This gentle spatial curve of the footbridge is constructed as a smooth path based on the dynamics of pedestrian and cyclist movement. The construction of the bridge humbly responds to the panorama of Prague, to the connection to the Holešovice and Karlín banks, as well as to the connection of Štvanice island.
Project name
Štvanice Footbridge
Architecture firm
Bridge Structures
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Length
300 m between Holešovice and Karlín, ramp to Štvanice island 80 m
Design team
Petr Tej, Marek Blank, Jan Mourek,
Collaborators
Aleš Hvízdal, Jan Hendrych
Structural engineer
Petr Tej, Jan Mourek
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Client
The city of Prague
Typology
Industrial › Bridge
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
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
Complete refurbishment of a Secession villa apartment for a young couple.
Project name
Secession Villa Apartment
Architecture firm
Svobodová Blaha
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Svobodová Blaha
Principal architect
Anna Svobodová, Ondřej Blaha
Collaborators
Paintings: Ivana Svobodová, Ladislav Klusáček. Carpenter: Petr Datel. Masonry: Kámen Engineering. Locksmith: PLECHEM [Jan Luksík].
Built area
Usable Floor Area 133 m²
Site area
Gross Floor Area 148 m²
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
MDF lacquered – built-in furniture. Plywood oiled – built-in furniture. Glass clear, decorative, mirrors – furniture sides, bathroom dividing walls. Polished stainless steel – bathtub side. Brass – kitchen worktop cladding, bathroom dividing walls, plinths. Stone slabs – bathroom wall cladding, kitchen worktop, bathroom tables, stairs, shelves. Oak parquet – refurbished flooring. Ceramic tiles – bathroom flooring.
Typology
Residential › Apartment
We believe that it is right to conceive the building in a modern, true, simple, yet humble way. That is why we work with an exposed concrete structure that corresponds to the character of an industrial building (workshop, garage) in combination with natural materials such as wood (large garage door panels), glass, steel, and green roof.
Project name
Technical Services Base Lysolaje
Architecture firm
PROGRES architekti
Location
Květová Street, Prague – Lysolaje, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Jan Kalivoda, Vojtěch Kaas
Design team
Michal Svoboda, Tereza Soubustová
Collaborators
Losík statika (Statics)
Material
Concrete – columns, trusses, ceilings, floor. Steel – stairs, grates, doors. Shaped glass – atrium wall. Wood – doors, furniture
Client
District Prague – Lysolaje
Typology
Industrial › Office Building
World-renowned architecture photographer Iwan Baan showcases his urban pilgrimage through the streets of Prague in an exhibition at the Centre for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning (CAMP) in Prague. Iwan Baan: Prague Dairy exhibition shows the city as raw, often neglected, and miles away from the glossy pictures in tourist guides.
Title
Iwan Baan: Prague Diary
Category
Architecture, Photography
Eligibility
Open to public
Organizer
The Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR Prague)
Date
The exhibition runs until 20 August at CAMP
Venue
CAMP, Vyšehradská 2075/51, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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
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
