Czech couple build wooden modular homes without compromise

How many compromises are you willing to make when building a house? Cheap materials, long timelines, tangled processes — for many people that's just the usual reality. The couple Gabriela and Vojtěch Jurenčák from Tvrdonice decided it didn't have to be that way, and built their own company, Eko Modular, on that idea — a company where quality, architecture and precise execution aren't a luxury but the standard.

Behind the brand isn't a faceless corporation but a family business. The Jurenčáks run it together and have built a whole complex in Tvrdonice that combines production, office space and housing. That lets them personally oversee every project — from the first sketch to handover — and work life naturally intertwines with personal life.

Eko Modular's concept is far from assembly-line production of catalogue houses. Every building is designed individually for a specific plot and the investor's specific needs. Modularity here isn't an end in itself but a tool for achieving greater precision and quality. The timber structure serves as the technical foundation that lets them combine architecture, energy efficiency and careful execution.

It's precisely in the structural details and technological preparation that a building's true value lies. The company proves that a wooden house can meet the demands of clients looking for a high standard and durability.

Efficient processes, fast timelines

Assembling the modules on site itself takes only a matter of days: factory production and minimal on-site work noticeably shorten the timeline compared with traditional construction. Eko Modular states it completes a project within six to eight months of signing the contract. Speed, though, isn't the goal in itself but a natural result of a well-honed process and attention to quality at every stage.

The company doesn't stop at showing solutions “on paper” — a street-side showroom has been set up in Tvrdonice, where interested visitors can inspect the modular homes in person and talk to the people behind the projects.

And for those who want to genuinely experience life in a modular home, Eko Modular has launched the SLEEP & BUY project: since late March, visitors can spend the night in the house and find out what it's really like to live in a wooden modular building day to day. The first house in the concept is the 80-square-metre VýminEK.

The company's openness is also reflected in its podcasts, where the team speaks candidly about the technology, the construction process and investors' experiences. After all, every project ultimately comes down to trust in the people behind it — and that is exactly the kind of trust the Jurenčáks are building, consistently and openly.

By the Around Prague newsroom