Šumperák

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Šumperák
A reconstructed Šumperák in Klatovy

Šumperák (officially Rodinný dům typ V) is a nickname for a type of single-family detached house in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Its design was created in the 1960s,[1] referring success of the Czechoslovak pavilion at Expo 58 designed in so–called "Brussels style".

The house was designed by a Czech architect Josef Vaněk, firstly for the director of the hospital in a Czech town Šumperk.[2] Later, the design has spread around the country and thousands (more than 4.5 thousands)[3] of them were built, often modified.[4] The design of this two floor house is famous for the balcony, which has two oblique walls on the sides.

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  1. ^ "Rodinný dům typu V, tzv. šumperák". Litomyšlský architektonický manuál (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  2. ^ "Typický rodinný dům z období socialismu? Šumperák za 120 tisíc korun". ExtraStory.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  3. ^ "Šumperák byl pro lidi výjimečný, bydlet v něm se jim líbí i dnes, říká teoretik umění". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  4. ^ "Typický rodinný dům z období socialismu? Šumperák za 120 tisíc korun". ExtraStory.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-01-24.