2PEAKS by BekArch
2PEAKS sets a semi-detached, multi-family residence in the Czech Republic with a crisp mountain stance. Designed by BekArch, the apartment-style building is aimed at short-stay escapes and keeps the peaks of Klínovec and Fichtelberg precisely centered from the dining tables. The project folds contemporary minimalism into a rugged setting, balancing warmth, wellness, and clear sightlines to the horizon.
Morning light meets timber grain as the two gables catch the ridgeline. From each dining table, a peak sits dead center, held by careful geometry.
This is a semi-detached, apartment-type residence in the Czech Republic, conceived by BekArch for short recreational stays. The throughline is orientation: the building reads the mountains, aligns to them, and gives every unit a measured link to the terrain.
Site Lines and Peaks
Windows in both gables are placed by coordinates so that Klínovec and Fichtelberg sit squarely within the frame from the dining zone. Views act as daily markers, not scenery to glance past but images to dwell in during meals and quiet moments. The orientation turns each room toward the horizon, making the mountains a constant companion.
Terraces and Terrain
One apartment per floor keeps use straightforward and distinct. Ground-level units step out to private terraces with whirlpools, setting a direct link to grass and snow. The first floor meets the garden from the rear, while the attic opens its ceiling to exposed rafters and the widest panorama; height sharpens the long view.
Warmth in Materials
Siberian larch wraps the façades in two alternating board widths, an irregular rhythm echoed on terraces, interior floors, and shared corridors. Recycled boards from old mountain buildings line ceilings, their texture softening acoustics and adding a quiet history to otherwise crisp rooms. Rough plaster lands on select walls, a tactile counterpoint to modern kitchens and the stone basins in rustic-leaning baths.
Roof and Base
A standing seam metal roof matches the base color, visually cinching the mass to the site. Below, sheet metal and gabion baskets form a durable plinth that handles snow, meltwater, and gear. The composition reads clear—wood above, rock and metal below: a grounded silhouette against shifting weather.
Wellness After Snow
Lower-floor apartments add infrared saunas and chromotherapy for post-sport recovery. Garages and generous storage rooms hold skis, bikes, and maintenance kit, keeping circulation clean. Shared areas stay simple and legible, with altitude markings on the stair and historical skiing exhibits lending context without clutter.
Back inside, large-format panes gather light from the ridges and pull shadows across oiled wood. Air feels clear. By aligning plan and openings to the peaks, 2PEAKS turns short stays into a measured routine of arrival, rest, and outlook—architecture in step with the mountain day.
Photography by Ondřej Holub
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