Villa in Siroka Niva - Pochen

We offer beautiful villa in small village of Siroka Niva - Pochen. It is a two-story building with attic and basement, and it is surrounded by large garden with mature trees.

Location

Pochen is a small village, a part of Siroka Niva, which has only a few dozen inhabitants. There is a railway going through this small village from Milotice nad Opavou to Vrbno pod Pradedem. The village is located about 5 km from the borders of CHKO Jeseniky (Nature Reservation). It is situated in a wonderful landscape with a view of a stunning panorama of Jeseniky.

The area is full of hiking trails, there are several spa complexes, winter ski resorts and historic sites nearby. There are also multiple tourist and socio-cultural activities happening during the whole year.

Estate

Villa stands in a large garden with trees more than a hundred years old. The garden has almost 2,500 square meters and is surrounded by dense forest. This freestanding building originally belonged to a neighboring factory owners, Grohmann family. Along the way to the villa are two more family houses.

History

The house was built in the second half of the 19th century together with the factory for bleaching yarns firm Weiss and Grohmann. The house was inhabited by a family Grohmann, first by Johann Josef, after by his sons Quido and Kuno. For the younger one Kuno, leading supporter of the Wiener Werkstätte, the famous architect Josef Hoffmann designed reconstruction of the villa in 1922. After the Second World War the building was confiscated by the Communist Party and was made ​​available to the State forests.

Architecture

The Neo-Renaissance villa was inspired by the type of suburban villa of Andrea Palladio. It has undergone several renovations, but the original character and charm is still evident. From old photographs it is obvious that the house was always dominating building in front of the factory complex with composed garden. Symmetrical facade acts confidently and its rhythmic character is possible to be traced on other façades. House itself is built on a square ground plan covers an area of ​​135 m2.

Disposition

Two full-fledged residential floors are complemented by residential attic and basement. Total floor area of ​​the house is 355 m2 and the area of ​​habitable rooms is 200 m2.

Ground floor

From the elevated floor of the landing staircase you enter a spacious hall with stairs (20.8 m2). Following the entry hall there is the entrance to the basement and one smaller room (5.8 m2), which can be a bathroom or cloakroom. From the hall you can enter the kitchen (18.6 m2) and two other spacious rooms (19.8 + 28.5 square meters), which are walkthrough. Disposition can be easily adjusted.

First floor

Besides the staircase to the first floor there is a second bathroom (5.8 m2) and from passages (12.9 m2) you can enter three other rooms (16 + 33.8 + 19.7 m2). The rooms are also walkthrough, but this is adjustable as well.

Attic

In the newly renovated attic there is a third bathroom (6 m2), kitchenette (8 m2) and four smaller rooms (9 + 9.4 + 15.2 + 13.4 m2). The vast majority of new walls are made ​​of lightweight ceramic wall so it can be completely rebuilt.

Basement

In the basement there are two rooms (19.1 + 24.2 m2) accessible from the corridor (12.7 m2) and two basement rooms that are currently not available (9.3 + 19.2 m2).

Construction

The supporting structure of the building is brick, the thickness of external walls is 70 cm. The inner bearing brick masonry thickness is 55 cm. There is a new roof with ceramic covering. Facade of the building is painted with lime stucco and plinth of natural stone. The main staircase is made of oak with a wooden riser. Stairs to the basement are made of original stone. The ceilings are vaulted cellars made of the steel sections. On the ground floor and first floor there are wooden beamed ceilings with plasterboard covering. In the attic there is wooden facing of the roof. Windows and doors are original, remanufactured.

During the last reconstruction 1997 - 2000 were made some of the new wooden ceilings and roof covering with sheet metal components. There was newly-made ​​indoor plumbing, completely new plaster and new underlays for floor. Doors and windows were repaired. New windows were delivered in the attic and basement. After the repair of small cracks exterior facade was restored with sealing coat. The building will be fully livable and functional after small changes. There are not completed floor surfaces and rooms are not yet equipped with a fire place. The is no furniture in the building.

Possible usage of building

- two-generation villa

- family vacation property

- smaller pension

- administration object