ongoing

Located 20km south of Prague, on a 140 ha site, the Oaks settlement lies within a hunting estate in Popivicky.

JTP created the framework for a new settlement conceived as a contemporary reinterpretation of a traditional Czech village.

JTP was commissioned to prepare a Pattern Book, masterplan, development framework and detailed housing typology design, coordinating with an international design team through collaborative workshops with shared physical and digital models.

Initiated by progressive developer Arendon, Oaks demonstrates the value of collaboration and collective innovation, producing a unique place sensitive to its physical and cultural context.

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JTP has helped us to create a unique place at Oaks which is sensitive to its physical and cultural context.

Robert Davies, CEO at Arendon Development Company

Project Delivery

An overarching masterplan, developed by JTP with US-based practice EDSA and Prague-based architects Chapman Taylor, created a framework of public space, landscape and residential clusters
20 homes are set out within four neighbourhoods, with the renovated, historic hunting lodge at the centre as the community hub
A Pattern Book identified the unique DNA of Czech villages, and informed every aspect of the project in terms of pattern, form, building typologies, colour and materials
Regular charrettes brought the teams together to discuss the proposals, share ideas, and co-ordinate thinking. A largescale site model proved key to co-ordination and allowed the architects to test their proposals within the overall masterplan
The international design team each developed unique interpretations of traditional Czech homes, using JTP’s Pattern Book as a strong framework to ensure the settlement works as a whole
JTP’s apartment villas are set around four courtyards, and bring in the surrounding countryside through framed views and large windows to create homes with a strong connection to nature
Activity is focused around a village green featuring a Post Office, bakery, and restaurant/café. A new school, country club and spa are also provided in the existing Nebrenice Chateau