The newly built cabin on a sloping plot in the Jizera Mountains has the form of a traditional cottage. It is located on the very edge of the mountain village. Behind it are only meadows and forests, ideal for recreation in summer and winter. The elongated gable-roofed mass has a small gable-roofed outbuilding that serves as a vestibule and storage....
Project name
Wooden Cabin in the Jizera Mountains
Architecture firm
Markéta Cajthamlová, Architectural design office
Location
Jizera Mountains, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Markéta Cajthamlová, Petra Soukalová, Petra Pelešková
Collaborators
Construction and documentation for the NOVATOP system: 3AE; Garden design: Magdaléna Myšková Kaščáková; Realization of the garden: Gabriel
Built area
Built-up Area 150 m²; Gross Floor Area 140 m²; Usable Floor Area 120 m²
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › Cabin
A whimsical extension of the Montessori kindergarten in Jablonec nad Nisou. To the original building we have attached a new building, which is just asking for shenanigans and mischief. The children are allowed to go up on the roof, and besides the occasional lice, they will leave here with the assurance that the world is a wonderful and fun place t...
Project name
Montessori Kindergarten Jablonec nad Nisou
Architecture firm
Mjölk architekti, Projektový atelier David
Location
Zámecká 10, 466 06 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
Collaborators
Documentation for building permits and implementation documentation: Projektový atelier DAVID. Construction contractor: Termil. Interior contractor: CNC studio
Built area
103 m² extension, 238 m² reconstruction
Material
Main construction material – monolithic reinforced concrete. Interior – combination of concrete, birch plywood, natural linoleum
Client
Statutory City of Jablonec nad Nisou
Typology
Educational › Kindergarten
The proposed building is located on the border of two different worlds: the urban and the natural. From the north-western side of the site is a wedge of bio-corridor stretching along the Dalejský Brook. The corridor is enhanced by the distinctive exposure of the Hlubočepské Rocks.
Project name
Family House Hlubocepy
Architecture firm
RO_AR Szymon Rozwalka architects
Location
Hlubočepská 54/9, Prague 5 – Hlubočepy, Czech Republic
Photography
Viola Hertelová
Principal architect
Szymon Rozwalka
Design team
Adéla Kyselová, Ada Rypl-Žabčíková, Jakub Staník, Jan Vojtíšek
Collaborators
Building services engineering: Projekce TZB Prokeš [Jaroslav Prokeš]
Structural engineer
STATIKA Olomouc [Daniel Lemák, Roman Koiš]
Construction
Bursik Holding
Material
Concrete – floors, walls. Aluminium – windows, doors. Steel – columns, staircase construction, furniture according to author's design veneered DTD board, oak-wall cladding, ceiling, furniture according to author's design. Oak – staircase, furniture according to author's design. Thermowood – facade blinds. Ceramic tiles – floors, walls. Thin layer plaster (ETICS system) – white colour. Mineral plaster PCI Multiputz – walls. Plasterboard, white colour – interior walls
Typology
Residential › House
The winning proposal of the Czech pavilion for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka. The architecture of the Czech pavilion for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, is a sophisticated instrument for achieving a higher form of viability. The dynamic spiral movement upwards is an allegory of the ideal life path.
Project name
Sculpting Vitality
Architecture firm
Apropos Architects
Design team
Michal Gabaš, Tomáš Beránek, Nikoleta Slováková, Tereza Šváchová
Completion year
estimated completion 1Q 2025
Collaborators
Apropos Architects: Kryštof Jireš, Rudolf Nikerle. Visual communication and exposition concept: Lunchmeat Studio [Petr Fašianok, Jan Kistanov, Jiří Kubalík, Dominik Miklušák].
Client
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (MFA CR) Office of the General Commissioner of EXPO
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Pavilion
The tea pavilion located on the bank of the dam in Český Těšín was created as an intervention in public space as part of the Mood for Wood international workshop. When thinking about the concept, we start from the traditional Japanese architecture of tea houses rendered with contemporary means of expression. We work with a simple design principle o...
Project name
Tea House Pavilion
Architecture firm
GRAU architects
Location
49°44'48.9"N 18°36'07.9"E; Hrabinka Lake, Český Těšín, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Andrej Olah, Filip Marčák, Jana Filípková, Alexandra Májska
Collaborators
[students, workshop participants] Julia Kurnik, Alicja Łosik, Alexandra Gospodarek, Katarzyna Owczarska, Maria Pawłova, Maciej Kuratczyk, Michał Teodorczyk, Jan Chmurski
Built area
Built Area 9 m²; Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 4 m²
Material
Spruce wood – structure of the pavilion, structure of the bench, floor. Birch plywood – side covering and seat of the bench. White geotextile – roofing materiál
Vltavska Underground is a network of former transport under paths that got a second chance with a help of freestyle activities.
Project name
Vltavská Underground
Architecture firm
U / U studio [architecture]. Re_place [concept of the site revitalisation]
Location
Hlávkův most, Vltavská, Prague 7, Czech Republic
Design team
Jiří Kotal, Martin Hrouda, Andrea Nováková, Marek Peřík, Lukáš Kalivoda, Jan Maleček [U / U studio]. Martin Kontra, Richard Preisler [Re_place]
Collaborators
Skatepark contractor: Bonidee Skateparks. Graphic: Jakub Karlík. Light design: Maxo Simko, Jan Poš. Lights contractor: TSK. Ollie the Pig sculpture: Mikoláš Zika + Jan Bejcha.
Material
Smoothened concrete – floor of the skatepark, obstacles, radiuses, Ollie the Pig. Steel – edges of the obstacles, pipe elements, urban furniture, poles. Plastic foil – mirrors. Larch wooded planks – podiums, urban furniture.
Client
Prague 7 City District
A young Prague couple decided to extend their small attic apartment to better suit the needs of a family life. The apartment is located in a semi-detached house in a small neighborhood built in the early 1920s in a unique Czech Art Deco style. The neighborhood was named Liberty to celebrate newly established Czechoslovakia.
Project name
Liberty Loft
Architecture firm
System Recovery Architects
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Helena Línová + Vítězslav Kůstka
Principal architect
Helena Línová + Vítězslav Kůstka
Design team
Helena Línová + Vítězslav Kůstka
Interior design
Helena Línová + Vítězslav Kůstka
Civil engineer
Design & Build, s.r.o.
Structural engineer
TeAnau, s.r.o.
Environmental & MEP
Design & Build, s.r.o.
Supervision
Helena Línová + Vítězslav Kůstka
Visualization
System Recovery Architects
Construction
Design & Build, s.r.o.
Material
larch, perforated aluminium sheets, spruce
Typology
Residential › Apartment, Renovation, Refurbishment
Forgotten in the terraced vineyard, a stone ruin with a curved space was discovered. Since the ruin was subtly integrated with the landscape, it became the basis of the intervention. The genius loci suggested the Fibonacci Spiral movement which was perfectly aligned with the existing wall.
Architecture firm
Marco Maio Architects
Location
Troja, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Marco Maio, David Obrovnik, Kaja Likar, Katarina Kobale
Built area
Built-up Area 100 m²
Collaborators
COR-TEN works: Jakub Ščerba
Material
Stone – walls, stairs. Corten steel – doors, niche – small wine cellar, fireplace, stairs, partition wall between platforms. Concrete pavers – platform for wine tasting. Gravel – floors, walking paths.
Typology
Public Space › Landscape
