The Park of Memories in Aš represents an important step towards restoring the urban balance of the town and presenting its historical heritage. The project connects past and present, brings education and recreation, and becomes a place where the city meets its own history.
Project name
Park of Memories Aš
Architecture firm
SOA architekti, Ateliér KONCEPT (Ondřej Píhrt, Štefan Šulek, Ondřej Laciga, Petr Kostner, Martina Kostnerová, Tomáš Prinz, Vladimír Dufek)
Location
U Radnice, Aš, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Landscape Architecture
Ateliérem zahradní a krajinářské architektury Mariánské Lázně
Design team
Tereza Březovská, Filip Rašek, Pavel Směták, Tomáš Dantlinger, Martin Prinz, Vlastimil Čegan, Miroslav Čech, Michal Pašava, Petr Matala, Michal Durdis, Jiří Kudrna
Collaborators
VR: Time Trip
Area
Gross floor area 47 500 m²
Material
Granite stone cobblestone paving – paving. Packed gravel path – pavement surface. Solid wood – podium, pavement. Steel profiles – footbridge
Iconik, a nine-storey apartment building designed by the architectural studio edit!, is located in the Karlín district in Prague at one of the last empty sites resulting from the millennium flood.
Location
Sokolovská 48, Prague – Karlín, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Ivan Boroš, Juraj Calaj, Vítězslav Danda
Design team
Vojtěch Novotný, Tomáš Voborský
Built area
Built-up area 609 m²; incl. basement Gross floor area 5433 m²; incl. basement Usable floor area 2723 m²; above ground levels
Collaborators
General contractor: Metrostav. Developer: Karlín Group. Coordination: DOMYJINAK. Statics: Statický servis. Fire safety concept: A1 systems. Electro: PMR elektro. Fire extinguishing systems: SHZ projekt. Traffic solution: PRO-FIK. Health and technical installations: TEPROS. HVAC: MATOUŠEK TZB. Engineering geology: K+K průzkum. Signage and way-finding: Markéta Steinert
Material
Supporting structure – reinforced concrete wall system supplemented with ceramic blocks; pitched wooden roofs. Facades – ceramic tiling in 2 shades used horizontally or vertically, developed in a Czech brick factory in Kadan; dark Panels are made of metallic dark grey STO plaster. Windows – wooden with triple glazing
Client
Karlín Group (IconiK jako Karlín)
Typology
Residential Building
Expansion of offices for an IT company, spaces for meeting, sharing and (co)working.
Project name
Price f(x) Offices
Architecture firm
collcoll
Principal architect
Krištof Hanzlík, Šimon Kos, Adam Kössler Libor Mládek, Mark Kelly
Collaborators
Project managment: Veronika Horáčkova, Kateřina Nováková. Metering and regulation, lighting solution: sysloop engineering. HVAC: AREA TZB. Electric engineering: COM project. Audio-video: AV24. Construction solutions: STASAPO. Joinery products / custom-made furniture: Olbert Tomáš. Slide: Alfeko. Locksmith construction: Tomáš Koudelka. Graphic design, illustrations: Klára Tesárová. Stickers: Michal Orlovský.
Structural engineer
Bauhanz
Environmental & MEP
Electric engineering: COM project
Construction
Capexus [construction manager Tomáš Dvorský]
Material
Exposed concrete – load-bearing columns, core walls. Glass partitions Veneer – custom furniture, wooden structure. Lacquered MDF – kitchen. Black lacquered steel – café furniture. Blacksmith sheet metal, black, matte lacquer – flower pots. Faux concrete finish – partitions. Tristone - artificial stone – kitchen. Corian - translucent artificial stone – interactive bar front LED - light grid. Barrisol – integrated lighting for wooden structure. Carpets – Millennium NXTGEN (colored), BLOQ Sculpture (gray). Vinyl – IVC Matrix70, Ceramic 4968. Epdm flooring – gym - black with 10% white inserts. Black acoustic panels on ceiling – akustickapena.cz
Cottage on the top of the Czech mountains combines classic and modern design.
Project name
Cottage Two Sisters
Architecture firm
Projectica [architecture], Denisa Strmiskova Studio [interior design]
Location
Příchovice 154, Kořenov, Czech Republic
Photography
KUBICEK.STUDIO
Principal architect
Vaclav Petru [Projectica], Denisa Kubickova Strmiskova [Denisa Strmiskova Studio]
Design team
Jan Jaros, Kristyna Hodanova [Denisa Strmiskova Studio]
Material
Solid wood – various types, Tiles, Metal, Old restored wood, Reconditioned furniture
Client
Cottage Two Sisters – Mila Matijevic, Vaclav Petru
Typology
Residential › Cottage
Building for the manager of the Malá Úpa ski resort.
Project name
Bučina Cottage
Location
Horní Malá Úpa, Czech Republic
Design team
Miloš Hradec, Pavel Čermák
Collaborators
Structure supplier: KASPER CZ. Staircase supplier: Šolc konstrukce
Built area
Built-up area 94 m²; Gross floor area 162 m²; Usable floor area 124 m²
Material
Wood – structure, facade, interior. Steel – staircase. 1 Sheet metal – roof. Concrete – foundation slab
Typology
Residential › Cottage
Complete renovation of a house in the old town of historical city Kutná Hora. The life of the house revolves around a central spiral staircase topped with a skylight, which thanks to numerous new openings brings light into the depth of the house and interconnects the individual interior spaces.
Project name
House in Kutná Hora
Architecture firm
BYRÓ architekti
Location
Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Jan Holub, Tomáš Hanus
Built area
Built-up area 128 m²; Gross floor area 384 m²; Usable floor area 297 m²
Material
Exposed concrete – benches and work surfaces in the interior, outdoor window sills, courtyard staircase. Glass blocks walls – bathrooms, game room. Concrete floor – floors in basement. Plywood – vaulted ceiling, wall cladding, custom-designed furniture by BYRÓ architekti. Steel – interior staircase, outdoor staircase and terrace, railings, custom-designed furniture by BYRÓ architekti. MDF – custom-designed furniture by BYRÓ architekti. Stucco plaster – interior walls. Scraped plaster – interior walls. Scraped plaster – interior walls. Munich plaster – facade. 2 Polycarbonate – partition wall for the bathroom. Concrete plaster – bathrooms. Ceramic tiles and cladding – floors, bathrooms, fireplace. Stone – staircase, courtyard, plinth. Wood – windows, floors, doors
Typology
Residential › House
Reconstruction of an apartment in the context of a modernist villa. The historical Villa Bianca, designed by architect Jan Kotěra in 1910-11, underwent numerous modifications since its construction. The latest was a radical renovation completed in 2003 according to the project by Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat.
Project name
Villa Bianca Apartment
Architecture firm
Komon architekti
Location
Prague 6 – Bubeneč, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Martin Gaberle
Design team
Lucie Roubalová, Jana Drtinová
Collaborators
Joinery: Zlatý řez. Construction: Karlova firma. Doors: Bdoors. Stone cladding: Bruno Paul. Parquet flooring: Princ Parket. Drapes and curtains: Finestra.
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Dark oiled oak parquet and oak veneer – floor, atypical furniture. White lacquer – doors, atypical furniture. White lacquer – doors, atypical furniture. Ragno Gleeze – bathroom tiles. Lapitec – kitchen countertop and boards under basins. Natural brass – atypical furniture. Těšín sandstone – original windowsills
Construction
Karlova firma
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Interior design of an apartment with a Renaissance wooden ceiling. The project accentuates the historical roots of the house. The interior is approached as a collage of motifs. Modern furniture is arranged in the space in the form of separate objects that create distance from the preserved historical elements.
Architecture firm
ORA (Original Regional Architecture)
Location
Masná 130, Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jan Hora, Jan Veisser, Barbora Hora, Klára Mačková
Collaborators
Custom-made furniture: CREATISA design
Material
Birch plywood – custom-made furniture, cement floor tiling
Client
Petra Hanáková, Radek Techlovský
Typology
Residential › House
