The concept of the workspace revolves around modern and minimalist design, incorporating bold colors, neon lighting, and metallic surfaces. The design team developed an entire story, centered around the image of a lightning-fast warrior as the main motif of the interior composition. References to the key character are encrypted in the main communic...
Project name
Prague Office “Chromatic”
Architecture firm
ZIKZAK Architects
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Prokop Laichter
Principal architect
Anastasia Apostu
Design team
Project team: A. Apostu, V. Boychuk, M. Ternova; V
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Following the resounding success of the previous year, the multifunctional space KVIFF.TV Park designed by CHYBIK + KRISTOF is set to once again welcome visitors to the highly anticipated 57th edition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival from 30 June until 8 July. Luminaries of the silver screen, filmmakers, musicians, and festival visitors will conve...
Project name
KVIFF.TV Park
Architecture firm
CHYBIK + KRISTOF
Location
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Ondrej Chybik, Michal Kristof
Design team
Kristyna Blazickova, Ondrej Mundl, Martin Holy, Ondrej Jelinek, Alex Montolio Font
Collaborators
Containers fabricators: OSTRA GROUP a.s., CUBESPACE a.s., HSF System a.s.; Engineer: SEMA DesignING s.r.o.; Co-workers: Aeroevents, Dejsiprostor s.r.o.
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp, AutoCAD
Client
Karlovy Vary International Festival
Typology
Pavilion › Cultural Architecture
Through a system of film reels leading the film in a projector, the design transforms into the forms of individual objects, where in place of a film strip, the wheels control the ropes of the roof. The tarp of the roof, a subtle steel construction, and a sheet of corrugated steel create an illusion of light, seemingly provisional “summer” objects.
Project name
Open-Air Cinema Prachatice
Architecture firm
Mimosa Architects
Location
Na Sadech, 383 01 Prachatice, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Petr Moráček, Jana Zoubková, Pavel Matyska
Built area
Built-up Area 218 m²; Usable Floor Area 164 m²
Collaborators
Roofing membrane supplier: Kontis Praha
Material
Steel – supporting structure. Steel sheet – facade. Concrete – stage, auditorium. Textile – roofing. Metal – chairs. Stone – paved areas
Client
Town of Prachatice
The impulse for the proposal of the leisure activity park in Řeporyje came straight from the residents of the city district and their need for a multifunctional sports and leisure activity area.
Project name
Skatepark Řeporyje
Architecture firm
U / U studio
Location
Tělovýchovná Street, Prague 13 – Řeporyje, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jiří Kotal, Martin Hrouda, Jan Maleček
Collaborators
Author of Ball of Circles sculpture: Čestmir Suška. Author of Kickflip sculpture: Lukáš Rais. Wooden elements contractor: Gardenline. Skatepark contractor: Mystic Constructions
Area
Gross Floor Area: 2453 m². Plot size: 4550 m²
Material
Smoothened concrete – floor of the skatepark, obstacles, radiuses, steps for seating. Steel – edges of the obstacles, pipe elements, urban furniture, public lights, sculptures. Concrete tiles – diagonal path. COR-TEN – sculptures. Larch wooded planks – podiums, urban furniture
Client
City district Prague – Řeporyje
Typology
Public Space › Skatepark
Conversion of Plaster Mould Warehouse and Sorting Plant. The project deals with the second stage of the conversion of the former ceramics factory in Kravsko. It is the original utilitarian plaster mould warehouse, which we are transforming into accommodation,
and the former sorting plant, which we are converting into a community hall.
Project name
Kocanda Kravsko II
Architecture firm
ORA (original regional architecture)
Location
Kravsko 45, 671 51 Kravsko, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Barbora Hora, Jan Hora, Jan Veisser, Maroš Drobňák
Landscape
Klára Jordánová
Material
Basalt tiles. Cement tiles – bathrooms. Bobrovka – roof. Titanium zinc sheet – roof. White tiles – bathrooms. Oak pavement. Concrete ramp – rebus stairs
Hidden within the garden of St. Augustin Abbey lies a restored greenhouse, once the outdoor laboratory of Gregor Mendel, who spent eight years conducting experiments on pea plants to study their hereditary traits. Destroyed in the 1870s, the reinvented Mendel’s greenhouse stands as a genetics pavilion on its original premises in the city of Brno.
Project name
Mendel’s Greenhouse
Architecture firm
CHYBIK + KRISTOF
Location
Brno, Czech Republic
Photography
Laurian Ghinițoiu
Principal architect
Ondrej Chybik, Michal Kristof
Design team
Ondrej Svancara, Krystof Foltyn, Ingrid Spacilova, Laura Emilija Druktenyta
Interior design
CHYBIK + KRISTOF
Civil engineer
Babka & Suchma
Structural engineer
Vaclav Prikryl
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max
Construction
STAVOS a.s., Aluprof, UNICON
Client
St. Augustin Abbey
Typology
Cultural › Greenhouse
Reconstruction and renovation of Helfštýn Castle Palace. Rising high above the Moravian Gate valley, Helfštýn Castle is the second largest complex in the Czech Republic right after Prague Castle. Helfštýn was established in the 14th century.
Project name
Helfštýn Castle Palace Reconstruction
Architecture firm
atelier-r
Location
Helfštýn by Týn nad Bečvou, GPS 49.5186031N, 17.6287803E, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Miroslav Pospíšil, Martin Karlík, principal project manager
Design team
Robert Randys, Lucie Rohelová, Adéla Tomečková, Milena Koblihová, Daria Johanesová / atelier-r
Collaborators
Structural stability of historical constructions: Ladislav Klusáček. Structural stability of newly inserted constructions: Jan Lukáš. Rehabilitation of the damp parts of historical walls: Pavel Fára
Construction
Construction: Contractors: HOCHTIEF CZ and ARCHATT PAMÁTKY. Steel and corten construction: Zámečnictví Sloupský. Glass construction: Bubeník 1913.Concrete floors: AAP hranice
Material
Stone / historical masonry. Bricks / historical masonry. Concrete / foundations’ strengthening, ground level floors. Steel / joists and beams of newly inserted footbridges. Corten / beams, floors, cladding of the newly inserted footbridges. Glass / roofing and banisters of a part of newly inserted components
Typology
Residential, Catle, Renovation
The Red Church celebrates a glorious comeback in Olomouc. After more than 60 years the church no longer serves as a book depository. It has become an important cultural hub for the city. A modern annex for operations and facilities aptly complements the heritage building.
Project name
The Red Church Reconstruction
Architecture firm
atelier-r
Location
Bezručova 1180/3, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Miroslav Pospíšil
Design team
Daria Johanesová, architect, lead project manager
Collaborators
Interior design: Denisa Strmisková Studio. Graphic design: Studio KOSATKO. Steel artifacts: Jan Dostál General contractor: Company Červený kostel [associations of companies STRABAG and OHLA ŽS] Interior furnishings contractor: Prosto Interiér
Built area
Built-up Area 606 m², 418 m² church, 188 m² new building; Gross Floor Area 870 m², 640 m² church, 230 m² new building; Usable Floor Area 590 m², 395 m² church, 195 m² new building
Material
Ceramic tiles – facade of the church. Copper – roof of the church. Terrazzo – floor of the church. Stained wood – interior elements. Solid-coloured concrete – floor of the new building. Reinforced concrete – walls of the new building. Alucobond panels – facade and cladding of the new building. Concrete coating – ceiling of the new building. Steel – book wall in the foyer. Glass – facade of the new building. Stainless steel – decorative elements on the roof
Client
Olomouc Region, Olomouc Research Library
Typology
Religious Architecture › Church
