Vila na sile by Szymon Rozwałka and Tomáš Pejpek

Vila na sile is a conversion of a grain silo standing in the center of Olomouc which is a small city about 175 miles east of Prague. Radim Kralik lives with his wife and two children in this unique house that cost about $1 million and required anchoring 240 tons of concrete and steel beams.

Architects: Szymon Rozwałka / C+Hoar, Tomáš Pejpek
Location: Polská, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Photographs: Mirek Kolčava

Vila na sile won the 2008 Architecture Grand Prix in Czech