The construction site originally housed three structures from different periods: a dismantled pavilion from a former shooting range, a substation, and a recently added elevator that serves the adjacent historic building. Our design was shaped not only by the client's requirements but also by several constraints.
Project name
Art Studios of the Faculty of Education
Location
Poříčí 7, 603 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Photography
Studio Flusser
Principal architect
Michal Palaščak
Design team
Karolína Burešová, Jan Flídr
Built area
Built-up area: 141 m². Gross floor area: 320 m². Usable floor area: 300 m²
Material
Concrete – construction of the building. Organic fine-grained modelling render – facade. Epoxy coating – floor
Client
Masaryk University in Brno
Typology
Educational Architecture
The prestigious INSPIRELI Schindler's Ark Competition has proudly announced its finalists, showcasing remarkable talent from around the world. Out of 243 participants, representing 28 countries, 150 visionary projects were submitted, culminating in the selection of 30 outstanding finalists.
Written by
Marina Vahalova
Photography
Courtesy of INSPIRELI AWARDS, Ark_finalist_Ana Belén Juárez, Emilia Gutiérrez González
The new visitor center with a bus stop serves as one of the two main access points to the Pustevny mountain saddle. By considering both the transportation and natural context, we soften and enrich what was previously a purely utilitarian space. The project creates a refined and welcoming entry to an important location.
Project name
Pustevny Gateway
Architecture firm
Henkai Architekti
Location
Prostřední Bečva 768, 756 56 Prostřední Bečva, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Daniel Baroš, Michal Vašek, Jan Šimíček
Built area
293 m² building; Gross floor area 186 m² building; Usable floor area 164 m² building
Collaborators
Traffic solutions: Milan Koňař. Statics: STATIC Solution [Tomáš Fremr, Martin Lecián]. Main contractor: Navláčil stavební firma. Subcontractor: Jiří Blažek. Interior contactor: Kraus Joinery
Material
Stone, sandstone – running and walking surfaces. 2 Wood, spruce – load-bearing structure. Wallachian shingle, larch – facade lining. Oak planks – interior floor, terrace floor. Oak beams – benches
Client
The Municipality of Prostřední Bečva
A modern ground-floor wooden building in a wine-producing region is defined by the connection of its interior space with the surrounding countryside. The house with its flat, green roof, numerous glazed areas, terraces and atriums with trees and plants blends sensitively into the adjacent landscape.
Project name
Blue Mountains House
Architecture firm
Prodesi / Domesi
Location
South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Michal Kotlas, chief architect of the project
Design team
Václav Zahradníček, Jan Švarc
Collaborators
Implementation: Domesi
Built area
Built-up area 516 m²; Usable floor area 303 m²
Material
Foundations of the house – monolithic concrete foundation strips with slab, supplemented by deep piles. Perimeter walls – solid wooden CLT panels (NOVATOP), which are exposed in some parts of the interior. Structural insulation – combination of mineral wool and STEICO wood fibre insulation. Ceilings (inside and in the overhangs above the terraces): wooden structure lined with NOVATOP wooden acoustic panels. Façade – combination of monolithic concrete walls and larch cladding with gaps. Roof – flat extensive green roof. Flat roof attic – weathering steel sheet cladding. Windows – frameless triple-glazed windows (JANOŠÍK)
Typology
Residential › House
Reconstruction of an apartment in a block of flats. When the greatest value that can arise is more free space.
Project name
Mlékárenská Apartment
Architecture firm
RDTH architekti
Location
Mlékárenská, Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Filip Beránek
Principal architect
René Dlesk, Tamara Kolaříková
Design team
Kristián Vnučko, Kristýna Kopecká
Collaborators
Construction: David Koubek; Custom-made furniture: FAST
Built area
Usable floor area 74 m² apartment; 6 m² loggia
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Marmoleum – floor. Ceramic tiles – bathroom, toilet. Compact boards – worktop
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Based on urban, architectural, landscape, and social connections, we decode the territory. The resulting design makes the park accessible and preserves its original landscape values. The concept is spatially dominated by the void in the center of the park with its cultural and social potential and a defined ring of mature trees, which we complement...
Project name
The Moravian Square Park Revitalisation
Architecture firm
Consequence forma architects
Location
Moravian Square, Brno, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Martin Sládek, Janica Šipulová
Collaborators
Landscape-vegetation solutions: Klára Zahradníčkova. Children's elements, collaboration on the ellipse: Richard Loskot. ㅤ Project coordinator: Nina Vlček Ličková [Consequence forma architects.] Engineering: Barbora Bělunková [Consequence forma architects]. Landscape architecture, architecture: Jan Schleider, Petra Buganská [Consequence forma architects]. Partial cooperation: Prokop Matěj, Zuzana Včeláková, Katka Hlavičková [Consequence forma architects]. ㅤ Landscape supervision: Karin Standler. Architectural supervision: Franz Sumnitsch. Rainwater management: Jiří Vítek. Arborist: David Hora. Perennials and bulbs: Ondřej Fous and Michaela Sinkulova. Grass communities: Marie Straková. Budget: Rudolf Hlaváč, Hana Pollertová. Standard furnishing design: mmcité. Statics of the café roof: Radek Bartoněk. Traffic and technical consultation: Petr Bijok. Construction technical consultation: Babka & Šuchma. Gravel technical consultation: Karel Zlatuška
Area
Built-up area 334 m² pavilion [café with terrace] 41 m² engine room of the fountain with water tank [underground] 304 m² discovered salvaged cellar of the German House [underground]; Site area total area of the park including the perimeter walkway 22 365 m² vegetation and paved areas 19 887 m²
Material
Park designer play elements – galvanized steel construction with polyurethane coating standard furniture – jatoba wood with oil, steel, concrete biological edge – a community of trees, shrubs and plants (perennials, bulbs) forming a biotope shady grass-herb meadow picnic lawn central area – light-coloured granite cut paving designer fountain – forming a water mirror with a diameter of 30 m wooden designer bench – urban arena, jatoba wood, metal structure fog and classic nozzles, fountain troughs – stainless steel designer grilles – stainless steel designer corten surrounds and gutter grilles light-coloured granite cut paving with stone kerbs – backbone roads light-coloured paving - around the café and at the widened entrances to the park stone carpet – circular route combed concrete – radial link road grassed light granite paving – minor junctions, and space around the café Café corten facade cladding - weather-resistant steel steel structure – café roof with terrace polished stainless steel column – art object and café roof support structural aluminium glazing ceramic blocks filled with mineral insulation – café perimeter masonry polished concrete – café floor stone wall cladding – sanitary facilities ceramic tiles and tiles – café and sanitary facilities plasterboard ceilings – café and sanitary facilities 3 mineral insulation – café roof graphite EPS – floor insulation phenolic foam insulation – reinforced concrete structures steel - café interior fibreglass – roofing of the café and terrace solid wooden planks – terrace wooden ceiling – KVH prisms
Client
Office of the Municipal District of Brno-střed
The New Provostry is a historical building from 1877, built in the neo-Gothic style, and is located adjacent to St. Vitus Cathedral in the heart of Prague Castle. The reconstruction concept focuses on reopening the inner courtyard to the public. On both sides of the restored courtyard, two modern annexes have been built where a coach house and stab...
Project name
Extensions and Reconstruction of the New Provostry
Architecture firm
Studio acht
Location
Hradčany 34, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Václav Hlaváček, Mikuláš Wittlich, and Pavel Jakoubek
Design team
Barbora Janů, Anna Halaburtová, Lukáš Dejdar
Built area
Built-up area: 589 m² historical building; 141 m² extensions; Usable floor area: 1477 m² historical building; 77 m² eastern extension; 88 m² western extension; 147 m² courtyard basement
Collaborators
Mikuláš Wittlich, lead project engineer. Pavel Jakoubek, lead project engineer
Structural engineer
Jan Zima
Material
Reconstruction: Lacquered veneer – restored historical furniture; slate – roof. Extensions: Steel – vertical load-bearing frame structure, removable floor, staircase; sandstone cladding – facade; reinforced concrete monolith – underground parts, ceiling
Client
The Metropolitan Chapter of St. Vitus in Prague
Situated within Prachatice’s historical fortification belt, Stephanie’s Park was originally an enclosed garden, established in 1881 through the initiative of local citizens. As the 20th century reached its midpoint, this romantic garden evolved into a public park. The post-war construction of a nearby housing estate brought significant terrain chan...
Project name
Revitalisation of Stéphanie's Park
Architecture firm
M2AU, Grupeto
Location
Prachatice, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Linda Obršálová, Václav Mihola, Kateřina Miholová [M2AU], Václav Babka, Tomáš Babka [Grupeto]
Landscape Architecture
M2AU, Grupeto
Design team
Linda Obršálová, Václav Mihola, Kateřina Miholová [M2AU], Václav Babka, Tomáš Babka [Grupeto]
Contractor
SaM silnice a mosty
Material
Natural stone - granite – paved surfaces, stairs, stone slabs, original drinking fountain. Natural local stone – renovation and extension of stone wall. Sand, gravel – paths, viewpoint deck. Gravel lawn – vehicle areas. Concrete – walls. Precast concrete – stairs, slabs. Plaster – wall. Steel – furniture, public lighting, railing, fencing. Oak wood – original benches
Client
Town of Prachatice
Typology
Public Space › Park
